John Lysaker: A Crack in the Roof

According to Lysaker, not in one place, not isolated, atomized, or on some abstracted plane of language. Emerson and Self-Culture depicts a William Baily still-life oil painting of vessels of varying heights and two eggs pristinely arrayed on a table.2 The new book shows an acrylic painting by Dozie...

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Published in:Philosophy today (Celina) 2020-04, Vol.64 (2), p.515-525
Main Author: Craig, Megan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Displaced persons
Essays
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
National identity
Philosophy
Race
Racism
Rhythm
Self study
White supremacy
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Summary:According to Lysaker, not in one place, not isolated, atomized, or on some abstracted plane of language. Emerson and Self-Culture depicts a William Baily still-life oil painting of vessels of varying heights and two eggs pristinely arrayed on a table.2 The new book shows an acrylic painting by Dozier Bell of an off-kilter, turbulent sea. Fittingly, the speed of the first book (its pace, length, and rhythm) seems comparable to the speed of Baily and oil paint- which takes several months to dry. Reading Lysaker, I was reminded of artist and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz's 1991 description of America: I want to throw up because we're supposed to quietly and politely make house in this killing machine called America and pay taxes to support our own slow murder and I'm amazed we're not running amok in the streets, and that
ISSN:0031-8256
2329-8596
DOI:10.5840/philtoday20206429