[lbo-talk] art's objectivity (tangent on faulkner thread)

[Tayssir John Gabbour]

Miles Jackson wrote:
> (a) what are the objective
> criteria of great art?  and (b) what do artists and art enthusiasts in a
> given time and place celebrate and recognize as "great art"?  In my
> view, (a) is a pointless philosophical question;

"Many things people like, especially if they're young and ambitious,
they like largely for the feeling of virtue in liking them. 99% of
people reading Ulysses are thinking "I'm reading Ulysses" as they do it.
A guilty pleasure is at least a pure one."
http://www.paulgraham.com/copy.html

Perhaps a piece of seriously Great Art makes you angry when people ask
whether it's Great Art. ;) Instead of things like the themes it portrays
or interesting decisions by actors/writers.

Tayssir