No, it isn't. And the 'art world' today does seem to be rather
corrupt in places.
How do some become 'stars'? Etc?
I confess that at the Olympics, even as I worry about what will happen
to them later in their lives, the sheer beauty (& is there any other
term?) of the athletes in gymnastics, or on trampoline or in diving
demands an aesthetic response from me.
In some other events, well, just how amazing the best are...
Is this, too, not a part of how we explore the world?
And, about baseball (& I guess cricket?): apparently The Game that
works best as narrative, becomes fiction...? (or so some critics &
writers proclaim).
Doug
On 18-Aug-08, at 8:18 PM, Alison Croggon wrote:
> And art too has its corruptions. Is it fair to speak of the best of
> art and the worst of sport?
Douglas Barbour
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