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                                                        January 17, 2013

sketching critcal positions.

  pick an axis and max it out

  look at a real critic, listen for the disparate voices, help them escape

     what is the true measure?

     the true measure is:
        popularity
        individual taste

        the judgement of a trained, selected elite

        emotional affect
        philosophical engagement
        intellectual puzzles


     what is the true function?

     the true function...
                                              what is the purpose of art?
     what is the goal of criticism?

        the reviewer as human filter,
        another layer like editor, curator, etc.

        the critic as source of
        illumination, makes one        To highlight the underlying structure,
        aware of another way of        make us aware of it in order to
        seeing, enables and
        creates other ways                             o  appreciate it,
                                                          accentuate it,
        feedback to artists-- the snarky muse             work with it

        the critic as philosopher, looking for         o  neutralize it,
        clues to understanding the nature of              allow us to
        humanity...  the critic as (usually)              rise above it
        amateur sociologist, seeking to
        understand the present state of
        humanity.

              What does this say about us.

        the critic as slave to an impulse,
        a human driven to making judgements,
        because that's what humans do.

            the critic as con-artist,
            a defender of their own privilege



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