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Subject: [Leica] Is photography art?
From: ric at cartersxrd.net (RicCarter)
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2015 13:37:56 -0400
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how does dada fit into this?

ric


> On Apr 6, 2015, at 1:03 PM, George Lottermoser <george.imagist at 
> icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> On Apr 6, 2015, at 11:35 AM, Steve Barbour wrote:
> 
>> We came up with the notion, the conclusion that Art is whatever the maker 
>> ie the artist,  refers to as Art.
>> n?est-ce pas?
> 
> This does not serve as a useful definition of Art (or Artist) for me.
> 
> Historical, cultural, and aesthetic criteria do exist
> to help us define and understand both Art Objects and the Artists who 
> produce them.
> Just as criteria exist to help us define and understand good science and 
> medicine;
> and the scientists and M.D.s that practice those crafts.
> 
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser 
> 
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
> 
> 
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