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Originally posted by Stroggy@Mar 13 2005, 03:13 PM
Now I do agree that art these days can hardly be called art and the fact that the government gives millions to people who tape bugshells to a ceiling can be upsetting, but a political party can't go around saying what is and what isn't art, you can hardly create a Ministry of Art which decides what is and what isn't art since art is subjective.
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Agreed. Though there will always be a subjective element in choosing which artists will get funding. If you happen to have friends in the right places, it doesn't matter how crappy your "art" is.
And yes, most modern art in Belgium, especially that sponsored in any way by the government, is pure crap. I admire the Irish for their modern art...
Ah well, such funding will always be "unfair" in some way. So many other promising artists who'll never receive any help at all from the government, but then who'll say if they are promising or even artists?
