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Does "that may or may not strike a chord with something felt to be deeply true" mean "that sometimes it really represents what is thought to be the truth"?
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Lewis Blackwell has suggested that what Kaye did in his interventionist artworks was to expose the very nature of what art is today, which Blackwell sees as a matter of pointless and dull self-expression that may or may not strike a chord with something felt to be deeply true. More to the point, however, I would argue that Kaye exposed the nature of the art world for what it is.
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catttt Does "that may or may not strike a chord with something felt to be deeply true" mean "that sometimes it really represents what is thought to be the truth"? That's partially correct. "may or may not" gives the impression that the Blackwell believes that it's more often "not".
- catttt Does "that may or may not strike a chord with something felt to be deeply true" mean "that sometimes it really represents what is thought to be the truth"?
- That's partially correct.
- "may or may not" gives the impression that the Blackwell believes that it's more often "not".
- I'd say that Blackwell thinks it's almost a matter of random chance whether one of these "pointless" artworks really connects with the viewer in any profound way.
- There is a slight chance it will connect, but more likely it won't.
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cattttDoes "that may or may not strike a chord with something felt to be deeply true" mean "that sometimes it really represents what is thought to be the truth"?
That's partially correct. "may or may not" gives the impression that the Blackwell believes that it's more often "not". I'd say that Blackwell thinks it's almost a matter of random chance whether
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