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I think it is the case that a particular art form can peak. Post-peak, there isn't much to do. A walk through the Louvre will show you that sculpture peaked som
by Gatsky 4y ago
I think it is the case that a particular art form can peak. Post-peak, there isn't much to do. A walk through the Louvre will show you that sculpture peaked some time ago for example. Pickled sharks and giant nipples aren't signs of recovery.
Classical music suffers from this phenomenon I think. There are just some stunning orchestral works out there which aren't ever going to sound dated. Nothing is going to make Mahler's 9th symphony irrelevant or incomprehensible in the next couple of centuries. There isn't enough oxygen in these rarefied atmospheres for more masterworks to breathe.
- xoac 4y agoHegel would say Art itself peaked with Greek sculpture but it’s kind of for a different reason. I agree with your overall point but I think sculpture might be a bad example in the context of this article. Is it possible that post-peak you kind of lose the audience? I.e. it becomes just for nerds. I suspect you see the same thing for e.g. classic rock. Noone sane listens to 2022 “classic rock”.