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The definition problem in art

The persistent tension between art's resistance to category and our human need to name and contain it, complicated further by the fact that definitions change across cultures and centuries. Rather than seeking a final answer, maturity lies in holding the problem productively—understanding what definitions enable and what they foreclose in any given context.

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