tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post173454352035677211..comments2024-03-29T07:38:17.008-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: Quality and FakeryBryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-14720960080603666622012-10-13T09:02:00.391-05:002012-10-13T09:02:00.391-05:00Thanks, Nathan! I do try and find fresh perspectiv...Thanks, Nathan! I do try and find fresh perspectives on things.<br /><br />One very important thing I learned from studying philosophy is that a lot of arguments are presented (and won) by means of concealed assumptions or premises. This is how someone like Danto can get to the point of talking about "post-historical work" and "the end of art". I think notions like these are confused and nonsensical. Neither history nor art has come to an end! An image of a can of soup is just an image of a can of soup.<br /><br />In my aesthetics and criticism, I simply refuse the assumptions and premises hidden behind a lot of thinking about the arts and try to see and hear things as they are.Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-7566824424376245702012-10-12T21:45:18.709-05:002012-10-12T21:45:18.709-05:00Brilliant post, I challenge anyone to find a bette...Brilliant post, I challenge anyone to find a better music blog on the internet!<br /><br />This gets back to the old 'art' vs 'entertainment' question, but on a deeper level factoring in ivory tower navel-gazing and commercialism. You could also look at the artist vs the artisan.Nathan Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123467208814463388noreply@blogger.com