[lbo-talk] Professor Lisa at Tortilla Flats

joanna 123hop at comcast.net
Mon Apr 10 15:35:35 PDT 2006


Who said great art is rare?

Joanna

Carrol Cox wrote:


>>>(6) The world is oversupplied to the nth degree with great art (not just
>>>good but great, great meaning it can be equaled but not surpassed).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Possibly the stupidest thing you ever wrote.
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>On the contrary. I have been thinking about this for about 30 years, and
>of all the statements I've made on LBO this is almost the only one of
>which I am absolutely certain of its validity. The belief in the rarity
>of great art is one of the greatest handicaps a cultural theorist can
>carry.
>
>Carrol
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