The White Stuff and its Discontents
'Increasingly, then, the heritage bequeathed to us in these museums is not just trapped in glass, but also in a host of moralising, ‘problematising’ and, ultimately, infantilising, narratives that are in their nature more political than educational.'
A critique of the critique ‘industry plant’
Aarthee Pari discusses the meaning of the term 'industry plant' and its validity as a critique of musicians.
Disgust: When does shock equal art?
In his Critique
of Judgement Kant alleges that the sensation of disgust alone produces a
mental response so adverse to enjoyment, that the artistic representation of...
