Art Criticism

[starchamber007]

"Cubism, vorticism, dadaism, and such sectarian sillinesses all come to the same thing; they are embalmed intellectual fads, invented in order to prove that the imbecility of their adherents is sublime. Conscious of their incapacity they try to prove its perfection, just as a woman who squinted might try to persuade herself that cross eyes

Comments

[jetsiva]

The problem with this is not every form of art is going to have the same "magical" effect on the observer. I love dada and don't care for its anti-war message. I've been aware of his criticism of it but would find it silly to not appreciate something I liked because Crowley didn't think highly of it.

You should check out the letters between Crowley and Harris.

[shoeless_wade]

I'm pretty sure that Mr. Alarming is talking some serious bullshit here.