SPECIAL ISSUE
MAGDI
YOUSSEF:
The
Myth of European Literature
Pour
une Démocratisation:
Démysification
du Théâtre.
Le
Rapport "Occident " vs " Orient "
The
Problem of the Model in Contemporary Theater:
A
Comparative
Socio-Cultural
Approach.
Arab
Fairy Tales in Disney Times:
A
Comparative
Socio-Literary
Approach
Editorial
Is art a purely private
quest for whatever the artist
may have in mind
(beauty? serenity? an undefined and
maybe undefinable
search, without predefined target
you can aim for?
a kind of non-verbal truth?)?
Is it a form of commitment
or "engagement"?
So that being an
artist would mean you are engagé
[committed], whether
you want to or not?
Can art play a didactic,
illuminating role in society,
can it enlighten
(a) the artist engaged in the process
of producing it
or
(b) the individual
opening up to a work of art
or (c) both?
We suggest that we
widen the concept of art to include
not only painting,
print-making, drawing, sculpture,
installations etc.,
but also writing,
dance, film, video, performances,
you name it...
ART IN SOCIETY is
a project for a Democratic Internet
Journal for its
readers and by its readers.
We believe that it
is necessary to use the internet
because of its as
yet insufficiently explored possibilities
of increased two-way
communication.
We welcome contributions
and criticism as well as
suggestions for
vital topics by our readers.
We welcome contributions
for our FIRST ISSUE,
in English and/or
German (sorry, no French-speaking or Spanish-speaking or Italian-speaking
co-editor
has been found so
far).
We would like an English summary of contributions
that are not in English.
Our 1st issue is
scheduled to appear in December, 2001.
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