“Art history has expanded to many areas of the world, but the canon in Europe and the US has still not changed much. Intense and complex questioning of art history has been going on at least for 30 years, but what is interesting about the Australian conference is that more of the world, or at least its interrelations, will be discussed.”
Tag: 01.11.08
Decline Of The Public Intellectual
“While advances in science and technology cannot be doubted, the humanities do not necessarily keep pace. Today we may be no better positioned than 20 years ago to appraise our intellectual situation. Of course, few like to believe that we live in an era of mediocrity.”
When Music Mattered
“In our own time, America’s musical high culture has degenerated into a formulaic entertainment divorced from the contemporary moment. Intellectuals know theater, dance, cinema, literature. Missing out on what our orchestras and opera companies are up to, they are for the most part not missing much.”