Well, Tolstoy's...
formulation of art
is interesting in that
it's an artifice that has a truth at its heart.
Whether or not it appears as an actuality
or has a sort of...
shell of truth,
there is some sort of emotional...
depth,
or an emotional legibility at its centre.
I don't know if there can be
any such thing as a kind of pure art,
untouched or unfettered by the demands
and the power grabs of society.
But...
the aestheticisation of politics
allows art to become politically expedient,
or to empty...
empty certain categories and classifications
and aestheticise them to the degree
that power feels necessary.
