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Censored for “Safety”: Swedish Cultural Centre Cancels Iran-Critical Artist

Chris Tomlinson September 8, 2023

MEP Charlie Weimers: “It is pure censorship. Ahmadi makes it clear that this is not a criticism of Islam but of political Islam, veiling, and the regime in Iran.”

Mea Culpa: British Museum Director Steps Down

Tristan Vanheuckelom August 27, 2023

The director had come under sharp criticism for not having taken seriously warnings of possible thefts at the museum.

Refurbishment of Notre Dame: The Triumph of the Aesthetics of Emptiness and Nonsense

Hélène de Lauzun July 9, 2023

It’s a safe bet that Archbishop Ulrich and his acolytes never asked themselves about the transmission of the faith and the salvation of souls when approving these supposedly aesthetic choices.

Claiming the Walls: Thoughts on Mexican Muralism

Carlos Perona Calvete June 28, 2023

The conservative tendency to leave the public square and the realm of art—the mural—blank for someone else to paint on has done society no favours.

The Need for Beauty and the Scrutonian Legacy: An Interview with Ferenc Hörcher

A.M. Fantini June 25, 2023

The most important thing for Scruton was to show that beauty can lead us from worldly concerns to the most important themes of our lives.

Louvre Housing Ukrainian Art To Protect From Theft

Michael Curzon June 12, 2023

Museum President Laurence des Cars described this as a positive “symbol” in “a sea of sadness and desolation.”

Hades of the Midwest

Carlos Perona Calvete June 10, 2023

The lord of the underworld and his Persephone stand before the stark fruits of Puritanism and modern industry.

Metaphysics of Architecture: A Look at Gottfried Semper’s Urkunst

Carlos Perona Calvete June 3, 2023

By locating the essence of traditional architecture in the primacy of character over concrete—the pattern we see over the material we don’t—Semper championed particularity over uniformity.

The one question that Christianity-hating MEP Malin Björk does not want to ask is: what would replace Western society if she got what she wanted? A new Soviet Union? An Islamic caliphate? In which of these would Malin Björk be treated better than in the very Western society for which she has such deep disdain?

Paolo Uccello as Mystical Teacher

Sebastian Morello April 23, 2023

The courage of George combined with the inexorable force of his white charger as they form a single centaurial juggernaut of unstoppable power is a perfect portrayal of Christian meekness.

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Censored for “Safety”: Swedish Cultural Centre Cancels Iran-Critical Artist

Mea Culpa: British Museum Director Steps Down

Refurbishment of Notre Dame: The Triumph of the Aesthetics of Emptiness and Nonsense

Claiming the Walls: Thoughts on Mexican Muralism

The Need for Beauty and the Scrutonian Legacy: An Interview with Ferenc Hörcher

Louvre Housing Ukrainian Art To Protect From Theft

Hades of the Midwest

Metaphysics of Architecture: A Look at Gottfried Semper’s Urkunst

The Communist Coward

Paolo Uccello as Mystical Teacher

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