âThe Liberating Quality of Avant-Garde Artâ - Timothy R. Quigley
âThe Liberating Quality of Avant-Garde Artâ - Timothy R. Quigley
âThe Liberating Quality of Avant-Garde Artâ - Timothy R. Quigley
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Modern Art: Basic Assumptions, Definitions, and QualificationsThe Value <strong>of</strong> <strong>Avant</strong>-<strong>Garde</strong> PaintingGiven these new criteria, what needs and interests does avant-gardepainting address?Here Schapiro appeals to the value <strong>of</strong>• reclaiming the individual "handmade" quality <strong>of</strong> painting against thehomogenization one finds in mass-produced objects, and• experiencing the “spontaneity and intense feeling” in modern art asan antidote to the numbing effects <strong>of</strong> modern work that flows not fromone's intrinsic interests and desires, but is imposed by the needs andinterests <strong>of</strong> others — what Marx refers to as “alienated labor”.Surprisingly perhaps, Schapiro is appealing to a populist role for avantgardeart. That’s because it reaches "out into common life", he claims, andin doing so, is accessible to everyone. [8]Tuesday, February 7, 2012
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