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Quotes from Friday AM Discussion: January 13, 2017
Who’s Afraid of Modern Art by Daniel Siedell Chptr 5, “The Art” (all quotes, unless otherwise indicated, are from the book) From a previous discussion: “…I think an artist should seek to be understood but on their own terms, not the terms of the other people viewing...
Friday AM Discussion Quotes: December 16, 2016
Who's Afraid of Modern Art? by Daniel Siedell Chapter 4, "The Artist" (all quotes, unless otherwise indicated, are from the book) From a previous discussion: "My art is self confession. Through it I seek to clarify my relationship to the world." Edvard Munch, quoted...
Friday AM Discussion Quotes: November 4
Who’s Afraid of Modern Art by Daniel Siedell – Chapter 4, “The Artist” (all quotes, unless otherwise indicated, are from the book) Quote: “What is the relationship of the work of art to the artist? Is it simply the sum of the artist’s intentions – an aesthetic...
Friday AM Discussion Quotes: October 21
Who’s Afraid of Modern Art by Daniel Siedell – Chapter 3, “The Art World” (all quotes, unless otherwise indicated, are from the book) From a previous discussion: “…the stakes in the art world are existentially high and therefore inherently theological: the institution...
Mission blog 2 – “…to call forth a fully human community.”
In 2004 the National Endowment for the Arts released an extensive study looking at the percentage of the population that read literature – fiction in particular – for fun, not obligation. The study went deeper and looked at the correlation between reading extraneously...
Friday AM Discussion Quotes: September 30
Who's Afraid of Modern Art? by Daniel Siedell Chapter 3, "The Art World" (all quotes, unless otherwise indicated, are from the book) From a previous discussion: "In the space between hearing and speaking, being judged and judging, we find ourselves in this world not...
