Miwon Kwons Article Titled Exchange Rate Reading Respond

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Article 1: Miwon Kwon's article titled "Exchange rate: On obligation and reciprocity in some art of the 1960s and after
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1. Predicts that art will become dematerialized, making art an obsolete profession.

"Introducing a drastic solution to the problem where artists are bought and sold easily along with their art.'

Dematerialization of art is a common phenomenon as modern art forms do not represent true art. Even though artistic contents cannot be quantified, art products are currently measured by economic productivity, growth, and profits.

2. Is it true that the role of the artist has diminished as the audience becomes active participants in completing artworks?

Action art like conceptual art and performance art attempts to install an alternative model of exchange making art profit oriented.

The contemporary art relies on the audience reaction where they are actively involved in completing the artwork. Profits make artists be obligated to develop a suitable response for his audience

3. Do artists have an obligation towards its audience and if so how do the audience reciprocate

What creates the obligation to give is that giving creates an obligation?

The audience is indebted to respond to art, a process known as self-abnegation. The artist ostensibly gives the audience his ideas as if it's a gift

Article 2: James Baldwin freaks and the American ideal of manhood
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1. society has placed high expectation and not conforming to societal norms cause tension

"Freaks are called freaks and are treated as they are treated- in the main, abominably- because they are human beings who cause to echo, deep within us, our most profound terrors and desires."

Society tends to...