On Tue, 25 Oct 2005, Peter Marshall wrote:
> 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."
I certainly agree --- tho it's not so much "control freakery" as
marketing strategy, IMO. "Art" & "Photography" are commodities. Book
publishing, too.
PS: Who is David Lee?
J.
Received on Fri Oct 28 14:34:29 2005
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