The aesthetic construct, and nothing else, has taught us to expose ourselves to a non-enslaving experience of rank differences. The work of art is even allowed to 'tell' us, those who have run away from form, something, because it quite obviously does not embody the intention to confine us. 'La poesie ne s'impose plus, elle s'expose' Something that exposes itself and proves itself in this test gains unpresumed authority. In the space of aesthetic simulation, which is at once the emergency space for the success and failure of the artistic construct, the powerless superiority of the works can affect observers who otherwise take pains to ensure that they have no lord, old or new, above them.
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About Peter Sloterdijk, Du mut dein Leben ndern
Peter Sloterdijk, Du mut dein Leben ndern.
Themes
- Art — Creativity, expression, and the role of art in society
- Creativity — The spark of original thought, invention, and artistic vision
- Poetry — The art of language, rhythm, and emotional expression