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Rosanna, Princess of Kerry's avatar

Thank you for this !! I’ve been on a Zizek and Girard hype these past 2 months. Trying to get to the bottom of “the role” of the artist now in the context of our contemporary relationship to sacrifice …

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rothko's girlfriend's avatar

So glad you enjoyed it! Sacrifice is a great framework to look at it from - the archetypal role of the starving artist, etc

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Rosanna, Princess of Kerry's avatar

a current train of thought ends at that the artist actually wants to have their cake and eat it too

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John's avatar

Pardon me if this sounds blithe, but I don't understand the main point of this essay.

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rothko's girlfriend's avatar

You and me both brother

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Zone of Sulphur's avatar

Thanks for explaining why modern art is so ugly.

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George Appletree's avatar

Art need to get rid of experts’ language

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