The contemporary art system can be described or analysed in a multitude of ways. There are many different people involved in it, occupying a variety of roles. Its purpose, relation to history, and relation to the public, its implied audience, is complex. It has produced its own codes, linguistic tropes…
The postmodern is not a cure for autism - Some artists are simple people, faithful to one drive and uncomfortable around all others. This kind of temperament feels drawn to the creation of enclosures, in fiction, art, music and social reality. The extreme point of this enclosing tendency represents the…