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What ART FORMS are alive? from high-art to low-art, doesnt matter
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Date: May 6th, 2025 9:20 AM Author: 718-662-5970 The meme - very alive, perhaps a touch past peak vitality
The shitpost - very alive
The short reel - very alive, probably dominant art form rn
The stream (long form) - very alive
The song remix - very alive, esp with anons and unknowns remixing pop songs
The cable TV hour-long drama series: Alive. Arguably past peak golden years, but still very alive
The 3 minute pop song - around, alive, but very aged
The Pop album - all but dead
Novel - dead
Short fiction - dead
Poetry - dead
2 hour cinema - around, alive, but extremely aged
Children's cartoons - alive (extremely propagandized and sick)
Anime / manga / japanese cartoons - alive
Video games - alive, but feel past peak (i dont really know, am an outsider)
Sculpture, painting, opera, orchestral music - dead
Artistic photog - more alive than the above, but not very allive
Crime genre fiction - very alive
Crime genre nonfiction - even more alive
Documentary film - very alive
Soap opera / hallmark film - very alive
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Im sure Ive missed things. The most alive art forms now are likely short reels, memes, streams, and youtube-style content (e.g. Mr. Beast). The "high art" of our time is the HBO, cable drama. The low art is the reel, tiktok, etc.
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