139. Ben Fleming: What Is Art? What Happened to It? Part 2

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139. Ben Fleming: What Is Art? What Happened to It? Part 2

Ben is back to finish the discussion we started last week. We get into the 20th century and what happened to art. We discuss revolutionary and fascist art. We ask if "art" is even a meaningful term?

κρῠπτός and Ben Fleming

Nov 18, 2025

Giorgio de Chirico

Here are the paintings we mentioned by de Chirico:

*Enchanted spaces in the city of Nietzsche*

Here is the article the Ben cites where de Chirico critiques offers an alternative to leftist art:

G. de Chirico, Il ritorno al mestiere [translated]

Here is the link to Ben’s YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@RadioFreeHistory

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