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From:
Nick Worthington
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Date:
Fri, 10 Jan 1997 14:42:06 -0500 (EST)
Subject:
Re: Re: (idm) reagarding commercialism in general and idm
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On Thu, 9 Jan 1997, Chris.Hilker wrote: ]If an artist makes a brilliant, innovative work of art, full of truth and ]insights into the human condition, and deliberately makes it so obscure ]that nobody understands it, what fucking good is it? <endquote> I think that I speak for every "artist" I know personally in saying that the only reason to create "art" is to entertain oneself. To do otherwise would be a waste of time. .------------------------------------------------------------------------. | nm: nickworthington | ml: nworth1@umbc.edu | "Gott wuerfelt nicht!" ae | |------------------------------------------------------------------------| | http://www.gl.umbc.edu/~nworth1 | [.sig_gn] @ 17:00:00 EST on 12.21.96 | `------------------------------------------------------------------------'