The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art Is Re-Emerging

Re:The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art Is Re-Emerging by lbotos on Monday December 28, 2015 @10:12AM (#10801422)

I mean, isn't all of the "western art cannon" built on rebellion to the period prior? Classical -> Baroque and on and on?

I'm not sure "we" need to "conquer" their hearts at all. One of my favorite things from the Daily show is when they went to Iran:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEDi-pMoA7M

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Re:The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art Is Re-Emerging by hodwik2 on Monday December 28, 2015 @10:43AM (#10801582)

Baroque to Classical was not a rebellion, it was an embellishment and a refinement.

The art establishment's writing of art history as a series of rebellions is an ahistorical invention, designed to make the works of Rothko and Pollock seem the necessary end result in a progression of rebellions.

In reality, the majority of the new art movements came, to quote Jesus, "Not abolish the Law or the Prophets; but to fulfill them."

The art critic Fred Ross gave a great speech on this, in 2006, to the Oil Painters of America guild. You can listen to it here: http://audio.artrenewal.org/podcasts/FredRoss060520.mp3

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Re:The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art Is Re-Emerging by lbotos on Monday December 28, 2015 @11:52AM (#10802005)

Thank you for sharing this. A wonderful listen and perspective.

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