[silence] Varese quote

[Guy De Bievre]

it is not the exact same phrase but it says more or less the same:
"There is no such thing as an avant-garde artist. It's an idea made 
up by a lazy audience and the critics holding it on a leash. The 
artist always is a part of his time, because his mission is to create 
that time. It's the audience that lags behind, forming the 
'arriere-garde'." (my translation from the french, though the 
original was in english) comes from an interview with A. Rich "Varese 
is waiting for the audience" in the NY Herald Tribune of March 28 1965
it is a recurring topic in Varese's writings and interviews.

At 09:57 PM 7/10/2006, Cory P. Mathews wrote:
>[Just feeling lazy, folks.  Please respond only if you don't mind
>indulging me.]
>
>Anyone know what the source is for this quote by Varese:
>"The modern artist is not 50 years ahead of his time, the modern
>audience is 50 years behind."
>
>????????????
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>Thanks,
>Cory
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>cory mathews
>PhD candidate, musicology
>university of california, santa barbara
>cmathews@umail.ucsb.edu
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