Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 13:50:13 -0400 (EDT) From: George Free <aw570-AT-freenet.toronto.on.ca> Subject: Re: response to Brad {was Re: avant-garde failing-fortune On Mon, 29 Jun 1998, malgosia askanas wrote: How exactly do you see the intent of this > piece? > If I am not mistaken (and I very well may be) the intent (consious or not) of this manifesto is to distinguish German Dada, ie H &H, from their colleagues, whom they condemn as being merely "art for arts sake." In other words, they play at making a political gesture in order to distinguish themselves artistically. I find this disingenuous because they are making an artistic point while pretending that their not. On the other hand, it is possible that this could be viewed as a certain intervention into politics, though it is written first and foremost for a literary/artistic milieu. ....that opens an interesting kettle of fish... it seems to me to be ultimately nihilist, but I guess that goes without saying? cheers, George ----------------------------------------------------------------------- George Free Toronto, Canada aw570-AT-torfree.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- from list avant-garde-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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