Friday, July 6, 2007

More on the Role of Art

This past week's death of opera star Beverly Sills has spawned a profusion of "bringing art to the unwashed masses" articles. (This is to be expected, considering that there's an entire generation of journalists that was first introduced to the singer via her appearance on The Muppet Show.)



Which begs the question: Is the role of art to elevate the viewer, or to celebrate him in his everyday splendor?

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