资源描述：
《how do you know it's good》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在行业资料-天天文库。
1、HowDoYouKnowIt'sGood?byMaryaMannes Doyouloveart?Canyoutellwhichartpiecesaregoodandwhicharenot?Arethereanystandardsforjudgingarts?ReadthefollowingarticleandseehowMaryaMannesanswerssuchquestions.Supposetherewerenocriticstotellushowtoreacttoapicture,aplay,oranewcomposition
2、ofmusic.Supposewewanderedinnocentasthedawnintoanartexhibitionofunsignedpaintings.Bywhatstandards,bywhatvalueswouldwedecidewhethertheyweregoodorbad,talentedoruntalented,successesorfailures?Howcanweeverknowthatwhatwethinkisright?Forthelastfifteenortwentyyearsthefashioninc
3、riticismorappreciationoftheartshasbeentodenytheexistenceofanyvalidcriteriaandtomakethewords"good"or"bad"irrelevant,immaterial,andinapplicable.Thereisnosuchthing,wearetold,asasetofstandards,firstacquiredthroughexperienceandknowledgeandlaterimposedonthesubjectunderdiscuss
4、ion.Thishasbeenapopularapproach,foritrelievesthecriticoftheresponsibilityofjudgmentandthepublicofthenecessityofknowledge.Itpleasesthoseresentfulofdisciplines,itflatterstheempty-mindedbycallingthemopen-minded,itcomfortstheconfused.Underthebannerofdemocracyandthekindofequ
5、alitywhichourforefathersdidnotmean,itsays,ineffect,"Whoareyoutotelluswhatisgoodorbad?"Thisisthesamecryusedsolongandsoeffectivelybytheproducersofmassmediawhoinsistthatitisthepublic,notthey,whodecideswhatitwantstohearandsee,andthatforacritictosaythatthisprogramisbadandthi
6、sprogramisgoodispurelyareflectionofpersonaltaste.NobodyrecentlyhasexpressedthisphilosophymoresuccinctlythanDr.FrankStanton,thehighlyintelligentpresidentofCBStelevision.AtahearingbeforetheFederalCommunicationsCommission,thisphraseescapedhimunderquestioning:"Oneman'smedio
7、crityisanotherman'sgoodprogram."Thereisnobetterwayofsaying"Novaluesareabsolute."Thereisanotherimportantaspecttothisphilosophyoflaissezfaire:Itisthefear,inallobserversofallformsofart,ofguessingwrong.Thisfeariswellcomeby,forwhohasnotheardofthecontemporaryoutcriesagainstar
8、tistswholaterwerecalledgreat?Everyagehasitsarbiterswhodonotgrowwiththeirtimes,whocannottellevolutionfromrevolu
