A problematic attitude of modernity expressed in art and culture is the elevation of the mundane, the mass reproduced, the "average" trash is endlessly picked apart and critiqued as if it has transcendent importance, see your average blogosphere listicle about any tv show/film.
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We no longer venerate the exceptional anymore, we worship sameness, we want to all be plugged into the Borg, we all want to drift into the mass of humanity and pretend like it's a good thing.
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Art in the 20th and 21st century became the expiration of reality, expressing intuition and caring for the soul, to just bring another consumable commodity, even art that critiques sameness and consumerism becomes in turn consumed as a feel-good product.
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See: any banksy piece that critiques modern late capitalism, but is sold in walmarts as a print poster!
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