> Dennis, do you really think there can be such a thing as anti-capitalist
> art in the absence of an anti-capitalist movvement? For thousands of
> intllectuals Max, Lenin, Luxemburg, Mao, Che peraform the same service
> that you describe Stewear, etc providing.
I agree about symbols serving as substitutes for actual politics, no matter the angle. Human nature. As for anti-anything art, well, that begins in the mind of the artist. How it finally appears or is perceived is another issue.
> Given a movment, pretty shabby art can do wonderful thngs; absent a
> movement, there is no such thing as radical art.
If a radical creates and no one understands it, is it art?
Dennis