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Originally Posted by pbradley
Then it is valid in that context and should be approach in recognition of that context. It's like trying to appreciate a Piet Moderian painting in the terms of Francisco Goya's. Intention is still relevant, if just partially.
Of course, though, they wouldn't be explicit about their context so that's kind of shit.
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i guess what annoys me is the insular and self-referential nature of academia trundling along totally (and i think often deliberately) oblivious to the rest of world, but passing that on to people (by means of controlling eduction) as the "correct" or most desirable approach to making work.
my experience at art school was that the way the tutors would like you to rationalise everything goes directly in opposition to using your imagination freely, and that ultimately their use of critical theory was as a substitute for a lack of their own ideas.