ART: Abstraction: etc.

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From: Paul Brown <brown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: abstract
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I'm concerned that the current discussion on abstraction
uses the term principally about expressionism.

What about the "cool" abstraction of constructivism,
de stijl, systems art, etc...

This (latter) is not an art of alienation and most of the
comments posted don't relate to it at all.

Paul
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