Re: [microsound] outsider artists

[vadim <autopilote@xxxxxxxxx>]

i know hasil adkins has been lumped into that category a few times.
outsider art seems to be a term invented by third parties to classify
art for commodification.

henry darger, one of the recently well-covered "outsider artists" did
not create his work for the benefit (aesthetically, financially) of
others as far as i know. his body of work was discovered after his
death, then parcelled out to museums, collectors, etc.

i cant imagine too many people calling themselves outsider artists
since even the more reclusive folks venture out to have people
see/hear/feel their art. look at jandek. he may operate on the
periphery but he certainly puts out records and recently made his
first live appearance. perhaps if he were a true outsider artist the
music would not have made it to a recorded form or for the public to
hear.

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v'

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