Defeatist, perhaps...if the problem is simply one of bourgeois uses of the past, elitism, commodification, and so forth but I think it's a deeper problem than simple designation. It's an aesthetic one. I don't actually think there is such a thing as "great" art. As I said, I see some good art...not a lot but some. I enjoy that. But as far as I'm concerned, that's as far as it goes. It's a qualitative issue with me. I do not believe in the possibility of canonical standards. The question of artistic quality is entirely subjective. Hence, no such thing as "great" art and no reason any of it should be enshrined in buildings or in anyone's mind.
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