Tag Archives: Kathe Kollwitz

ART AS HELL IN A HAND-CART: The New Objectivity?

“The logical result of Fascism is the introduction of aesthetics into political life.” …”All efforts to render politics aesthetic culminate in one thing: war.” (Walter Benjamin )…”A work of art carries its defence within itself.” ( Jean Cocteau). Entartete Kunst … Continue reading

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11:11:11 IMAGINE NO REMEMBRANCE

First of all, should we begin  by remembering ourselves? What underlies the tension between recollection and forgetting; the desire to remember and the impulse to forget? Can there be a pleasure associated with both? Ultimately, there is a will that … Continue reading

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MARCUSE : POURING SALT ONTO SACCHARINE NOTIONS

Some people call a lie told for a great and good purpose a “noble lie.” Our government engages in a noble lie, according to these people, when it lies to us for our own good. Let us suppose, for the … Continue reading

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