The generation after the Baby Boomers has long recognized that it does not have the demographics, the sheer numbers, to be the majority influence on power and culture in the United States.
But it does have time on its side.
From the sidelines it has watched the Boomers crash and burn; and make reckless claims and unfulfilled promises. In the arts, spectacle reigned supreme. All this apparently has come to close with the crashing of the economy. A space has opened up for the younger generation to define itself. What does the future hold?
As a member of this Low-Key generation, I think the new direction in the arts is OBVIOUS. It is less a reaction against the previous generation, and more of a matter of self-definition.
OVERSTATEMENT is out.
GROUP IDENTIFICATION is out.
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT is in.
WHIMSY WITHIN MEANS is in.
Modest and pragmatic may not hold much attraction to the Boomers. But to a Low-Key generation it has been a method to make sense of the madness leftover from the Boomer’s party.
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Below is an excellent example of Tao imagery: 
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