aesthetics

The Triumph Over Mastery by Nicolas Bejarano

Just like hating new art forms has become a religion in many centers of traditional education, I am also painfully aware that a similar cult has slowly been built on the opposite end. There are people willing to die on the altar of Brahms (who they consider being the last true composer…god help us), and also those willing to be sacrificed on the altar of whatever work was most recently premiered (hopefully only a minute earlier to be sure to avoid judgment by the Grand Inquisitors of the new). I disdain all cults, all absolute statements, and all modes of life that could possibly restrict me from experiencing the cultural accomplishments of the greatest of the African apes: Homo Sapiens.

 

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