Two uses: a fancy word for something simple, and a fancy word for something sort of fancy. Continue reading
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June 3, 2020
by Alex King
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June 3, 2020
by Alex King
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Two uses: a fancy word for something simple, and a fancy word for something sort of fancy. Continue reading
June 2, 2020
by Alex King
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A rhizome is a network. The end. Continue reading
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