It is one of the perversities of art history that whereas, say, Piero della Francesca or Rogier van der Weyden made work that aspired to eternity, so much recent art, in theory more technologically sophisticated, has a far briefer lifespan.
As important is to dissect, in individuals' ways of cultivating aspirations, the coexistence and possibly the conflict between different aspired values, driven by distinct kinship regimes and moral economies, as much as by personal preferences.
His vocal color is not one that I've ever personally aspired to, but I still like him very much.
Thinking of Oscar Wilde still, thinking of the class consciousness in much of Stillman's work and recalling from the pilot I watched how the American expatriates aspired to enter Parisian society, I tell him I am curious about Nick's assertion, in Metropolitan, that the surrealists were social climbers.
He has, his whole life, aspired to glory, without giving off too great a reek of aspiration.
Art has often aspired to universal values.
As Peril writes, "not everyone aspired to be an executive".
Houphouët-Boigny was never rich nor aspired to be.
Gauck used the much anticipated, nationally televised address to call for "more Europe" and greater communication between member states, but also sought to allay fears that Germany was becoming too powerful and aspired to impose a "diktat" on the rest of the continent.
Yet in recent years graduates have rarely aspired to such a grubby job as teaching.
