art for art's sake, n.Definitions

Art for art's sake is a hoax.

Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed.

Art for art's sake is a perversion of art. But art achieves a purpose which is not its own.

Art for art's sake is a retreat from criticism which ends in an impoverishment of civilized life itself.

Art for art's sake is no more sensical than gin for gin's sake.

Art for art's sake is more accurately expressed as art for our sake.

Art for art's sake is ridiculous. Art is for the sake of one's needs.

Art for art's sake is an empty phrase. Art for the sake of the true, art for the sake of the good and the beautiful, that is the faith I am searching for.