Friday, June 23, 2006

Material Demands, Intermissions

We've covered so much ground in the last couple weeks that it might be time for some well-measured reflection. I leave you with this profound puzzle:

If a work of art hangs next to its own interpretation (which is common), which has priority? After all, don't many people take a glance at the work, refer to the "explanation", and then make an "informed" decision as to its meaning? If this is so, why not just write an essay instead?

Once you have solved this problem, I'll be sure to supply you with another.

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