9.5 Theses on Art and Class In general, the idea of the’ eration of both these sets of relations 5 The notion of an a is separate or se aside fiom the issues of the non-art world (and so separates it fom class issuessphere of the ing class that it controls the material Idle-class perspect o the ruling-class Ixury good, whose superior crais- cs superior social status her role for artis to serve idable repos- itory of value 27 Another role for artis as a sign of “giving back” to the community, to whitewash ill-gotten gains, al impulses, to runs counter to 4.2 There are worker9.5 Theses on Art and Class middle clas—far more so than most creative industries. wence of this predom e-clas agents ten objectives is reality that is be- n about ats c iket"—a construct in wl ian consid rental, opposing interests On the other hand, because being a member of volves being treate working class’ ability to sphere of the ars (all talk of an “artist strik tes, where artists are employed as a bloc). of society is eapit © profit—the worki tually closer to the core of society's chs t—that isthe exploita- 9.5 Theses on Art and Class | 31 ‘more “fice” than the n ) The idea of cific profes 1 sense on whiel Conceived of in this way, every aspect under whic! are valued over others; some types of abot are considered more exalted, others les so. Which of the various forms of labor ate considered t their ow: is governed by the present ruling clas [2.2], which presides over the dominant relations of production and by this ence over both the character “are” as well a the creative expression exists, humansn to be developed or ightis at once a subject of id opposed to 1e present-day labor process [4.9]. eis therefore ly free of any professional det thi aspect, in use artis part of society [1.1] nopoly on creative express sphere of the contemporary vi relation to how “cre porary society. 3. This overlap stems feo visual arts—che ‘which one’s iddle-clas character of the contemporary class perspe cone in one's pro co every other type ke decorat about the specific a kind of re jective 724 false “objectivity”: 9.5 Theses on Art and Class cachet precisely asthe sphere ndependence are preserved 33is sort of scholastic equally implies @ perspective (often one based in ofa as it ants (for example, ously analyzing for w! rgeois adictory values given ing the self be a po- arts does mean that stance, 3.8,3.9,6 in that sphere itself as i is currently a realistic and effective critical worldview starts ig that can be judged independently of present balance of cass forces because different ‘work is never ted ne mes artworks to compromises, attempting to resolve a n uences ngle artistic formula (a work 8 9.5 Theses on Art and Class | rable tothe coiTheses on Art and Class loan