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by: Rob Bettmann

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:22:47 +0000

Some art simply is. It is an expression of the maker(s)
Some are describes a problem
Some art suggest a solution

I think art - like celebrity - is its own justification. There is usually a lowest-common-denominator popularity to it. And that is, somehow, right. Everyone is popular with their friends and family (i hope.) As someone who runs a business, and an art business, we are unfortunately necessarily in the position of trying to be more popular. Navigating the time we spend leading, and the time we spend trying to bring people along is a wrenching thing.

I agree with some other posters that elitisim is an attitude. I think that efforts made by creators to connect with the audience in a way they (the audience) are familiar with makes it easier to connect with an audience in a way they are unfamiliar with. I know that is not a concern of some. Those people are either a) popular, b) unprofessional, or c) elitists.

by: Anonymous Director

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:44:18 +0000

Yes - I drew a big chuckle when i saw “2.” myself. Sometimes you feel like a font, sometimes you don’t!

Oh boy the old what came first the chicken or the egg. Eiterh way - not sure i like being called an elitists if that’s what “they” do.

I do want to know however, besides that word, I think I see where you were going with that post on your blog and thought it was an interesting viewpoint to look at this from.

by: Amanda Abrams

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:17:37 +0000

daniel, you have a point–the question is sort of, how many people do you try to reach before you give up? how much of a priority do you make it? and i guess the answer depends on the person…

by: Daniel Burkholder

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:22:37 +0000

I ask the question “how many?” because it gets to the heart of the question of being accessible. If you want people to come to your show, or watch you dance in a park, you have to be doing something they find valuable, interesting, or entertaining. And different people find different things interesting. So, who are you making your art for? You can not make art for everyone, or some vague “average person”.

And, I don’t like the word elitist either, but it is what we, as artists, are called all the time. So, if I’m an elitist than this is how I need to look at it.

Of course, you could call me “a typewriter type providing 12 characters to the linear inch” and I might like that better…

by: Amanda Abrams

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:08:11 +0000

i like ilana’s friend’s comment a lot:
if we strive to understand, and strive to make available to others what we do
then we are not elitist

that makes sense to me. we can’t reach everyone, but we can extend to them, and hope that they’re interested.

by: Anonymous Director

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:23:08 +0000

i too was thrown by the choice and use of the word -

from meriam webster

main entry - elite

1 asingular or plural in construction : the choice part : cream bsingular or plural in construction : the best of a class csingular or plural in construction : the socially superior part of society d: a group of persons who by virtue of position or education exercise much power or influence e: a member of such an elite —usually used in plural
2: a typewriter type providing 12 characters to the linear inch

elitism

Main Entry: elit·ism

1: leadership or rule by an elite
2: the selectivity of the elite; especially : snobbery
3: consciousness of being or belonging to an elite