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roachboy · 08-28-2008, 04:05 PM

hal---i keep saying, it doesn't really matter what your opinion is except insofar as it's your opinion. when you say "x is not art" all you're saying is that you didn't like it--and that's fine----but you seem to want to go further than that and make a Pronouncement. on that part, see the earlier post about peanut butter.

logan: in a museyroom, say, when you're walking around a contemporary art gallery, you often hear someone loudly say: I COULD HAVE DONE THAT.

but of course, you didn't.
you didn't and you couldn't have.
if you could have, you'd have done it.
but chance are, it would never have occurred to you.
there's the difference.

but if you can make stuff like malevich, why aren't you?

08-28-2008, 04:05 PM	#51 (permalink)
roachboy Super Moderator Location: essex ma	hal---i keep saying, it doesn't really matter what your opinion is except insofar as it's your opinion. when you say "x is not art" all you're saying is that you didn't like it--and that's fine----but you seem to want to go further than that and make a Pronouncement. on that part, see the earlier post about peanut butter. logan: in a museyroom, say, when you're walking around a contemporary art gallery, you often hear someone loudly say: I COULD HAVE DONE THAT. but of course, you didn't. you didn't and you couldn't have. if you could have, you'd have done it. but chance are, it would never have occurred to you. there's the difference. but if you can make stuff like malevich, why aren't you? __________________ a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear it make you sick. -kamau brathwaite Last edited by roachboy; 08-28-2008 at 04:08 PM..