βRecently, my son said to me after seeing a ballet on television: βItβs beautiful, but I donβt like it.β And I thought, Are many grown-ups capable of such a distinction? Itβs beautiful, but I donβt like it. Usually, our grown-up thinking is more along the lines of: I donβt like it, so itβs not beautiful. What would it mean to separate those two impressions for art making and for art criticism?β
β β59. itβs beautiful, but I donβt like itβ fromΒ 100 essays I donβt have time to write: on umbrellas and sword fights, parades and dogs, fire alarms, children, and theater, sarah ruhlΒ (via likeniobe)





















