Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Modern Art?

Rogue's Gallery and Bad Art and Non-Art
I couldn't put a page full of good art on the net without contrasting it with the bulk of what "artists" have produced in the 20th century. At best it's ugly, revolting, superficial, and spiteful...

Good Art/Bad Art by Fred Ross

"The Plot Against Art, Part 1" by Dr Lasha Darkmoon

"The Plot Against Art, Part 2" by Dr Lasha Darkmoon

More articles by Dr. Lasha Darkmoon

Dr. Lasha Darkmoon:
...Since Darwin and Freud, there has been a complete “revaluation of all values.” Everything has been turned upside down. We can mostly attribute this parlous state of affairs to the machinations... of revolutionary thinkers known as the Frankfurt School....

To summarize: Let’s create a culture of pessimism. Let’s make Western civilization stink. Let’s create a godless world and drive people to despair. Let’s corrupt society’s values and make life impossible. In short, let’s create hell on earth...



On a related note:

"Adorno as Critic: Celebrating the Socially Destructive Force of Music" by Elizabeth Whitcombe

“Political Correctness:” A Short History of an Ideology

Note some links on this post have died. Sorry.

Also see:

"Great" Modern Art: "Horrible" Victorian Art:

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