Depraved
The Story of Dangerous Art
$41.20
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2026
Summary
A work of art is a strange thing. It can carry us to the soaring peaks of beauty or drag us all the way down to the burning depths of depravity. We often treat artworks as sacred, almost ethereal. But they are an intimate piece of this world - born from the hands of geniuses, and from the hands of monsters.
What makes an artwork immoral? Why do these troubling creations have such a hold on us? And how should we deal with them?
We live in a moment when the dang…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571383221 |
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| ISBN-10: | 057138322X |
| Author: | Daisy Dixon |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 135mm |
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About The Author
Daisy Dixon
Dr. Daisy Dixon is a prize-winning philosopher with a PhD from the University of Cambridge. She is a Lecturer in Philosophy at Cardiff University, specializing in the philosophy of art, particularly immoral and dangerous art that entrenches structural injustice. She has published in academic journals on topics including oppressive monuments, aesthetic protest, and deceptive art, and has presented her work on immoral artists on BBC Radio and multiple podcasts. Dixon also has an art practice in painting and sonic sculpture.
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