“nothing counts, since nothing really binds us or requires us to commit ourselves. . . . ”The Nietzschean question of eternal return: are you willing to relive for all eternity the moments you are experiencing now?” This question requires a commitment to values and therefore is a question that is no longer asked”. (Bourriard, The Radicant, 80)
“The era of commitment has passed, we find it pathetically difficult to retain anything at all in a cultural environment that is marked by its volatility” states Bourriard. If one agrees with this mindset, there are no enduring values by which art can and should be governed.
While not committing can be seen as a type of freedom we should ponder what is lost.
what is lost?
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