tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11511673.post112013895042099577..comments2024-01-08T11:08:42.530-05:00Comments on in-fraction: I can't believe I'm quoting Susan Sontagtchittomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15603445266088083067noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11511673.post-1121010099623138072005-07-10T11:41:00.000-04:002005-07-10T11:41:00.000-04:00Dare I make a third agreement?! That Susan Sontag...Dare I make a third agreement?! That Susan Sontag would make this obvious statement when so many others of the left can't see past the tips of their noses does make one think. <BR/><BR/>More important, however, is the fact that artist's role historically has not been one of rebellion. Calling attention to the important aspects of life, culture, and belief have been the domain of the artist. The artist as activist is a recent contstruct of the western mind. The current delusion of self-importance that assails many in our artistic community today is merely a crutch for feelings of artistic inadequacy, or a latent misunderstnding of the way that the world works. Those who understand their legitimate claim within a historical context do not need to rage against the establishment. While these artists may not agree with established thought, they realize their opinion and philosphy need not be stridently put forward to be considered.emdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04215666933107378218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11511673.post-1120144577277915022005-06-30T11:16:00.000-04:002005-06-30T11:16:00.000-04:00I agree with the late Susan Sontag. Contemporary a...I agree with the late Susan Sontag. Contemporary art has created this strange situation for itself where transgression has now become normative and institutionalised.<BR/><BR/>You might also agree with this from Sontag. Just before she died, she claimed the readers of _Readers Digest_ had more insight into the true nature of communism than the readers of the _New York Times_.Paul Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786802640380693584noreply@blogger.com