Section 5: The Sluggish in Art
In the grand tapestry of art history, there exists a peculiar yet fascinating thread: the sluggish. Not the sluggish of laziness, nor the sluggish of lethargy, but rather the sluggish of deliberate, calculated, and almost imperceptible delay. It is a state of being that defies the fast-paced, the frenetic, and the frantic.
Consider, if you will, the masterworks of Marcel Duchamp, the French-American artist who famously delayed the unveiling of his most iconic piece, Rroseà Normal. Was it not a deliberate exercise in slowness, a performance art of anticipation and expectation?
