Yes, the story about the collage makes sense, if the effect was damaged. Some artworks are designed to decay, even Duchamps' Bride, and certainly decay is an important part of the natural cycle. But sometimes we know, or think we know, when our pieces still have work to do.
I often think about those who devoted their lives to arts or sports where a record is, or was until recently, a quite impossible thing. The dancers and actors, especially. (Even today, a film of a dance company is a most unsatisfactory record. With this art of the moment, you really had to be there.)
Interesting topic - I do appreciate David's interventions for starting these hares.
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