{"product_id":"depraved-the-story-of-dangerous-art","title":"Depraved: The Story of Dangerous Art","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDr. Daisy Dixon\u003c\/b\u003e is a prize-winning philosopher with a PhD from the University of Cambridge. She is an Assistant Professor in Philosophy at Cardiff University, and specialises 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 is also an artist and has an art practice in painting and sonic sculpture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t''A brilliant story about art's dark power over the human imagination. Daisy Dixon offers bold new ways to think about how art shapes our lives -- and how to engage with art that shocks, horrifies, or harms. An essential, timely, sparklingly smart book for anyone who wants to place the culture wars in their historical and philosophical context.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Dan Jones, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Plantagenets \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Henry V\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e''Daisy Dixon is the guide you need in encountering the disturbing side of human expression. Her book gave me the courage to look closer at depraved art, not fear it, which is the ultimate power.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eHelen Carr, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Red Prince\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lively, explicit, provocative. Philosopher Daisy Dixon gives her verdict on depraved art from a diverse group that includes Neolithic cave painters, the Marquis de Sade, Marina Abravomic, and Cardi B.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Nigel Warburton, author \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Little History of Philosophy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Clear, very accessible, and thought-provoking, \n\u003ci\u003eDepraved\u003c\/i\u003e is an elegant blend of art history and philosophy that invites us to stare into the abyss while wrestling with the ethics of threatening, shocking, and uncomfortable art.\" \n\u003cb\u003e --Greg Jenner, author of \u003ci\u003eA Million Years in a Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Essential. Daisy Dixon writes with grace, wit, and moral clarity about the weaponization of art. \n\u003ci\u003eDepraved\u003c\/i\u003e is an urgent reckoning with institutional violence, curatorial practice and the meaning of freedom -- demonstrating the always-intertwined nature of aesthetics and ethics.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Dan Hicks, author of \u003ci\u003eEvery Monument Will Fall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Sparklingly smart. . . For anyone who wants to place the culture wars in their historical and philosophical context.\"--Dan Jones, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Plantagenets\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHenry V\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA bold, expansive argument for a new way to understand immoral art in our time of cultural and political upheaval\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this unconventional journey through the history of art, philosopher and artist Daisy Dixon explores works of art that society has condemned as depraved, obscene, or dangerous, from prehistoric sculpture to extreme metal music, videogames to classical paintings. Interrogating our sense of morality, past and present, \n\u003ci\u003eDepraved \u003c\/i\u003easks readers to engage with essential questions about art, censorship, social progress, and the eternal debate over right and wrong. Can an artwork speak? How can it shape or distort our world? Who gets to decide whether a work of art is depraved, and what are the qualities that make it so? And of course, what should we \n\u003ci\u003edo\u003c\/i\u003e about it? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs art is subjected to renewed criticism in the cultural and political spheres, it is imperative that we examine it with care. Only by understanding the long history of depraved art can we begin to bring our own age into focus. Art can be dangerous--but censorship can be equally catastrophic. Where does this leave us? With wit, fascinating anecdotes, and shrewd analysis, Dixon crafts a path forward that demands a new understanding of the nature of art itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/04\/2026 (EAN 9798217061846, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9798217061846, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Viking","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496146796822,"sku":"9798217061846","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9798217061846.jpg?v=1783053976","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/depraved-the-story-of-dangerous-art","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}