Oh, the Longing

A funny thing to be unexpectedly reminded of, when watching a film director and an actor spending an evening in Kiew, was the actor's sudden remark that art is not democratic. We had the same discussion at academy, which resulted nevertheless in the suggestion of a "democratic wall", on which everybody may present his or her work of art. The most telling thing of course is that we never ever actually worked this one out ;).

Further reading recommended: Arthur C Danto's The Transfiguration of the Commonplace and please read till the end, because like very common in philosophy one may only understand the issues, if one has read the ending. I remember sitting in the seminar where we were reading this book and I had been apparently the only one, who had read the final chapter, because I had to deliver a talk on it. Every time somebody would not understand the point of the book, I would say: "Wait, because once I will have talked you will understand!"