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#aihi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,BOB ,BLACK 

,TEXT 3 

,>T AB/RACTS FROM LIFE4 ,AB/RACTION IS DELETION4 ,:5 ! FIR/ >TI/ PA9T$ AN AURO*S ON A CAVE WALL1 ! FIR/ CRITIC SAW IT & SAID1 0,?AT'S AN AURO*S60 ,BUT IT WASN'T AN AURO*S1 IT WAS A PA9T+4 ,IT'S BE5 D[NHILL = >T CRITICISM EV] S9CE4 ,>T1 LIKE SCI5CE1 IS ILLUM9ATION ?R\< ELIM9ATION4 ,>TI/S REMOVE 9 ORD] TO IMPROVE4 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 M9IMALISM IS NOT JU/ ANO!R S*OOL ( >T1 BUT ITS EVOLV+ ESS5CE1 & ALL ( MOD]N >T CAN BE SE5 AS A PROCESS ( PROGRESSIVE SELF-DE/RUCTION4 ,>TI/S (T5 DE/ROY !MSELVES1 OCCASIONALLY EA* O!R1 BUT IT WAS LEFT TO A RELATIVELY UNKN[N ,G]MAN >TI/1 ,GU/AV ,METZG]1 TO GIVE ?IS >TI/IC IMPULSE ITS MO/ SUCC9CT >TICULATION :5 9 #aiei HE ANN\NC$ HIS !ORY ( 0AUTO-DE/RUCTIVE >T40 ,IT'S NOT SURPRIS+1 !N1 ?AT ,METZG] ALSO ANTICIPAT$ ! PROPOS$ ,>T ,/RIKE #aii -- #a#i#i#c4 

,ON ,JANU>Y #a1 #aii -- IF !Y COMPLY ) ! DIRECTIVES ( ! ,P,R,A,X,I,S ,GR\P -- ALL >TI/S WILL PUT D[N !IR TOOLS = ?REE YE>S4 ,!RE WILL BE NO OP5+S1 NO %[+S1 NO READ+S4 0,CULTURAL WORK]S10 UNLESS !Y SCAB1 WILL ALSO WALK \T4 ,GALL]IES1 MUSEUMS1 & 0ALT]NATIVE0 SPACES WILL ALL %UT D[N OR BE CONV]T$ TO S]VE MORE PRACTICAL PURPOSES4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! ,>T ,/RIKE LEAD]%IP1 EV]YBODY B5EFITS4 ,! >TI/S1 BY /EPP+ \T FROM UND] !IR BURD5 ( SPECIALIZ$ CREATIVITY1 GET NOT ONLY A BREA!R BUT A *ANCE TO GET A LIFE4 ,& ! PLEBEIAN MASSES1 NO LONG] C[$ BY 0TAL5T$ BULLIES10 >E 9 TURN EXPECT$ TO RU% 9TO >T LIKE FRE% AIR 9TO A VACUUM4 

,AL?\< APPE>+ AT FIR/ AS ! SUPPRESSION ( >T1 ! ,>T ,/RIKE IS 9 ESS5CE ITS REALIZATION -- ! ULTIMATE WORK ( >T1 ! CULM9ATION ( ITS TELOS4 ,9 ! ,>T ,/RIKE1 >TI/IC ABNEGATION A*IEVES ITS F9AL EXPRESSION3 >T1 HAV+ BECOME NO?+1 BECOMES EV]Y?+4 ,IF >T IS :AT >TI/S DON'T DO1 :AT ISN'T >T N[8 ,! ,>T ,/RIKE ?US BECOMES AN EX]CISE 9 IMP]IALISM4 ,AFT] ALL1 EV]YONE ELSE HAS BE5 ON AN ,>T ,/RIKE ALL ALONG4 ,) ! ,>T ,/RIKE1 ! LEAD]S >E GIV5 A *ANCE TO CAT* UP ) !IR FOLL[]S1 :O W]5'T PREVI\SLY AW>E !Y HAD LEAD]S1 LET ALONE NE$$ ANY4 

,O/5TATI\S R5UNCIATION IS GRE$ 9 ITS MO/ W>P$ & 9SIDI\S =M4 ,BY !IR NOISY REFUSAL ( >T1 ! ,>T ,/RIK]S AFFIRM ITS IMPORTANCE & ?US !IR [N1 NOT UNLIKE ALCOHOLICS :OSE ,A,A MEET+S TE/IFY TO ! P[] ( ! DRUG & ?US TO !IR [N P[] 9 COLLECTIVELY R5\NC+ IT4 ,BUT !RE ! ANALOGY 5DS4 ,! ,>T ,/RIK]S LIK5 !IR /RIKE TO ! SYNDICALI/ ,G5]AL ,/RIKE SO AS TO APPROPRIATE ! GLAM\R ( ?IS OBSOLETE TACTIC4 ,BUT A ,P>TICUL> ,/RIKE IS NOT A ,G5]AL ,/RIKE2 & ! ,>T ,/RIKE1 S9CE IT DOESN'T 9CLUDE ! REFUSAL ( WORK BY WAG$ OR SAL>I$ WORK]S 7>TI/S BE+ G5]ALLY SELF-EMPLOY$ FREELANC]S OR 9DEP5D5T CONTRACTORS71 IS NOT A /RIKE AT ALL4 

,:AT REMA9S AFT] >TI/S =SWE> >T8 ,>TI/S1 ( C\RSE4 ,! ,>T ,/RIKE MAGNIFIES ! IMPORTANCE ( >TI/S EV5 AS IT ELIM9ATES !IR TOIL4 ,DIS5CUMB]$ ( ! OBLIGATION TO CREATE1 ! >TI/ NO LONG] MU/ TRY TO 9=M OR AGITATE OR EV5 5T]TA94 ,ALL PRET5SE TO BE+ USEFUL TO O!R PEOPLE CAN BE DROPP$4 ,BUT ?AT'S NOT TO SAY >TI/S >E AB\T TO DISAPPE> 9TO ! CR[D -- IF !Y DID1 NOBODY W\LD EV] NOTICE !RE EV5 WAS AN ,>T ,/RIKE4 ,NO1 >TI/S MU/ 9/EAD MAKE A PRODUCTION \T ( !IR REFUSAL TO PRODUCE1 !Y MU/ CLAMOR = ATT5TION OV] :AT !Y DON'T DO1 EV5 ?\< !IR CR$5TIALS = 9ACTIVITY >E PRECISELY !IR PREVI\S >T4 ,?IS IS :AT MAKES ! REFUSAL ( >T ELITI/4 ,! ,>T ,/RIKE IS A VANGU>DI/ NOTION3 ONLY >TI/S CAN REFUSE >T1 AN ONLY >TI/S CAN FLATT] !MSELVES ?AT !Y /& 9 ! WAY ( AN \TBUR/ ( POPUL> CREATIVITY4 

,ACTUALLY1 ! REASON ! HOI-POLOI DON'T CREATE >T IS NOT BECAUSE !Y'RE 9TIMIDAT$ BY 0TAL5T$ BULLIES10 BUT BECAUSE !IR CREATIVE P[] HAS BE5 SO SUPPRESS$ -- ABOVE ALL1 BY WORK -- ?AT !Y DEVOTE !IR LEISURE H\RS TO CONSUMPTION NOT CREATION4 ,S*OOL1 WORK1 ! FAMILY1 RELIGION1 RI<TISM & LEFTISM -- !SE ?W>T CREATIVITY4 ,! SORT ( 0>T0 CREAT$ BY ! ,>T ,/RIKE LEAD]%IP1 ITS V>I\S PR$ICTIONS & PRON\NCEM5TS1 IS MU* MORE OPAQUE TO ! PROLES ?AN ! REPRES5TATIONAL >T ( PRE-MOD]N TIMES1 & NO LESS SO ?AN MOD]N >T1 :I* IS TOO REMOTE FROM EV]YDAY EXP]I5CE = ANYBODY TO BE BULLI$ BY IT1 UNLESS BY ITS REPUTATION1 :I*1 ( C\RSE1 WILL GR[ DUR+ ! ,YE>S ,)\T ,>T4 

,>T ,/RIKE !ORI/S >E AMBIGU\S AB\T ! SCOPE ( ! /RIKE4 ,IF IT REPRES5TS ! REFUSAL ( 0CREATIVITY0 BY SPECIALI/S1 IT IS ONLY = >TI/S4 ,BUT IF ! ,>T ,/RIKE SEEKS TO CLOSE D[N MUSEUMS1 LIBR>IES1 & GALL]IES1 IT MU/ 9CLUDE ! WORK]S = :OM IT W\LD !N BE A REAL /RIKE1 ! EMPLOYES ( ! CULTURAL APP>ATUS UNABLE TO REFUSE !IR CREATIVITY S9CE NOBODY HAS EV] CALL$ = IT 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,! JANITOR W\LD AS SOON MOP UP ! MUSEUM AS A NUCLE> P[] PLANT1 ESPECIALLY S9CE ! ACTIVI/ 9TELLECTUALS WILL H\ND HIM \T ( !RE TOO IF !Y CAN4 ,SU* WORK]S ALREADY KN[ FIR/H& :AT >TI/S REQUIRE \TL&I% ANTICS TO COMPREH5D -- WORK+ = ! CULTURAL 9DU/RY IS /ILL WORK+4 ,ONLY = ! >TI/ IS ! ,>T ,/RIKE A WORK ( >T4 ,O!RS :O GET 9VOLV$ W\LD BE BUT ! PA9T ! /RIK+ >TI/S APPLY TO ! CANVAS1 PROPS 9 A P]=MANCE->T PIECE4 ,HUMAN LIVES & LIVELIHOODS AS ! /UFF ( >T444 ,:AT >TI/ 9 HIS OR H] DEEPE/ 9W>DNESS HASN'T LONG$ TO E*O ,N]O'S CRY1 ,:AT AN >TI/ DIES 9 ME6 

,S9CE ! ,YE>S ,)\T ,9COME HOLD NO APPEAL = ! >T 9DU/RY PROLET>IAT OR ITS BUREAUCRACY1 !Y WILL NO D\BT REMA9 ON ! JOB4 ,! IMPACT ( ! /RIKE WILL BE V]Y UNEV54 ,CURATORS & LIBR>IANS WILL BE GLAD TO BE RID ( ! H>DE/ P>T ( !IR TASK -- KEEP+ ABREA/ ( NEW >TWORKS & CONJECTUR+ :I* ONES WILL PASS ! TE/ ( TIME4 ,>T HAS BE5 PIL+ UP S9CE BE=E ! ,BRONZE ,AGE2 ?REE YE>S WILL NOT BE TIME 5\< TO REASSESS & RE>RANGE & R$I/RIBUTE ! EXI/+ 9V5TORY4 ,/ILL1 BUDGET PRESSURES MAY EASE4 ,MUSIC1 ALREADY ALL BUT COMPLETELY GIV5 OV] TO 0CLASSIC HITS10 WILL BE LIV+ 9 ! PA/ TOO4 ,9 LIEU ( LIVE MUSIC1 DISCO WILL COME BACK -- IT PRETTY MU* ALREADY HAS4 ,MO/ PEOPLE WAT* ,T,V1 NOT /AGE PLAYS2 N[ EV]YBODY WILL4 ,>E ! >TI/S GO+ ON /RIKE SO ?AT1 AFT] ?REE YE>S WE BEG !M TO COME BACK8 ,IF !IRS WAS A PLACE ( PRIVILEGE BE=E1 H[ HI< !N WILL !IR SEAT BE 9 #a#i#i#c8 ,! REAL 9SPIRATION = ! ,>T ,/RIKE IS NOT1 AS IS PRET5D$1 ! G5]AL /RIKE ( ! PROLET>IAT1 BUT RA!R SOME?+ ALREADY DEPICT$ 9 A WORK ( >T -- ! G5]AL /RIKE ( ! CAPITALI/S 9 ,AYN ,R&'S ,ATLAS ,%RUGG$4 

,BUT >TI/S WON'T HAVE TO WAIT ?REE YE>S TO PR(IT FROM ! ,>T ,/RIKE4 ,RETURNS WILL BE IMM$IATE & !Y WILL 9CREASE LIKE COMP\ND 9T]E/4 ,! ,>T ,/RIKE CUNN+LY ACTS UPON SUPPLY1 NOT DEM&4 ,EXI/+ >T WILL APPRECIATE 9 VALUE S9CE !RE WON'T BE ANY?+ COM+ 9TO ! M>KET TO COMPETE ) IT4 ,9 ADDITION1 !RE'S ! SUR*>GE CONF]R$ BY ! MY/IQUE ( EXT9CTION2 SUBSEQU5TLY1 REC5T >T WILL LEAD ! PRICE RISE AS ! LA/ ( ITS K9D4 ,9 FACT1 IT WILL /& NOT AS ! LA/ BUT AS ! CULM9ATION1 S9CE ! IDEOLOGY ( PROGRESS SO SWAYS ! ,WE/]N M9D ?AT IT REGUL>LY MI/AKES ! LATE/ ( ANY?+ = ! F9AL =M ( A SUPPOS$ EVOLUTION>Y PROCESS4 ,! LA/ %ALL BE MADE FIR/1 OR AT LEA/ IT'LL BE PRIC$ ?AT WAY4 ,NO WOND] SOME ( ! LESS COMM]CIALLY SUCCESSFUL CONTEMPOR>Y >TI/S >E LEAD+ ! ,>T ,/RIKE1 & NO WOND] O!RS FOLL[ !M4 ,!Y DON'T PROPOSE EXACTLY TO DE/ROY >TWORKS 7AL?\<1 IF DONE SELECTIVELY1 ?AT W\LD HAVE NE>LY ! SAME EFFECT AS AN ,>T ,/RIKE74 ,! ,YE>S ,)\T ,>T WILL 9CLUDE NO?+ ( ! K9D1 EV5 IF EV]YBODY JO9S ! /RIKE4 ,9/EAD1 ! ,>T ,/RIKE WILL CREATE A C>TEL -- ITS 9SPIRATION ISN'T ! ,I,W,W OR ! ,C,N,T1 BUT RA!R ,O,P,E,C4 

,! ,>T ,/RIKE IS NOT1 = ALL ITS PROLET>IAN PO/UR+1 9 ANY WAY 9DEBT$ TO ! WORK]S MOVEM5T1 EXCEPT = ! !FT ( :AT Y\'D EXPECT >TI/S TO /EAL -- ITS IMAG]Y4 ,IT 5ABLES >TI/S TO 9VE/ !IR EXHAU/ION ) IMPORTANCE4 ,! REFUSAL ( >T ONLY C]TIFIES >TI/S AS ! EXP]T 9T]PRET]S ( :AT NOBODY BUT >TI/S DO4 ,! >T ( REFUSAL1 ON ! O!R H&1 ACTS AGA9/ :AT EV]YBODY DOES BUT NOBODY ONCE DID1 AGA9/ WORK & SUBMISSION TO ! /ATE4 ,! >T ( REFUSAL IS ! >T ( LIV+1 :I* BEG9S ) ! G5]AL /RIKE ?AT NEV] 5DS4 

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