The [Good] Danger of Art that Bypasses the Brain and Goes Straight to Your Heart
Rogelio Martinez: Creepy Art is Powerful Art
Fight a political landscape that preys on people’s emotions with art that also works on the emotions. Art that bypasses the brain and heads straight to the heart. It’s really the only chance we have left.
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You may have noticed that the Trump administration is waging war on America’s art world, seizing control of the Kennedy Center, slashing funding for the NEA, and gutting arts education. As…





