I’ll be honest, Fried’s essay is a fucking slog. But I’ll do my best. Continue reading

June 1, 2020
by Alex King
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June 1, 2020
by Alex King
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I’ll be honest, Fried’s essay is a fucking slog. But I’ll do my best. Continue reading
May 29, 2020
by Alex King
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Pronunciation: DISNEY (jk but also… am i?) Continue reading
May 28, 2020
by Alex King
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The “male gaze” is a concept that originated in film theory, but is now applied to a variety of art forms or to our more general ways of seeing the world. Continue reading
May 27, 2020
by Alex King
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Rasa is an important term in Indian aesthetics and philosophy. Continue reading
May 26, 2020
by Alex King
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The acquaintance principle says you’re only licensed to make a judgment about an artwork’s quality if you are acquainted with it. Continue reading
May 25, 2020
by Alex King
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“Now that I’m not in the heat of the moment, I think Gatorade actually tastes a little weird.” Continue reading
May 22, 2020
by Alex King
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You need to get in that headspace, where plastic trees aren’t real trees and therefore aren’t real, period. Continue reading
May 21, 2020
by Alex King
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Now that increasing numbers of people are stuck at home and sheltering in place, I figured I’d do a little series. Every weekday for the duration of this intense period, I’ll post a short definition of some term in/related to aesthetics and philosophy of art. Let’s see how this goes! See them all here. Terms of Art #39: meme & memetics
May 20, 2020
by Alex King
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Now that increasing numbers of people are stuck at home and sheltering in place, I figured I’d do a little series. Every weekday for the duration of this intense period, I’ll post a short definition of some term in/related to aesthetics and philosophy of art. Let’s see how this goes! See them all here. This week is another grab bag of important terms and phrases. Yay! Terms of Art #38: mimesis
May 19, 2020
by Alex King
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Now that increasing numbers of people are stuck at home and sheltering in place, I figured I’d do a little series. Every weekday for the duration of this intense period, I’ll post a short definition of some term in/related to aesthetics and philosophy of art. Let’s see how this goes! See them all here. This week is another grab bag of important terms and phrases. Yay! Terms of Art #37: form follows function