I guess the question could have been asked another way but this was the question I read this morning in the recent Art Signal (by the way the issue is available for free download if your interested). I has not interested in the article which was about music, because the idea was more interesting to me from a visual standpoint. The thought that something that we visually have no reference for is going to be met with rejection (at worst) or with an awkwardness the belies not the object but our place in putting it in some kind of visual structure.

I think the object itself is always going to be new, but lets be clear for a moment, I'm referring to a new visual approach - not a sequential idea carried forward from an artist that is refining their approach over time.

So does it always come down to some kind of internal art historical perspective? or is there something else?

I'd love to hear your thoughts....

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