"What is it about a work of art,……" — Lewis Hyde
"What is it about a work of art, even when it is bought and sold in the market, that makes us distinguish it from . . . pure commodities? A work of art is a gift, not a commodity. . . works of art exist simultaneously in two “economies”, a market economy and a gift economy. Only one of these is essential, however: a work of art can survive without the market, but where there is no gift, there is no art."
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18 Quotes by Lewis Hyde
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We are each born into a situation-a particular body (its race, sex, health...), a set of ancestors, a community, a…
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An essential portion of any artist’s labor is not creation so much as invocation. Part of the work cannot be…
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The passage into mystery always refreshes. If, when we work, we can look once a day upon the face of…
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All that we make and do is shaped by the communities and traditions that contain us, not to mention by…
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For the slow labor of realizing a potential gift the artist must retreat to those Bohemias, halfway between the slums…
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Unlike the sale of a commodity, the giving of a gift tends to establish a relationship between the parties involved.…
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True citizens are not the audience of their government, nor its consumers; they are its makers.
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Uncovering secrets is apocalyptic in the simple sense (the Greek root means ‘an uncovering’). In this case, it lifts the…
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The gift moves towards the empty place. As it turns in its circle it turns towards him who has been…
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Art does not organize parties, nor is it the servant or colleague of power. Rather, the work of art becomes…
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We forgive when we give up attachment to our wounds.
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Most artists are brought to their vocation when their own nascent gifts are awakened by the work of a master.…
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