Mammonart
Mammonart
An Essay in Economic Interpretation
“MAMMONART” studies the artists from a point of view entirely new; asking how they get their living, and what they do for it; turning their pockets inside out, seeing what is in them and where it comes from.
“MAMMONART” puts to painters, sculptors, poets, novelists, dramatists and composers the question already put to priests and preachers, editors and journalists, college presidents and professors, school superintendents and teachers: WHO OWNS YOU, AND WHY?
“MAMMONART” examines art and literature as instruments of propaganda and repression, employed by ruling classes of the community; or as weapons of attack, employed by new classes rising into power.
“MAMMONART” challenges the great ones now honored by critical authority and asks to what extent they are servants of ruling-class prestige and instruments of ruling-class safety.
“MAMMONART” asserts that mankind is today under the spell of utterly false conceptions of what art is and should be; of utterly vicious and perverted standards of beauty and dignity in all the arts.
“MAMMONART” is a history of culture, and also a battle-cry.
E. HALDEMAN-JULIUS telegraphs: “This is real constructive criticism. My heartiest congratulations.”GEORGE STERLING writes: “You may not know everything, son, but you can sure turn out interesting stuff!”
E. HALDEMAN-JULIUS telegraphs: “This is real constructive criticism. My heartiest congratulations.”
GEORGE STERLING writes: “You may not know everything, son, but you can sure turn out interesting stuff!”
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