This is a revised version of a blog post that first appeared on Material Synthesis, April 23, 2017 What is a materialist, according to me? A materialist is a person who believes that matter—material things and objects, their interactions, and the dynamic, shifting, and malleable forces that act upon and in conflict with them—are primarily … Continue reading “What is a Materialist?”
Category: Theory
Can We Separate the Art From the Artist?
Someone recently asked me if it is possible to separate the weirdo that is Mel Gibson from his films, specifically Braveheart. Is it possible to like a person's work if we know him to be "problematic" in some way? And those are not "scare quotes." Some things actually are problematic.Before even beginning to argue whether … Continue reading Can We Separate the Art From the Artist?
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