Let me rephrase
The definition is restrictive. Not warped, just restrictive. Its boiling down a complex cultural insitution, art, into "pure aesthetic pursuit."
Art has never historically been a pure aesthetic pursuit, its complexity and beauty is manifest in the diverse motivations of its creators.
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Last edited by reiii; 10-31-2004 at 10:27 PM..
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