"The distinction of art is that it is neither simply an expression of pain... nor an impression of pain, but is itself a force which creates pain."
-- Maya Deren
John Gardner, from On Moral Fiction (1978) Merdistes ! Love it - I wonder if it is his own coinage? And who did he have in mind?
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This seems like a very sadomasochistic view of art.
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