21.5.06
Art and Freedom
Heather Dewey-Hagborg
Theoretical Perspectives on Interactivity
Art and Freedom
-“Left to itself art would have to be something very simple - it would be sufficient for it to be beautiful. But when it's useful it should spill out of just being beautiful and move over to other aspects of life so that when we're not with the art it has nevertheless influenced our actions or our responses.” (John Cage)
The only way for art to escape this feedback cycle is to operate entirely outside the loop. Art cannot be made for money. To think you can be employed as an artist, that you could possibly make a living from your art, is to strive for imprisonment. To think you can exhibit your work in a gallery or museum is to reinforce the system as it stands. To think you can make a saleable work of art that is a genuine expression of yourself is to show that you have already been consumed.
http://www.deweyhagborg.com/ ¶ 10:01 a.m.
Theoretical Perspectives on Interactivity
Art and Freedom
-“Left to itself art would have to be something very simple - it would be sufficient for it to be beautiful. But when it's useful it should spill out of just being beautiful and move over to other aspects of life so that when we're not with the art it has nevertheless influenced our actions or our responses.” (John Cage)
The only way for art to escape this feedback cycle is to operate entirely outside the loop. Art cannot be made for money. To think you can be employed as an artist, that you could possibly make a living from your art, is to strive for imprisonment. To think you can exhibit your work in a gallery or museum is to reinforce the system as it stands. To think you can make a saleable work of art that is a genuine expression of yourself is to show that you have already been consumed.
http://www.deweyhagborg.com/ ¶ 10:01 a.m.
