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JakobVirgil  ·  3940 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Art for no one’s sake

I don't have the soul for grift. I am old enough just to make art for people I like.

Have you read The Shape of Content? Ben Shahn is prescient about the changes art was about to go through. I think it is the fault of academia. Along with "Serious" Music, Journalism and Jazz as soon as you could get a degree in it pow gone to shit.





user-inactivated  ·  3940 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I had a look at your site. No, you haven't the soul for grift. I too either make art for people I like -- or give art I've made for no particular reason to people I like.

No, I haven't read The Shape of Content, but the point about academia sounds plausible. Yeah, jazz died a pretty awful death too. Journalism? Let's not even go there...

JakobVirgil  ·  3940 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Don't forget writing

user-inactivated  ·  3939 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If I forget writing, may my right hand wither. :)

JakobVirgil  ·  3939 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I meant the effect of degrees on the American novel but don't forget to write either. :)