Art is anything you can get away with.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Artistic value is determined by what is socially or institutionally accepted.
- In plain terms
- Art is whatever people decide is okay to be art.
- What can you take from it?
- Art depends on rules and what society allows.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes something art to you?
- Who decides the rules?
Another view
Some art is valued for its inherent quality regardless of approval.
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