conceptual art

Getting the idea of art

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The more I get into Lanny May Freedman’s What Happened to Art? the more irritated I get. It does seem to be turning, in some respects, into a classic compendium of fuddy-duddyism. A primary target of her anger appears to be “conceptual art”. Now, I have sometimes wondered why “conceptual art” needs a special label, … Read more

Does art deserve political attention?

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Shortly after posting yesterday’s observations about the lack of interest in the arts during the course of the current British general election, I encountered a story that made me think afresh about the situation. I was reading the Easy Italian News broadcast regularly (in Italian) as a way of supporting my current Italian language class, … Read more