High Art versus Low Artfrom film, video, and games

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It is okay to LOVE things that don’t advance culture. Why so sensitive?

Avant-garde (High Art)

1. T, O, U, C, H, I, N, G, Empire, Window Water Baby Moving

2. Holy Mountain, Meshes of the Afternoon3. The Comedy, Spring Breakers4. Tree of Life, Enter the Void, Lost Highway5. Her, Lost in Translation, Lord of the Rings6. Transformers, War Horse, The Hobbit7. most porn8. propaganda

Hierarchy of Film

Kitsch (Low Art)

Avant-garde (High Art)

1. Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman, Vidéo Tango

2. The Cremaster Cycle, Andy Kaufman’s work3. Tim & Eric, The Eric Andre Show4. Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Eagleheart5. Walking Dead, Adventure Time6. SNL, The View, Scrubs, Two and a Half Men, 7. most porn, commercials8. propaganda, the news

Hierarchy of TV/Video

Kitsch (Low Art)

Avant-garde (High Art)

1. Untitled Game, Patriotic Nigras, Gazira Babeli2. The Intruder, Mondo Agency, Standard Bits3. Façade, Passage, Super Columbine Massacre RPG!4. Ds4ia, Nidhogg, Braid, some porn games5. Stanley Parable, Hotline Miami, Antichamber6. Last of Us, Halo, Super Hexagon, Civilization7. casual games (Candy Crush), serious games8. advergames, propaganda (America’s Army)

Hierarchy of Games

Kitsch (Low Art)