User007b

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   by User007b 4y ago

   There are also plenty of examples of paid works that were critical. Mostly in very subtle ways. My main point is that the commoditization of art should not be detrimental to its critical purposes. Artists should not be forced to create art
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   by User007b 4y ago

   In a sense, inequality is also a potential source for art. Wealthy artists are less likely to critise their wealthy patrons. Every member of a society should have the right and freedom to intellectually critise that society. So an artist cl
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   by User007b 4y ago

   But isn't the - at least partially - purpose of art to be a critical mirror of society? Art and the freedom of art have often been used to critise society. Now if art becomes a product, where is the critical function of art? Critical a
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   by User007b 4y ago

   Isn't Art produced for money just another product? What is the difference between art and products when money becomes the sole focus of creating art? Should an artist just be creating art for the buyers?