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I think a lot of art is about charming people with your point of view. A big part of it is moving on from points of view that were charming once, but aren't any

I think a lot of art is about charming people with your point of view. A big part of it is moving on from points of view that were charming once, but aren't anymore. A century ago, avant-garde art's point of view was new and exciting, and deserved its time in the sun. But now we know that all those manifestos didn't bear as much fruit as everyone hoped, and the time has come full circle. I don't know what a new and charming point of view could be like, but I'm pretty sure that it won't be like avant-garde art. The OP hopes that it will be more sensory and less theoretical, but more likely it will focus on some other (though related) factor, in a way we can't predict now.

iammyIP 10y ago
I disagree - instead of calling it 'charming' i would extrapolate it to: 'a lot of art is about sexually rooted behaviour - music is made to find a mate'. I don't think that's true, because, and thats one of the main points here; serial music was never regarded as resembling anything in the vicinity of 'charming'. serial music is more like pandoras box for music, and it happened at the same time as computers where invented, shortly after ww2. And the fruits of serial music are massive, but they all taste bitter.
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theoh 10y ago
There's a UK-based duo called Autechre who've been making interesting but not theoretical electronic music since the early 90s. I think they might be a model for popular, intelligent future music. They are not unaware of classical developments--for example, one classical composer who influenced them is Bernard Parmegiani. Roger Scruton, author of the article posted, is a controversial figure. He's not someone you'd go to for tips on the latest digital deconstructivist architecture, and probably not for actually cutting-edge music either. More about him here: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2016/04/21/enemies-of-roger-scruton/ http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2016/04/21/enemies-of-roger-...

iammyIP 10y ago

I disagree - instead of calling it 'charming' i would extrapolate it to: 'a lot of art is about sexually rooted behaviour - music is made to find a mate'. I don't think that's true, because, and thats one of the main points here; serial music was never regarded as resembling anything in the vicinity of 'charming'. serial music is more like pandoras box for music, and it happened at the same time as computers where invented, shortly after ww2. And the fruits of serial music are massive, but they all taste bitter.

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theoh 10y ago

There's a UK-based duo called Autechre who've been making interesting but not theoretical electronic music since the early 90s. I think they might be a model for popular, intelligent future music. They are not unaware of classical developments--for example, one classical composer who influenced them is Bernard Parmegiani. Roger Scruton, author of the article posted, is a controversial figure. He's not someone you'd go to for tips on the latest digital deconstructivist architecture, and probably not for actually cutting-edge music either. More about him here: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2016/04/21/enemies-of-roger-scruton/ http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2016/04/21/enemies-of-roger-...