September 21, 2011
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Before embarking on a discussion of the relationship between aesthetic and economic value, the meanings of these terms should be clarified. Aesthetic value is what experts call aesthetic value. The experts include artists, critics, mediators, and consumers with authority in … Continue reading
September 19, 2011
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How can artists and intermediaries who deny the economy make a living? Some evidently do. Anti-market behavior can be profitable. Sometimes, the more anti-commercial artists and intermediaries present themselves, the higher their status and incomes are. Such a-commercial attitudes don’t … Continue reading
September 2, 2011
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A work of art and its maker are said to be authentic. In a formal sense, they are authentic if the artist in question is the only one who could have made the particular work of art. A unique fingerprint … Continue reading
July 3, 2010
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Peak oil prices have magnified urban planning issues. The list of planning challenges, however, hasn’t changed much in the last half century. Do cities plan for the car or the pedestrian? How do we create liveable cities? And where will … Continue reading
July 3, 2010
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“What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism.” -Octavio Paz The Modern Art movements can be said to have begun in the mid 19th century. Up until this point, the artists of the world focused their … Continue reading