I'm a little surprised at the level of acceptance for the loss of art on this board. Even if the "classics" are stifling appreciation of current art, even if they are greatly overvalued, I cannot understand how we can understand ourselves without understanding our past. I have been moved by Shakespeare and by Winged Victory and by Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you know? They all have their place and I would mourn the loss of any of them.
And certainly the way to change our understanding of art is not to simply disappear the pieces we tire of.
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