Olympia’s Heirs
Posted in Art, Culture Cues, Museum Culture, Things to Read on Mar 7th, 2011
ShareIF WE CONFUSE CULTURE WITH THE CULT OF THE ARTS, then, yes, Manet, together with all his art historical brethren, is of primary importance. But if we take culture to mean the entire web of aspirations, goals, achievements, and values of a people—their conscience; their taste in ethics—penicillin counts for more than any artist.
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