[Borges]

Art is supposed to challenge. Not tell you what you already know about yourself or the world.

[9thLife]

You’re defending this as exemplary art?

[ifinnegan]

“Art is supposed to challenge. Not tell you what you already know about yourself or the world.”

I think your two sentences are non-sequitar.

The first one, art is to challenge.

Says who?

[Fightin Whitey]

Not tell you what you already know about yourself

My guess is that is precisely what Lolita does for you.

And Trilling too, the old carbuncle.

[wintertime]

Art is supposed to challenge.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I am an artist. I disagree.

If a creation of an artist doesn’t challenge does that mean it isn’t art? There is a lot of highly acclaimed art hanging in the halls of respected museums that doesn’t challenge but instead affirms, uplifts, and even soothes the senses.

[yuleeyahoo]

Art is supposed to challenge. Not tell you what you already know about yourself or the world. I reject this concept. Art should uplift and exhalt not debase and corrupt.