[microsound] context

[Kim Cascone <kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> If I never saw a painting by Picasso, or any cubist painting, even
> a poor knock off would probably seem pretty amazing. Unfrotunately,
> there's no way to get rid of the role that context plays, when making
> artistic judgements.

very interesting comment...
I would add to this the role of history...and/or historical context -  
which you imply by invoking Picasso...
the question becomes: how can an artist build on the past, i.e.  
innovate, if s/he doesn't know about it?

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