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LETTERS

‘Editor;

The unfortunate student who fell on her chin at Wong's lecture/
performance should be comforted to know she agrees with Aristotle,

that some great art (drama) disgusts the viewer.
Sincerely;

M. Sott MacKillop

Regarding ''A question of Responsibility''; Alison Diesvelts'
injury due to Paul Wong's freedom of expression.

| feel that an artist who puts his audience in danger of phys-
ical or mental trauma should give them some kind of warning, so
they can make the decision to participate in the piece or to
avoid it. As it is impossible to decide what is offensive to
everybody, an accepted practice is to confine certain activities
to certain areas, so people who are offended by these actions/
happenings can either avoid these areas, or enter them ready to
accept the consequences.

If drinking offends, stay out of bars. Wreck Beach caters to
those who find their activities acceptable and are confined to a
certain area, to avoid offending people who disagree with such
practices.

As art is such an undefinable energy, the person who enters the
places of art must expect to find this energy in any concievable
form and be ready to accept the consequences of the things he/she
will find there.

Therefor, the very fact that a person enters a building which
is denoted ''The Emily Carr College of Art and Design'' means that
person is accepting the risks he/she might encounter when faced
with the broad term ‘art and design’.

The title itself is a warning as well as a passport to those
who enter the building to freely express their creative energies

without fear of personal retribution.
Lyle Young

Dear eds;

Please inform the populace of an installed ‘work'' to be found
in the stairwell across from Printmaking to Room 260 area upstairs,
from Monday, March 15 to Friday, March 19.
Lyle Young