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To: Poet who wrote (318)	1/11/2001 10:31:20 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 82486

No matter who funds artists, someone will be restricting them. I think the government probably funds fairly indiscriminantly- which means at least some geniuses are likely to get funded. Further, since the new is frequently shocking, and hard to sell, I think the government (which doesn't seem to care about subject matter) probably advances art- if you care for art to be advanced. Some people are reactionary in their tastes. I freely admit I don't like non-representational art. It doesn't appeal to me at all. But I am glad artists I do not care for get funding- I am glad artists of all kinds get funding- because one never knows where art will lead.

To: Poet who wrote (318)	1/11/2001 11:31:35 AM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

I'll tell you one thing, I don't like pictures of card-playing dogs, so I wouldn't nominate Jorjie either. <g. Hey! I like velvet Elvis paintings too....and crying clowns!!!!