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Stuart Sheppard: The War Against Aesthetics in Contemporary Literature 

We are increasingly being told that it is not important how well a poet writes; rather, the crucial issue is what a poet says.

October 4, 2024 · 24 Comments

Stuart Sheppard: Buying Fragments of God | The Crazy Art World of the 1980s

Perhaps the most valuable contributions this memoir offers are the irreverent, yet illuminating, insights regarding specific artists and works.

August 18, 2024 · 1 Comment

Stuart Sheppard: Rebellious Spirits

Some historical events seem so fantastical that they sound like myths when retold, while others are so intrinsic to our nature that they could be today’s news, and actually help us understand our contemporaneous existence more deeply.

November 24, 2023 · 4 Comments

Stuart Sheppard: The War Against Aesthetics in Contemporary Art

Should art speak, or do we need to speak for it?

April 2, 2023 · 20 Comments

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