Nonsense, Berg. High Culture is always evolving. The 'stasis' high point of the Renaissance lasted 25 years. The real issue is whether or not an idea is worthy enough to require the concentrated efforts of the best minds to examine it fully. That is true in art as in science.
The problem in art now is that no idea seems worthy of concentrated effort. So all ideas are equally un-challenging. No one seems able to define a really big new idea in art. I blame the curators and the market and unambitious artists. wc ----- Original Message ---- From: joseph berg <[email protected]> To: aesthetics-l <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, September 17, 2012 4:44:35 AM Subject: Re: Aesthetic stasis On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 11:07 PM, joseph berg <[email protected]> wrote: > Couldn't aesthetic stasis = an aesthetic that has stood the test of > time, i.e., a classic? Could aesthetic stasis have something to do with high culture?: - High culture is seen as something set apart from everyday life, something special to be treated with respect and reverence, involving things of lasting value and part of a heritage which is worth preserving. http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=editorial&NewsID=26462
