The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art’s audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public. less than 1 minute read
In human history, the desire for revenge and the desire for loot have often been closely associated. less than 1 minute read
In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about what battles were fought, who won them and who lost them - unless there is a painting, a play, a song or a poem that speaks of the event. less than 1 minute read
The Deep South has a completely different history, both good and bad, that is fascinating for everybody. It makes people work together who usually don’t, and that sounds like a cliche in so many ways, but it actually happened… and it happened because of a beautiful idea. less than 1 minute read
The only justification for repressive institutions is material and cultural deficit. But such institutions, at certain stages of history, perpetuate and produce such a deficit, and even threaten human survival. less than 1 minute read
People don’t always realize that my parents shared a sense of intellectual curiosity and a love of reading and of history. less than 1 minute read
Faith is a kind of winged intellect. The great workmen of history have been men who believed like giants. less than 1 minute read
It seems disingenuous to ask a writer why she, or he, is writing about a violent subject when the world and history are filled with violence. less than 1 minute read
