Message from @diversity_is_racism
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IT SEEMS TO ME THAT MODERN ART IS DEMOCRATIZED ART
it's ultimately a complex phenomenon, but just in terms of the basic substrate of "good melody"
AND THEREFORE IS INHERENTLY ANTI-TECHNICAL
SORT OF LIKE PUNK ROCK
is it democratized in actuality though?
you would think it makes art "accessible"
GOOD MELODY REQUIRES UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NOTES PLUS THE ABILITY TO LISTEN
but ultimately it stays quite elite
IT IS DEMOCRATIZED IN AUDIENCE
no I really disagree
BUT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE ARTISTIC ELITES
MEANING
modern art is for modern elites
not for ordinary people
THERE IS NOTHING THERE WHICH HOLDS BACK A PERSON FROM APPRECIATING OR PARTICIPATING
ordinary people do not appreciate it
THE HIGH VALUE OF ART GUARANTEES THESE ELITES
ORDINARY PEOPLE DO NOT APPRECIATE IT, BUT IT IS ACCESSIBLE TO THEM
HOWEVER IT IS NOT RELEVANT
THUS THEY DO NOT ATTEND IT
I don't think it's accessible to them either (or to anyone)
it's part of the appeal to elites
that normal people "dont get" modern art
whereas a work of beauty is instantly accessible due to the force of its beauty
the lowest person can see it and gain something, even if they do not appreciate its ultimate depth
it's "concept art" that is entirely opaque, and no one really gets it, they just like the exercise of nodding and pretending they get it with a group of likeminded people
and these people, in my view, tend to be elites
there is no true postmodern kitsch either
THINK OF IT LIKE ART ROCK
maybe kitsch level art
IT SEEMS ELITE
BUT REALLY IS SIMPLISTIC
LIKE NEWER GORGUTS
SO
IT ALLOWS THE RISE OF FALSE ELITES
BASED ON POPULARITY/MONEY AND NOT QUALITY
(THESE TWO ACT AS OPPOSITES IN A SOCIAL CONTEXT)
MODERN ART IS SOCIAL ART
SOMETHING TO CHATTER ABOUT
I'll accept it's that, but it's not something for the crowd