Is culture becoming devalued?
I enjoyed this article about how artists are giving away their works free with newspapers and other promotional material and looking at how this is argued to "devalue" their work. I certainly think it challenges us to see how we place value on something. What do you think?
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posted by Helsalata @ 11:26 am
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surely value isn't dependent on price - therefore it makesno odds to me if I getgiven something, or it costs me £500. some of my most valued items at home cost me nothing. Van Gogh is remembered for his art, not his bank balance
Yeah but if Van Gogh were alive today and were to offer his prints free with a copy of the Radio Times, would it mean so much?
Radiohead didn't price their last album and were prepared to give it away free if that's what people wanted. Had they not had the reputation they had, no one would have paid for it. Free tends to mean without value. We can place sentimental value on things but that is an individual response and not a collective consensus about worth.
Or something like that...
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