Art is now a worship of the ugly. We have to return to funding beautiful art.

"Culture is something we build—deliberately, carefully—with the courage to create what deserves to endure." Fisher Derderian explains the building of culture: thedispatch.com/article/arts-i…

Fantastic proposal by Fisher Derderian, to build an incubator for art organizations, seeing that the current ones have lost all touch with its original purpose. The methods, the funding, the people, the examples, are all there: "The point of such a proposal is to build

Completely agree! The only way to break through this cultural stagnation is by cultivating creative hubs where genuine Art can flourish again. This is how we rebuild an authentic, rooted culture, one that honours the past while boldly envisioning the future. Absolutely crucial.

realclearbooks.com Monday reads: John J. Waters for RealClearPolitics, rose for The Critic, Henry Oliver for Liberties Journal of Culture and Politics, Santiago Ramos for The Lamp, Charles McElwee for City Journal, Jenna S for her S*bstack, Fisher Derderian for The Dispatch, and many others.

I really like this proposal from Fisher Derderian and his vision for the future of arts funding and American cultural heritage. It’s time to shake up our funding priorities to create projects and organizations that will last, not things to be thrown away or forgotten.

Pierre d’Alancaisez (Pierre d'Alancaisez (is) Verdurin) is simply the best art critic that is, in the UK & beyond. A visionary in his work, diagnosis and remedies alike, who will help us leave the art world behind without abandoning the arts. A great prospect for the most civilised magazine in

I had too much fun on the Who Versus podcast in a freewheeling discussion with Phil Reboli and James Holland. Among other things, we discussed Brutalism, the movie The Brutalist (which I found brutalizing), deconstructivism, Art Deco, and the historic urban plans that have guided

It’s not too late to join our online panel, ‘Beyond Noise: The Future of Composition’ featuring Stephen Limbaugh and 𝔐𝔲𝔰𝔦𝔠𝔞 𝔘𝔫𝔦𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔰𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔰, moderated by @FutuSymphony. Watch the livestream (and submit questions) on YouTube now: youtube.com/live/oDTEyK2Ug…