Contemporary art, just like a lot of Joycean literature, became a rebellion, because they are saying we define art by that which is not art. |
They were breaking with the status quo, upsetting the apple cart, taking part in a 60s style rebellion against the establishment. |
But, just as Edward Longshanks failed to quell the rebellion that led to Scottish independence, William Wallace's legacy lives on. |
Nat Turner's rebellion radicalized opponents of slavery and provided a preview of the impending sectional crisis. |
For the artistic bad boys of the 20th century, acquiring a reputation as a pornographer was a rebellion too far. |
But after the rebellion has been put down, the emperor dies, leaving a son and heir who is just nine years old. |