re: #533 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

i think of the 20th century history of “fine” art as a time dominated by a tyranny of bizarre concepts of modernism, despite which some artists here and there managed to create some lasting work

closer to home, the music composition teacher i studied under in high school back in the 60s had been hounded out of academia for his refusal to write atonal music

See: Cage, John.