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posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 05:25am on 2005-05-22 under

From the Quotation of the day mailing list, 2005-05-05:

"Art by its nature is a transgressive act, and artists must accept being punished for it. The more original and unsettling their art, the more devastating the punishment." -- Joyce Carol Oates
(submitted to the mailing list by Terry Labach)

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posted by [identity profile] hunterkirk.livejournal.com at 03:18am on 2005-05-23
I would have to disagree. Many art forms are. But there are just as many family painting, statues of famous men, religious art work, and totally abstract artwork, that don't call for a negative responce yet are still great works of art.

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