A promise not satisfied

By duncombe | Published: January 4, 2010

“Aesthetic art promises a political accomplishment that it cannot satisfy, and thrives on that ambiguity. That is why those who want to isolate it from politics are somewhat beside the point. It is also why those who want to fulfill its political promise are condemned to a certain melancholy.”

Jacques Ranciere, “The Aesthetic Revolution and its Outcomes,” New Left Review 14 Mar-Apr, 2002, p.151

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One Comment

  1. SteveL
    Posted January 4, 2010 at 5:02 pm | Permalink

    my mind is blown!

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