Its not dadaisms fault that it became internalized as a true art by the academia. Whether art is found, created, destroyed, parodied, or any other thing, it is still art if it is labeled as such. The approaches to producing this type of art are no where near bankrupt. Anagrams are the hardest thing I have ever had to work with, and anyone who says that its not art in the classical sense is sorely mistaken. The creativity that goes into the process of creating Oulipo and Dadaist style compositions should never be understated. I will admit The Fountain is a bit wacky, and perhaps too absurd for my tastes, but its contributions to normalizing the avant garde and creating a sense that art can be whatever one chooses it to be has had a major impact on modern art. I believe that whenever something as abstract as these movements become a part of the dominant culture, it can make room for the new avant garde movements and works to have a chance in the spotlight.
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Dalton, you should repost this as a message on the Google Group instead of on your blog. As I said in my announcement, we're moving discussion over there, as the comment boxes on the blogs are getting too hard to keep track of.
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