Not All Art is Beautiful (and That’s Good)
Hans Holbein’s portrait The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb (from 1521, now in the Basel Kunstmuseum) is, Continue reading
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Resonance Theory: How Can Connection Create Disconnection?
The more we control, the more we are alienated from that which we control. This is the thesis of sociologist Continue reading
Popular (Neo-)Modernism: Fisher, Meillassoux and Novelty
In the recent Anti-Hauntology debate Matt Bluemink and Matt Colquhoun discussed ways out of a current mode of culture that Continue reading
Anti-Hauntology: Arca, AI, and the Future of Innovation
Mark Fisher and Anti-Hauntology In my previous article I claimed that recently departed artist/producer SOPHIE marked a significant shift in Continue reading
Anti-Hauntology: Mark Fisher, SOPHIE, and the Music of the Future
Last week the music community lost one of the most innovative artists and producers of the twenty-first century. Sophie, who Continue reading
Angelus Novus’ Eyesight: On Benjamin’s Aesthetic Mysticism
Paul Klee’s Angelus Novus design is used by Benjamin as a metaphor to describe the link between progress and catastrophe.
The Question Concerning Memes
In what follows we shall be questioning concerning memes. Our question is: what is the essence of the meme? According Continue reading
Art, Technology and Truth in Martin Heidegger’s Thought
In mythology, autochthones (from Ancient Greek αὐτός “self,” and χθών “soil”; i.e. “people sprung from earth itself”) are those mortals Continue reading
Blue Labyrinths 