“All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music”

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  1. the thing about that quote which, thanx to you I know where it comes from, it’s not logical at all. Art DOESN’T aspire towards the condition of music if you think about what most distinguishes music. Most of us can’t read it in our heads. We need other people to create it and we experience it sequentially. Books exist in our heads, where we hear the words, assuming we can read, and art exists only in our heads, assuming we can see. Now all three exist in time — minutes pass as you turn the pages or look at the art from the bench at the museum, then from further back. But only music makes time, along with sound, it’s essential pre-requisite.
    Happy New Year btw.

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