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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.

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