"There wasn’t much religion about it. It was an instinct, an instinct to destroy anything comely, anything that reflected a state of mind that ignorant people couldn’t share. The very existence of these incomprehensible values enraged them." Lord Clark's assessment of the crimes at Ely might be equally pertinent today. Is this another necessary phase? What will come next in art, in society?
"There wasn’t much religion about it. It was an instinct, an instinct to destroy anything comely, anything that reflected a state of mind that ignorant people couldn’t share. The very existence of these incomprehensible values enraged them." Lord Clark's assessment of the crimes at Ely might be equally pertinent today. Is this another necessary phase? What will come next in art, in society?
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