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Re:The NYT Book Review Is Everything Book Criticism Shouldn'... by woooooo on Thursday July 11, 2024 @01:17PM (#40938684)
The only thing you've got relating to the actual art is "it has stars"?
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Re:The NYT Book Review Is Everything Book Criticism Shouldn'... by afiori on Thursday July 11, 2024 @02:42PM (#40939390)
Because part of the disagreement is also whether the surrounding context (both conterporary and present) is part of the artwork
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Re:The NYT Book Review Is Everything Book Criticism Shouldn'... by voltaireodactyl on Thursday July 11, 2024 @02:10PM (#40939132)
There are many paintings of stars and sky. Why is this one the archetype? Is it because they are the best painted stars?
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