tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post7746014664339962608..comments2024-02-21T08:52:55.878+00:00Comments on Your Freedom and Ours: Who decides on excellence?Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799545178433498944noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-55121561458808094442009-07-04T14:33:57.000+01:002009-07-04T14:33:57.000+01:00Only if we assume that artistic excellence is part...<i>Only if we assume that artistic excellence is part of an ideological system can the two be connected.</i><br /><br />But for those on the left everything is political.<br /><br />Most on the left not only acknowledge that art slants leftwards but defend it on the grounds that it somehow challenges the hegemony or provides a contrast to the default societal messages. I have had arguments where it was claimed that any advert was inherently right wing because it promoted consumption. Thus even a Beneton or a Body Shop advert containing very PC messages would be right wing because it reinforced the ruling consumerist culture.TDKnoreply@blogger.com