Art is the social antithesis of society, not directly deducible from it.
Theodor W. Adorno Quotes
A successful work of art is not one which resolves contradictions in a spurious harmony, but one which expresses the idea of harmony negatively by embodying the contradictions, pure and uncompromised, in its innermost structure.
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Theodor W. Adorno (88)
Birth: | 11th September, 1903 |
Death: | 6th August, 1969 |
Nationality: | German |
Profession: | Philosopher, Sociologist |
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