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Inferior Art

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Amir Rahati

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Inferior Art Why is Shloms’ question a pre-Duchampian question? Many contemporary works that appear “post-structural” or “post-Duchampian” in fact operate in profoundly pre-Duchampian ways on psychological and social levels, because they ultimately return the audience to raw judgment, shock, ridicule, and hierarchical evaluations of quality. In light of the theories of Arthur Danto, particularly in relation to the legacy of Marcel Duchamp, the hierarchical valuation of artworks encounters a fundamental challenge. By shifting the definition of art away from purely aesthetic qualities toward conceptual and institutional contexts, Duchamp weakened the possibility of judging artworks according to traditional standards of “superiority” and “inferiority.” Danto, through his idea of the “end of art history,” further argues that in the contemporary condition, no single style, medium, or visual language can any longer be established as the ultimate criterion of artistic legitimacy. From this perspective, the artwork is understood not merely through formal skill or visual pleasure, but through its relation to meaning, interpretation, and its position within the “artworld”, a condition that renders any absolute or universal hierarchy among artworks increasingly contentious and dependent on theoretical frameworks. Therefore, is Shloms the Duchamp of our era? No. It seems that his question is less a continuation of Duchamp’s path than a question inspired by Duchamp’s work, one that ultimately reactivates the very system of judgment Duchamp sought to destabilize. It functions as a trap. It excites the public by giving them the feeling that they have discovered something new, provoking reactions and generating discourse. And honestly, it must be admitted: it has worked remarkably well.

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