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Catttt Posted 10 years ago
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interrogate, as well as disagree about...
I have problem understanding the meaning of the highlighted sentence. Why should one "disagree about what actually works"?
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But it was not merely a discussion about historical and political issues. It was also one of aesthetic form, specifically as this related to the performance of memory. So, although the artwork as such was in absentia, a rich conversation about the nature of public art also took place, initially facilitated and given urgency to no small degree by the sheer volume of proposals submitted. In other words, there was some positive understanding in the debate, as it proceeded, of past failures (as well as perceived successes) and the need to interrogate, as well as disagree about, what actually works. The downside of this, of course, is that artists in particular can feel their ideas are utterly compromised by being made subject to the decisions and stipulations of a committee and the variously opined public that stands behind it.
Context;
But it was not merely a discussion about historical and political issues. It was also one of aesthetic form, specifically as this related to the performance of memory. So, although the artwork as such was in absentia, a rich conversation about the nature of public art also took place, initially facilitated and given urgency to no small degree by the sheer volume of proposals submitted. In other words, there was some positive understanding in the debate, as it proceeded, of past failures (as well as perceived successes) and the need to interrogate, as well as disagree about, what actually works. The downside of this, of course, is that artists in particular can feel their ideas are utterly compromised by being made subject to the decisions and stipulations of a committee and the variously opined public that stands behind it.
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red apple Why should one "disagree about what actually works"? Why? Because it is human nature to state our opinions.
- red apple Why should one "disagree about what actually works"?
- Why?
- Because it is human nature to state our opinions.
- Public art may be hard to define, but it is always easy to detect: shrieking for attention, but pitiably inarticulate.
- Brash rather than brave.
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red apple Why should one "disagree about what actually works"?Why? Because it is human nature to state our opinions.
Public art may be hard to define, but it is always easy to detect: shrieking for attention, but pitiably inarticulate. Brash rather than brave. Assertive but dumb. Ham-fisted rather than skilful. Often expensive too.
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red appleWhy should one "disagree about what actually works"?"what actually works" has to be taken as "what might actually work" in this context. They're not disagreeing about what is already known to work; they're disagreeing about what [will / might / can] work.
Does that address the question?
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red apple the need to interrogate, as well as disagree about, what actually worksI read it as "the need to interrogate (to question), as well as disagree about, (to have different opinions, comments, or remarks about), what actually works (how, in reality, specific tasks, projects, programmes, assignments, duties, procedures, etc., have been fulfilled, done,
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