The only place that you seem to find anything of any value is at the margins of any of these cultures, at the fringes of pop and of cinema and comics and books. That's where the real action's going on, not in the kind of Oscar-winning or Booker-prize winning enclave.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Valuable cultural shifts occur on the fringes rather than mainstream award-winning circles.
- In plain terms
- The edges of culture create the best new work.
- What can you take from it?
- Look to the margins for cultural innovation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where do you find new ideas?
- Who gets left out of awards?
Another view
Some genuine breakthroughs occur within established institutions.
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