Hi @lilyraabe,
Firstly; what an excellent post!
Secondly, to my thoughts in response to yours. :)
Art is a symptom of society; a language hidden within language: be it visual representation, or an installation, an experience; or something that is created.
Art is about what it means to function, and dysfunction. It defies classification, and can sometimes be serious, and sometimes be fun.
When I was studying my Masters, one of the guys in my group staged a fictional exhibition which was brilliant. He appropriated the State Gallery, with a headline show, documented simply on business cards.
Definitely art for arts sake, but also an excellent and thought provoking troll.
Art informs us; it's a broader; looser view of the world, and most importantly: it is the avant garde; literally.
It is prophetic and essential.
I look forward to reading more of your content.
:)
I love these thoughts!! When I posted this article I honestly never expected so many people to respond so thoroughly and thoughtfully to the questions I posed. It’s been amazing to get to hear smart folks share their thoughts--like you have done here! The State Gallery project sounds really interesting and like it took the project into new experimental forms of “making” which I love. Thanks for the support and see you around!