Art
What Portrait of a Lady on Fire Tells Us About “the Gaze” by Broey Deschanel
Talk about Existential Feminism. Day-um, this video essay by Broey Deschanel is, not only, a comprehensive analysis of Portrait of a Lady on Fire but...
Read OnEdward Hopper by Grainydays
Holy Ba-jeezus this guy is funny. He managed to cram a terrifying about of biographical context for Edward Hopper's work as well as highlighted really...
Read OnWhy Are We So Attached to Our Things? by Christian Jarrett
With the rising necessity for Communism and Socialism sparking 2021 conversations about property and ownership, it's worth addressing the psychology behind possessions. Why do we...
Read OnHow Alvin the Beagle Helped Usher In a Democratic Senate by Shane Goldmacher
When someone proudly declares that representation matters very little to actual social advancement, I think if obscure things like Raphael Warnock's beagle ...
Read OnDigital Blackface by Khadija Mbowe
Digital blackface is the sort of thing lots of people develop knee-jerk opinions about. Committing the time to Khadija Mbowe's well-structured explanation of potentially problematic...
Read OnThe Metamodernist Manifesto by Luke Turner
It's a read, that's for sure. In many ways this manifesto is difficult to understand, but it's an interesting articulation of a growing awareness of...
Read OnNotes on Metamodernism by Timotheus Vermeulen & Robin van den Akker
If you were going to stan a cultural theory, it should be this one. Metamodernism is about nuance, complexity, empathy, and a dark humor about the...
Read OnWhat is Performatism? by Raoul Eshelman
Art and religion have always had a very George and Martha, Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf relationship; dysfunctionally dependant on one another. But what does...
Read OnART/ARCHITECTURE _ Edward Hopper
You know the alienating feeling of modern Americana, but did you know there is an entire catalogue of enchanting paintings illustrating that eerie beauty? You...
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