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I get a little annoyed by the audacity of an art movement to declare themselves the "modern" art movement. Clearly this is short-sighted and will only cause con
by dehrmann 4y ago
I get a little annoyed by the audacity of an art movement to declare themselves the "modern" art movement. Clearly this is short-sighted and will only cause confusion in 50 years when something else comes along.
- UncleMeat 4y agoArt movements tend not to be named by the people making the art. Instead they are usually named by artists, art historians, curators, and critics with the power of hindsight.
- denton-scratch 4y ago...and art dealers. But it's not just "modern". How arrogant is it to call yourself "futurist"? (and the futurists did explicitly choose that name). Is the term "dada" little more than a sharp elbow in the ribs of fancy-named art movements?