[iDC] Art, Lifestyle & Globalisation Questions

[Christiane Robbins]

Dear Joe -

Could you please elaborate on your statement:

"We must be allowed to produce value, but our irrepressible desire to  
express ourselves must be kept strictly under control."

Thanks -

Chris




On Apr 2, 2007, at 4:02 AM, J Rabie wrote:

> Le 1 avr. 07, à 19:21, Cynthia Beth Rubin a écrit :
>
>> I find the use of capitalist terms to describe what we do as  
>> artists intriguing.  If we go this route, we have to recognize  
>> that everything that we do as artists and intellectuals is the  
>> result of surplus capital- otherwise we would be in the fields  
>> growing corn.
>
> The relationship between art and capital is fundamental. If  
> capitalism is all about the creation of value, then art is probably  
> the most successful product around. One can't really imagine any  
> product that has seen its value rise over time as much as a Van  
> Gogh, for example (value which the original producer saw nothing  
> of, unluckily for him).
>
> People buy food to fill their gut, and art to symbolise their  
> social status, or their personal power. The possession of art  
> externalises the possession of money.
>
> The desire of artists to be subversive in our need to portray the  
> world is a source of unease for those who need us, whether our  
> patrons be political or financial. We must be allowed to produce  
> value, but our irrepressible desire to express ourselves must be  
> kept strictly under control.
>
> Joe.
>
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Christiane Robbins


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The present age prefers the sign to the thing signified, the copy to  
the original, fancy to reality, the appearance to the essence for in  
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Ludwig Feuerbach, 1804-1872,
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