Baudelaire began asserting that traditional art was inadequate for the new dynamic complications of modern life.

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The observer-participant dialectic

is evidenced in part by the dandy culture. Highly self-aware, and to a certain degree

flamboyant and theatrical,

dandies of the mid-nineteenth century created scenes through outrageous acts like walking turtles on leashes down the streets of Paris. [1] Such acts exemplify a flâneur's active participation in and fascination with street life while displaying

a critical attitude towards the

uniformity,
speed,
and anonymity of modern life in the city.


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