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From:
Guillaume Grenier
To:
idm
Date:
Mon, 21 May 2001 19:18:20 -0400
Subject:
Re: [idm] Is IDM art?
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On 21/05/01 18:49, Digital Cutup Lounge said in living color:
quoted 5 lines Right, it's not a matter of better/worse...however, I do think that one of the> Right, it's not a matter of better/worse...however, I do think that one of the > important elements of art is it's contemporary relevance. Good art suggests > ways of dealing with new experiences and how to live in new contexts, which is > why we always need new art/music -- the world and our experiences are always > changing, perhaps never more quickly than right now.
I don't think I can really agree with that (at least, in the way it's formulated/in the way I comprehend it). It seems you're implying that every work of art carries an "expiration date", after which it no longer has any relevance... (Also see below).
quoted 2 lines Autechre (just using them as an example) are relevant to our contemporary> Autechre (just using them as an example) are relevant to our contemporary > situation in a way that Beethoven isn't...at least that's my opinion.
I'd be truly interested in hearing you develop that opinion, if possible. (No sarcasm whatsoever is intended.) g. -- Guillaume Grenier - gollum@videotron.ca in space there is no north in space there is no south in space there is no east in space there is no west --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org