The original works were not somehow changed by the creation of new works, and so neither should your ability to enjoy them change. Our experience of art is nec

The original works were not somehow changed by the creation of new works, and so neither should your ability to enjoy them change. Our experience of art is necessarily influenced by the world; works don't just pass pristine and unaltered from their creation into our consciousness. They can be both enriched and cheapened by the cultural detritus they and we float through on the way; whether it's the mythology of an artist died beautiful and young, or the commodification of something once felt precious and unique.