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Ursula K Le Guin's speech at National Book Awards: 'Books aren't just commodities' | Books | The Guardian
Ursula K Le Guin received a National Book Award and said this about writing but it applies equally well to photography.
Ursula K Le Guin received a National Book Award and said this about writing but it applies equally well to photography.
Right now, we need writers who know the difference between production of a market commodity and the practice of an art. Developing written material to suit sales strategies in order to maximise corporate profit and advertising revenue is not the same thing as responsible book publishing or authorship.
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Books aren’t just commodities; the profit motive is often in conflict with the aims of art. We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable – but then, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art.
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