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At the very least we can recognize that "market value" and "aesthetic value" are two different things. The only thing you are really measuring when looking at t
by qqtt 5y ago
At the very least we can recognize that "market value" and "aesthetic value" are two different things. The only thing you are really measuring when looking at the economics of art is the "market value" so the other thing you have to pass over in silence, as Wittgenstein would say.
The art world is notorious for being a tax avoidance scheme, on top of money laundering and all sorts of other related activities. Tying market value and aesthetic value in the art world makes about as much sense as introducing the concept of "aesthetic value" when talking about Apple's stock price.
- thaumasiotes 5y ago> Tying market value and aesthetic value in the art world makes about as much sense as introducing the concept of "aesthetic value" when talking about Apple's stock price. What about introducing it when talking about GameStop's stock price?
- lostcolony 5y agoSo artistry has long included subverting people's expectations and perspectives. That doesn't mean aesthetics, which is linked to artistry, is the same as the thing being subverted, or innately measured in the same way as how subverted the thing is.