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← Contemporary art is needlessly big; small works like Dalí's deserve a comeback.

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Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under design design Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under taste taste Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Contemporary art is needlessly big; small works like Dalí's deserve a comeback. Contemporary art is needlessly big; smallworks like Dalí's deserve a comeback. Last stated 7 months ago 6 Apr 2026 MD Monica Dinculescu — holds since 2026-04-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. — tap to centre the map on it After a decade of Swiss minimalism,design is about to swing back tosomething far more expressive. Last stated a year ago 16 Oct 2025 DF Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Beauty is a valuable asset that is being lost in favor of pure functionality. — tap to centre the map on it Beauty is a valuable asset that isbeing lost in favor of purefunctionality. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: If art is essential for everyone it should be accessible to everyone — tap to centre the map on it If art is essential for everyone itshould be accessible to everyone LT Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1897–1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: The abandonment of the category of beauty in architectural discourse is a mistake that impoverishes the discipline. — tap to centre the map on it The abandonment of the category ofbeauty in architectural discourse isa mistake that impoverishes thediscipline. Last stated 2 years ago 26 Nov 2024 PS Patrik Schumacher — holds since 2024-11-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Art was the original UI: its techniques evolved over thousands of years, and too few designers draw on them. — tap to centre the map on it Art was the original UI: itstechniques evolved over thousands ofyears, and too few designers draw onthem. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Art should criticize power, and capitalism, as the dominant ideology, can handle harsh satire. — tap to centre the map on it Art should criticize power, andcapitalism, as the dominantideology, can handle harsh satire. Last stated 13 years ago 11 Aug 2013 SD Seth Dickinson — holds since 2013-08-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Art should never try to be popular; the public should become artistic — tap to centre the map on it Art should never try to be popular;the public should become artistic OW Oscar Wilde — holds since c. 1891 — tap for who they are Same subject: A work does not have to be unlike everything before it to be worth making; what makes it new is that this particular person made it. — tap to centre the map on it A work does not have to be unlikeeverything before it to be worthmaking; what makes it new is thatthis particular person made it. Last stated 4 months ago 29 Jun 2026 TC Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are NC Nick Cave — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate negotiating an offershould make every ask fit one lineof logic. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Communicating clearly is less about the number of words used and more about focusing on the right ideas and directions. — tap to centre the map on it Communicating clearly is less aboutthe number of words used and moreabout focusing on the right ideasand directions. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Jan 2024 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2024-01-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: If you simplify your English, a stupid remark becomes obviously stupid, even to yourself. — tap to centre the map on it If you simplify your English, astupid remark becomes obviouslystupid, even to yourself. Last stated 81 years ago 1 Apr 1946 GO George Orwell — holds since 1946-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most music writing in the internet age should consist only of a link and a brief recommendation. — tap to centre the map on it Most music writing in the internetage should consist only of a linkand a brief recommendation. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Sept 2026 RP Rick Perlstein — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Code that is complex or clever can pass its tests while still being bad code. — tap to centre the map on it Code that is complex or clever canpass its tests while still being badcode. Last stated 11 years ago 22 Oct 2015 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2015-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Modern technology and AI enable a new wave of digital minimalism. — tap to centre the map on it Modern technology and AI enable anew wave of digital minimalism. Last stated 4 days ago 31 Oct 2026 VB Vitalik Buterin — holds since 2026-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Smaller, more atomic pull requests make code review easier. — tap to centre the map on it Smaller, more atomic pull requestsmake code review easier. Last stated 5 years ago 10 Jul 2021 ML Marc Littlemore — holds since 2021-07-10 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Contemporary art is needlessly big; small works like Dalí's deserve a comeback. Last stated 6 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago Holds Monica Dinculescu Read this korrent →