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
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The Hypocrisy of American Art Institutions: An Elegant Protest
The recent controversy surrounding this year’s Whitney Biennial and its leading to the removal of tear gas profiteer Warren Kanders Continue reading
The Quixote Sub Specie Aeternitatis: The Philosophical Significance of the Spanish Golden Age
Todo es mentira, ya verás La poesía es la única verdad Sacar belleza de este caos es virtud – Continue reading
Hume’s Aesthetics: On the Standard of Taste
There is undoubtedly a variety of opinion in matters of art appreciation – someone may, for example, detest Damien Hirst’s Continue reading
Jan Svankmajer: Surrealism in the Contemporary World
Following the much documented downfall of Surrealism as a movement we find numerous contemporary artists working in its idiom but Continue reading
Man, the Animal Without Essence, 2: Fire and the Cave
Why do humans produce art? What is it that has led us as a species to feel the need to Continue reading
