[-empyre-] the art of forgetting

[Julian Oliver]

..on Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 02:10:27PM +1300, simon wrote:
> Simon Biggs wrote:
>
> "It's part of the role of artists to ensure we don't forget."

Hmm, I don't think this is true really. Donning a role of social responsibility,
whether that be for a moral project or cultural heritage, hasn't been widely
practiced by artists since the Englightenment. Unless you're from an
underprivileged background or oppressive political circumstance, it seems
assuming such a role in one's art is increasingly frowned upon, lacking rigour,
within the broader machine of self-disillusionment that is contemporary art.

Rather:

	"It's part of the role of artists to ensure we don't forget about them."

Cheers,

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