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Art and Cynicism
We hear throughout mainstream culture that we are permanently doomed to a squalid future. Artists should insist otherwise.
We hear throughout mainstream culture that we are permanently doomed to a squalid future. Artists should insist otherwise.
In his new book, Ben Davis’s arguments too often take the form of smug, self-righteous dismissals that convey only disapproval.