On Imperial Clothing by Donald Frazell
Sep 11th, 2008 by max
This article was published in July 2008 in the US based “Art News Blog” and it an article, in my humble opinion, that should be brought to attention because it raises a lot of issues that many have been afraid or reluctant to talk about publicly for many years. This is a must read as it is perhaps a future seminal text on the art of the early 21st Century. I also recommend people to read the comments below each part of the article because these provide an insight into the thoughts and minds of a fairly informed art audience of today from a cross-range of varying viewpoints.
It is very interesting to note the paradigm shifts that are currently taking place in the art world as well as the world at large. As many have suggested, what happens in the art/arts world, or even by unknown artists is part of a big call and response. What happens in the arts radiates out into society and vice-versa, the artist responds overtly or sensitively to what is happening in the world around him(her). The Arts are both a signifier of the times as well as an indicator of the direction culture and social values are moving. Here is how the article starts:
Imperial Clothing by Donald Frazell
Marketing The Cult of Individualism
This basically sums up the state of “Art” in America. Why? Because as with the Romans and British before us, America is a place of commerce, engineers and industry. We are a practical people, with one great genius. Selling a product. Coca Cola, Chevrolet, or the NFL, our marketing leads the world. It takes what it can use, from evangelism in religion, to music from our ethnic populations, to modernism for advertising; business brings to the world what it can convince them they need……..Read on here at the Art News Blog