Thursday, September 20, 2012

RE: Shock value (a belated addendum to Dorothy and Derek)

The New York Times is publishing a two week exploration of the value of shock in art (it began last week in the Sunday Times).

Here is a link to the blog version of the discussion, which continues this weekend:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/arts/art-shock.html#/#readers2

It's worth a look, I think, particularly as an active contrast to the kind of spectatorial experience Cavell writes about.

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