It is in  _Selected Essays of Hugh MacDiarmid_, ed. Duncan Glen 
(Berkeley:  U California P, 1970).  The following quotation, which I included 
in my book on MacDiarmid, is a key part of his definition:

"The function of  art is the extension of human consciousness. . . .   If 
consciousness be likened to a cleared space, art is that which extends it 
in any direction."

This is no doubt out of print but should be more easy to find in a library 
than much of MacDiarmid's material because it is in a U California P book.  
Nancy


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In a message dated 8/21/01 4:53:20 PM Central Daylight Time, 
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<< Hugh MacDiarmid 
 wrote a long essay making a comparable point called "Art and the 
 Unknown."  I could find the citation if you are interested.
 Nancy >>
yes, thanks