David Lee uses the term to refer to art (and in this particular piece,
specifically photography, which he regards as its latest victim) that
"has become institutionalised by the short-sighted meddling and
control-freakery of galleries, curators and art colleges which ...
promote joyless pretentiousness to the exclusion of deeply rooted belief."
http://www.thejackdaw.co.uk/index.html may explain more about David Lee.
Regards,
Peter
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and elsewhere......
Judy Seigel wrote:
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> On Fri, 21 Oct 2005, Peter Marshall wrote:
> ...>and a piece by critic David Lee on
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>> how 'State Art' has taken over photography and removed the fun and
>> interest from it in which I found a great deal to agree with.
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> What is "State Art"?
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> J.
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