How Francis Bacon boldly thieved his signature image from Munch – and gave it teeth
How Francis Bacon boldly thieved his signature image from Munch – and gave it teeth A new exhibition at Tate Liverpool reveals how Bacon constructed his striking faces. The Waste Land was one of Francis Bacon’s favourite poems. A phrase from section 2, “A Game of Chess”, exactly epitomises Study of the Human Body (1982): “And other withered stumps of time/Were told upon the walls”. This closing pi
Slavoj Žižek on Greece: the courage of hopelessness
Slavoj Žižek on Greece: the courage of hopelessness The people of Greece are not being asked to swallow many bitter pills in exchange for a realistic plan of economic revival: they are asked to suffer so that others in the European Union can go on dreaming their dream undisturbed. The Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben said in an interview that “thought is the courage of hopelessness” ─ an insigh
No, Mad Max: Fury Road is not a feminist masterpiece (but that’s OK)
No, Mad Max: Fury Road is not a feminist masterpiece (but that’s OK) Because most Hollywood films are so bad at dealing with female characters, Mad Max: Fury Road stands out for trying. But it still uses lazy, sexist tropes and clichéd plot devices. A handsome, troubled man rescues a beautiful woman (who also happens to be a badass driver) from servitude, and “she rescues him right back”. The plot
Slavoj Žižek on Greece: This is a chance for Europe to awaken
Slavoj Žižek on Greece: This is a chance for Europe to awaken The Greeks are correct: Brussels' denial that this is an ideological question is ideology at its purest – and symptomatic of our whole political process. (Photo By Varoufakis during negotiations. Pretending the Greek question is administrative, rather than ideological, is tantamount to bullying. Photo: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images) The u
Why Richard Dawkins’ “abort it and try again” comments about Down’s syndrome babies are so harmful
(Photo By Richard Dawkinsâ?T tweets have caused controversy yet again. Photo: Getty) Another day, another hurtful Professor Dawkins tweet with the tact of an online troll. In response to a lady asking about aborting a foetus if it was screened to have Down’s, he replied: “Suffering should be avoided. Cause no suffering. Reduce suffering wherever you can”, which does has a superficial appeal until
I was raped when I was drunk. I was 14. Do you believe me, Richard Dawkins?
Visit our privacy Policy for more information about our services, how Progressive Media Investments may use, process and share your personal data, including information on your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. I was raped. I was raped when I was drunk, passed out. I was raped when I was drunk, passed out, when I was 14 years
Slavoj Žižek on the Charlie Hebdo massacre: Are the worst really full of passionate intensity?
(Photo By French police at the Jewish supermarket in Paris where several people were taken hostage.) Now, when we are all in a state of shock after the killing spree in the Charlie Hebdo offices, it is the right moment to gather the courage to think. We should, of course, unambiguously condemn the killings as an attack on the very substance our freedoms, and condemn them without any hidden caveats
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