Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 02:23:40 +0000 From: "Gerald O'Connell" <goc-AT-gacoc.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: problematic question In message <5D5C5C8C3A41D211893900A024D4B97C40E60A-AT-md.facstaff.oglethorp e.edu>, "Lowther,John" <JLowther-AT-facstaff.oglethorpe.edu> writes >what's happening that seems New to anybody out there ? >& of course i see the absurdity of the question at multiple levels >but given the TO line i'm addressing a pretty diverse crowd >who's seen something > (in any art media) > that struck them as New, Different, etc ??? >& then, if you cd... >tell us about it >thanx >)L > --- from list avant-garde-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- At any given point, maybe about 1% of 1% of what is being produced is good enough to stand the test of time, and to be acknowledged subsequently as representing a genuine development of what had gone before. Both history and statistical probability are stacked against you in any quest to satisfy both a craving for novelty and a search for significance amongst the contemporary output. Gerald O'Connell http://www.gacoc.demon.co.uk/ --- from list avant-garde-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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