All art is contemporary, if it's alive. And if it's not alive, what's the point of it?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Art must be alive and relevant to the current time to have value.
- In plain terms
- If art is not alive today, it has no point.
- What can you take from it?
- Art should remain alive and relevant to today.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes art alive?
- Is old art less valuable?
Another view
Historical art can still have value without being alive today.
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