Getting a wee bit Victorian, aren't we? Next up, covering chair legs? (Yeah, I know that practice was apocryphal.)
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Replying to @davrola @MUGGER1955 and
The Victorians thought vicious caricatures of the Irish and others was fine. Should we reproduce those in our museums without context? You can be very sex positive and question whether sexualizing children without context is a good idea.
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Replying to @nberlat @MUGGER1955 and
The only reason anyone looks at those Irish cartoons these days is for insight into Victorian racism. By contrast, Balthus is much more polyphonic.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @MUGGER1955 and
He's polyphonic because we've decided we should look at him. It's a circular argument. "This has aesthetic value because it has aesthetic value." Should we hang Little Nemo pages in an art gallery with no discussion of the Imp?
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Replying to @nberlat @MUGGER1955 and
With Nemo, you're shifting goal post. Sure, the racism should be discussed & I don't know of a single in-depth discussion of McCay that doesn't delve into it.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @MUGGER1955 and
How is it shifting goal posts? You should discuss racism, but not pedophilia? On what grounds?
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Replying to @nberlat @MUGGER1955 and
Shifting goalpost because before you were talking about anti-Irish caricatures, which really have only historical interest.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @MUGGER1955 and
I'm certain there's lots of Irish caricature with aesthetic value. Trust me, I've written about lots of things that are supposed to be worthless trash and have aesthetic value. I can give you a list if you want.
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Replying to @nberlat @MUGGER1955 and
I've read those pieces and generally did not come away convinced.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @MUGGER1955 and
convinced of what? I talked about them and found different readings; ergo they're polysemic. It's a pretty objective point, as aesthetic arguments go.
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I wasn't convinced that your reading of them said something about the art rather than about you.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @MUGGER1955 and
Well, that says something about you, doesn't it?
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