Government shouldn't try to dictate what art looks like or what it portrays. Last thing we want is government screwing it up, which is what they would do.
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As long as artists arbitrarily assume the right to decide what is or is not art, it is logical that the public will just as arbitrarily feel that they have the right to reject it.
Making art in America is sort of a political statement in and of itself. It's not the best environment for that sometimes.
So at a time in which the media give the public everything it wants and desires, maybe art should adopt a much more aggressive attitude towards the public. I myself am very much inclined to take this position.
What I am really concerned about is what art is supposed to be - and can become.
If people think of public art as something the public decides, it's impossible to make anything of substance.
You can turn something into art just because of the way you tell people to look at it.
I don't understand how any good art could fail to be political.
What the art world has done, it has been constantly been pushing the boundaries about what art can be. It's like expanding its territory.
Art should never try to be popular. The public should try to make itself artistic.
Any form of art is political if you make it that way.