Approaching art in a way that is useful or interesting requires some type of internal progress. I've spent most of my life hating or loving artists, artworks, films, books in a very extreme fashion. Once upon a time, during a masters class in Philosophy in Film, a fellow student expressed his distaste for my excessive hyperbole with regards to a favorite film of mine. "That's what you said about three other movies." Fair enough. Thanks, Ben. So while I still adore and loathe many artworks in fan-boy fashion, these Problems are my way of approaching the topics with what I hope is intelligence and sympathy and honesty. It may not always appear that way, but I'm trying.
- PROBLEM 0000. Is that Art?
- PROBLEM 0001. What is Good in Art?
- PROBLEM 0002. Feeling About Art vs Thinking About Art
- PROBLEM 0003. The Individual and the Crowd
- PROBLEM 0004. Liking Something vs Thinking Critically About Something
- PROBLEM 0005. In Praise of Indifference
- PROBLEM 0006. On Receiving Advice About Art Appreciation
- PROBLEM 0007. Generalization Hamstrings the Art
- PROBLEM 0008. In Praise of Generalization
- PROBLEM 0009. Buying Furniture and Buying Art
- PROBLEM 0010. Looking at Art You Just Don't Get and Thank You, Jackson Pollock
- PROBLEM 0011. Jackson Pollock at the Garage Sale
- PROBLEM 0012. The Banana Peel of Utility
- PROBLEM 0013. Critic's Live Your Life So You Don't Have To
- PROBLEM 0014. On Critics, Our Sacred Mouthpieces
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