Museums: May 2006 Archives

"Art does not equal journalism." Sometimes art equals propaganda.

Some rambling thoughts: shoudln't we be rewarding complex work that analyzes difficult world issues from multiple perspectives rather than simplistic one-sided agitprop? What sort of culture are we left with when the ideal of objectivity embodied by mid-20th century journalism is tossed aside for the extremes of subjectivity which in effect is propaganda - journalism's evil twin?