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The New Philistines

A few months back I called attention to an article in the Wall Street Journal written by Sohrab Ahmari on the subject of aesthetics in art. Having just completed a rereading of Ahmari’s “The New Philistines” I once again wholeheartedly recommend this important work, the primary purpose of which is to highlight the art world’s near refutation of beauty in favor of the politicization of art.