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May 12, 2022
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May 12, 2022
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Discussions at the intersection of philosophy, art history, and film Continue reading
April 14, 2022
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Why is it OK to love bad movies? Convention, irony, Tokyo Drift, and Hallmark movies are all part of the answer. Continue reading
October 22, 2021
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If Chappelle’s art dines on controversy, cancellation serves it dessert. Continue reading
August 5, 2021
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How Wittgenstein can help us think about cultural identities and the male gaze Continue reading
July 28, 2021
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Physical media feels like a languishing dinosaur in the 21st century world. Here’s why it still matters. Continue reading
July 22, 2021
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New podcast “Art Against the World” explores the social relevance of contemporary art Continue reading
October 14, 2020
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Influential writer and literary critic James Wood is interviewed by Becca Rothfeld Continue reading
April 24, 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. The theme this week is art world stuff. Up today: Terms of Art #25: criticism
April 16, 2020
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What follows is a guest post by Jay Miller. Recently, a draft proposal of a presidential executive order was obtained and printed by the Chicago Sun-Times. Under the banner of “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again,” the leaked document effectively mandates the classical style of architecture for all federal buildings in the U.S. It seeks to right the wrongs of modernist architecture by officially proclaiming the classical style of architecture “the preferred and default style” for federal buildings. The proposal proceeds by first identifying the culprits: It blames the federal government for “largely abandon[ing] traditional, classical designs” in the 1950s; it accuses the General Services Administration (GSA) of overseeing “aesthetic failures”; even more specifically, it takes aim at the “Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture,” drafted in 1962 by an aide of the Kennedy administration, for having “implicitly discouraged” classical and other designs “known for their beauty.” Yet, the real target of … Continue reading
December 31, 2019
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This year marks the end of the second decade of the 2000s. In honor of this, we thought we’d take a look back at our decade with an end-of-year series. The internet loves lists, especially year-end ones, and we’ve been feeding that love a little bit this December. We have hosted six lists of expert Decade-Best picks, including movies, games, writing, TV, music, and art. Our previous experts have been philosophers and other academics whose work concerns these topics, and people working in/on the relevant media. Today, we have a slightly different theme. Our experts are our own Aesthetics for Birds staff, and they’ll be giving their Top Ten lists across all media and genres, no restrictions (though with some extra effort to include stuff in categories not already covered). It’s art and aesthetics in the broadest possible sense. So without further delay, let’s see this decade’s top aesthetic offerings. … Continue reading