how do you know it's good

1、HowDoYouKnowItsGoodbyMaryaMannesDoyouloveartCanyoutellwhichartpiecesaregoodwhicharenotArethereanystardsfjudgingartsReadthefollowingarticleseehowMaryaMannesanswerssuchquestions.Supposetherewerenocriticstotellushowtoreactt

2、oapictureaplayanewcompositionofmusic.Supposeweweredinnocentasthedawnintoanartexhibitionofunsignedpaintings.BywhatstardsbywhatvalueswouldwedecidewhethertheyweregoodbadtalenteduntalentedsuccessesfailuresHowcanweeverknowtha

3、twhatwethinkisrightFthelastfifteentwentyyearsthefashionincriticismappreciationoftheartshasbeentodenytheexistenceofanyvalidcriteriatomakethewds“good““bad“irrelevantimmaterialinapplicable.Thereisnosuchthingwearetoldasaseto

4、fstardsfirstacquiredthroughexperienceknowledgelaterimposedonthesubjectunderdiscussion.Thishasbeenapopularapproachfitrelievesthecriticoftheresponsibilityofjudgmentthepublicofthenecessityofknowledge.Itpleasesthoseresentful

5、ofdisciplinesitflatterstheemptymindedbycallingthemopenmindeditcomftstheconfused.Underthebannerofdemocracythekindofequalitywhichourfefathersdidnotmeanitsaysineffect“Whoareyoutotelluswhatisgoodbad“Thisisthesamecryusedsolon

6、gsoeffectivelybytheproducersofmassmediawhoinsistthatitisthepublicnottheywhodecideswhatitwantstohearseethatfacritictosaythatthisprogramisbadthisprogramisgoodispurelyareflectionofpersonaltaste.Nobodyrecentlyhasexpressedthi

7、sphilosophymesuccinctlythanDr.FrankStantonthehighlyintelligentpresidentofCBStelevision.AtahearingbefetheFederalCommunicationsCommissionthisphraseescapedhimunderquestioning:“Onemansmediocrityisanothermansgoodprogram.“Ther

8、eisnobetterwayofsaying“Novaluesareabsolute.“Thereisanotherimptantaspecttothisphilosophyoflaissezfaire:Itisthefearinallobserversofallfmsofartofguessingwrong.Thisfeariswellcomebyfwhohasnotheardofthecontemparyoutcriesagains

9、tartistswholaterwerecalledgreatEveryagehasitsarbiterswhodonotgrowwiththeirtimeswhocannottellevolutionfromrevolutionthedifferencebetweenfrivolousfaddismamateurishexperimentationprofoundnecessarychange.Whowantstobecaughtfl

10、agrantedelictowithanerrofjudgmentasseriousasthisItisfarsafercertainlyeasiertolookatapictureaplayapoemtosay“Thisishardtounderstbutitmaybegood“simplytowelcomeitasanewfm.Thewd“new“—inourcountryespecially—hasmagicalconnotati

11、ons.Whatisnewmustbegoodwhatisoldisprobablybad.ifacriticcandescribethenewinlanguagethatnobodycanundersthessaferstill.Ifhehasmasteredtheartofsayingnothingwithexquisitecomplexitynobodycanquotehimlaterassayinganything.Butall

12、theseImaintainarefmsofabdicationfromtheresponsibilityofjudgment.Increatingtheartistcommitshimselfinappreciatingyouhaveacommitmentofyourown.Fafterallitistheaudiencewhichmakesthearts.Aclimateofappreciationisessentialtoitsf

13、loweringthehighertheexpectationsofthepublicthebettertheperfmanceoftheartist.ConverselyonlyapublicillservedbyitscriticscouldhaveacceptedasartasliteraturesoItemone:prefacefacatalogueofanabstractpainter:“Timeboundmeditation

14、experiencingalifesincerewithplasticpietyatthethresholdofhallowedarcanaastrivingfpureideationgivingshapetoinnerdrivefmalizedpatternswhereneuralbalancesreachafiction.“Endofquote.KnowwhatthisartistpaintslikenowItemtwo:arevi

15、ewintheArtNews:“...aweirddisparateasstmentofmaterialbutthemonstrositywhichbloomedintohismostrecentcancerofaggregationsispresentinsomefmeverywhere...“Thenlater.“Agluttonyofthingsprocessesterminatedbyagliousconstipation.“I

16、temthree:samemagazinereviewofanartistwhoweldsautomobilefragmentsintoabstractshapes:Eachfragment...ismadeanextremeofhumanexasperationtnatfoughtallthewayhasitsrightnessoffmasifbyaccident.Anytechniquethatrequiresderdiscipli

17、newouldjustbethehumanego.Nothesemustbeegolessuncontrolledundesigneddifferentenoughtogiveyouabang—fiftymilesanhouraroundatelephonepole...“Anytechniquethatrequiresderofdisciplinewouldjustbethehumanego.“Whatdoeshemean—“just

18、be“WhataretheyreallytalkingaboutIsthisjournalismIsitcriticismisitthatotherconvenientabdicationfromstardsofperfmancejudgmentpracticedbysomayartistscriticsthattheylikecertainwriterswhodealonlyinsicknessdepravity“reflectthe

19、chaosaboutthem“AgainwhosechaosWhosedepravityIhadalwaysthoughtthattheprimefunctionofartwastocreatederoutofchaos—againnotthederofneatnessrigidityconventionartificebutthederofclaritybywhichonewillonevisioncoulddrawtheessent

20、ialtruthoutofapparentconfusion.Istilldo.Itisnotenoughtousepartsofacartoconveythebrutalityofthemachine.Thisisasslavishlyrepresentativejustaseasyasarrangingdriedflowersunderglasstoconveynature.Speakingofwhichi.e.theuseofre

21、almaterials(burlapoldglovesbottletops)inlieuofpigmentthisiswhatonecritichadtosayaboutanexhibitionofAssemblageattheMuseumofModernArtlastyear:Spottedthroughouttheshowareindisputablewksofartaccountingfaquarterevenahalfofthe

22、totaldisplay.Buttheremainderarewksofnonartantiartartsubstitutesthataretheaestheticcounterpartsofthesocialdeficienciesthatlpeopleintheclinkongesofvagrancy.Theseaestheticbankrupts...havenolegitimateideologicalroofovertheir

23、headsnotthepriceofasquareintellectualmealmuchlessaspiritualswichintheirpockets.IquotethesewdsofJohnCanadayofTheNewYkTimesasanexampleofthekindofcriticismwhichputsresponsibilitytoanintelligentpublicabovepopularitywithanint

24、ellectualcoterie.Canadayhasthecouragetosaywhathethinksthecapacitytosayitclearly:twoqualitiesnotablyabsentfromhisprofession.NexttoartIwouldsaythatappreciationevaluationinthefieldofmusicisthemostdifficult.Fitisrarelypossib