Quote For Today

Mark David Tristan Brenchley mdtb at st-andrews.ac.uk
Wed Nov 29 05:31:05 CST 2000



On Tue, 28 Nov 2000, Richard Romeo wrote:

> not related man, but listening to John Prine last night:
> 
> "If heartaches were commercials, we'd all be on TV"
> 
> Rich
> 
> 
> >From: "s~Z" <keith at pfmentum.com>
> >Reply-To: "s~Z" <keith at pfmentum.com>
> >To: "Pynchlist" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> >Subject: Quote For Today
> >Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 10:00:11 -0800
> >
> >Query:  Why is it that people today don't pay attention
> >to ideas in art, while in other respects they demonstrate
> >an absolutely ridiculous interest in "doctrines"?
> >
> >       --Robert Musil

		Actually, you could argue that people talk about nothing
but ideas in art. The question is are the ideas either of any interest or
value. This year's Turner PRize answers: No.

	As for the doctrines in Modern Art:
		Have you forgotten
			Young British Art, Neo-Dada, Stuckism...

		I hope so.

regards
Mark
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