In a message dated 12/18/08 4:59:34 PM, [email protected] writes:
> Theodore Shaw tried to avoid this issue by presenting "rareness" as the > ultimate purpose of creativity in all the arts-- but if we wish to > distinguish rareness from rarity, we will be disappointed with his effort. > In fact Shaw said it DEFINED art. Notice the apparent ambiguity of "rareness" above. Is it intended as a "quality/property" of the WORK, or, as Shaw sometimes seems to intend, is he using the word as the name of the sui generis FEELING he claims is occasioned in contemplators of the work? In any case, Chris, are you going to display Shaw's effort, or do we just let Shaw slip quietly into our past? ************** One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp& icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025)
