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spiritually diseased please

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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design as a dialog of art?

by Art Chantry: this is one of the two-bit books you find all the time in used books stores. they tend to be racked in the “art book” section, or maybe the “hobbies and crafts” or “how to paint” shelves. … Continue reading

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a very red riding in the hood

The element of heroic myth in Leon Trotsky’s career was no less marked during the Russian Civil War, when as the Soviet Commisar for War he lived for more than two years in his famous armored train, dashing from one … Continue reading

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moods for moderns

Modernism has become retro…. by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): For my money, the philosophical dialog of ‘modernism’ is probably the most important and the single most interesting and intriguing intellectual/creative discussion of the last century, maybe even in the history of … Continue reading

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