Comments on: Is Art Industry Greed the Cause… http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/05/27/is-art-industry-greed-the-cause/ Where hope springs eternal in the eye of the artist. Fri, 18 May 2012 15:29:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: bob schulz http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/05/27/is-art-industry-greed-the-cause/#comment-1141 bob schulz Thu, 29 May 2008 22:26:27 +0000 http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/05/27/is-art-industry-greed-the-cause/#comment-1141 Perhaps, adrift as we are in this Postmodern era, we (Americans) are incapable of having a culture. Therefore, without a culture, possessing merely the accoutrement of culture, museums, criticism, painting and such, we slip away from that which cannot be defined. America is drifting. Its people don't know who they are. Its culture is swiss cheese. Not difficult to understand that cultural "things" have little or no import. Americans tire of celebrating others' culture, they tire of art. Not long ago American painting took on Europe, remember? That was vibrant, exciting. I believe no one could express what has been lost, culturally. America has faced a four decade long deconstruction of its culture. Surprise, the decline of art follows. It's easy to take things apart, difficult to build or rebuild. No response necessary. Perhaps, adrift as we are in this Postmodern era, we (Americans) are incapable of having a culture. Therefore, without a culture, possessing merely the accoutrement of culture, museums, criticism, painting and such, we slip away from that which cannot be defined.

America is drifting. Its people don’t know who they are. Its culture is swiss cheese. Not difficult to understand that cultural “things” have little or no import. Americans tire of celebrating others’ culture, they tire of art.

Not long ago American painting took on Europe, remember? That was vibrant, exciting. I believe no one could express what has been lost, culturally. America has faced a four decade long deconstruction of its culture. Surprise, the decline of art follows. It’s easy to take things apart, difficult to build or rebuild.

No response necessary.

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