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spiritually diseased please

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Dave

There was a famous line attributed to Walter Benjamin that captures somewhat the problem the Nazi’s had with what they termed “degenerate art,” which lacked the necessary material underpinnings to easily transform itself into unchallenging kitsch. Benjamin’s  “logical result of … Continue reading →

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when the grim reaper won’t leave

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Dave

A bit problematic to be German. Still. The long arc of history is easily within an arm’s reach of the old Germany, tortured, and with a romantic sensibility of subject confronted with a bleak Germanism that marked the new realism. … Continue reading →

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