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		jimbokun on May 17, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Picasso's self portrait evolution from age 15 to a... > Can't we appreciate and value music that isn't pleasing? This is an oxymoronic sentence.

pmoriarty on May 17, 2022 [–]

Only if you think appreciation and value is synonymous with what is pleasant. I don't.

Malevich's Black Square is not pleasing to me, but I value and appreciate it for expanding the boundaries of art. Same with John Cage's music. What's so oxymoronic about that?

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