Duchamp was Here

Well I cannot start off the year without continuing where I left off last month.  After reading the Hegalian / Danto thesis I realize that in order to agree you must believe two premisises.

1. that art is progressing linearly through time
2. and that there will be an end based on Hegals self realization goal

So it can be argued that art is or never was progressing from ancient and primitive art to classical art to modern art and finally conceptual art which put the first nail in the art coffin. (see Duchamp) It can even be argued that time is not linear at all. And there is indeed some scientific proof to that.

Also it can (and has been) argued that even if history is linear and may be progressing this does not necessarily means that it has an end. According to Hegals thesis all things are striving towards self realization and when self realization is achieved  the thing no longer needs to exist. Hegal used art as an example towards the end of his life.

So maybe all we need to do to save art is rebel against conceptual art as the Stuckist have. Or create the new art medium as a friend has suggested. Citing that Video Games and computer software may hold the key to the next great art movement. Although my reply was that in 1,000 years from now the cinema will be considered the great art of our times. And Damian Hirst will be seen as the clown that destroyed the fine arts.

Although I really feel that the stuckist seem to be well,  stuck in time. Was all that stuff my art history professor told me about one movement in art influencing the next, the advent of the camera, and cultural / political influences on art not really important. Does art have some where better to go beyond the grave?

More next month.