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Dixon, Daisy. Artistic (Counter) Speech
2022, The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 80(4): 409-419
Topics: Communication; Ethics and Socio-Politics of Aesthetics; Ethics and Socio-Politics of Language
Keywords: aesthetic blocking; aesthetic spotlighting; hate speech; speech acts
Traditions: Analytic; European
Languages: English

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Added by: Ten-Herng Lai & Chong-Ming Lim
Abstract:
Some visual artworks constitute hate speech because they can perform oppressive illocutionary acts. This illocution-based analysis of art reveals how responsive curation and artmaking undermines and manages problematic art. Drawing on the notion of counterspeech as an alternative tool to censorship to handle art-based hate speech, this article proposes aesthetic blocking and aesthetic spotlighting. I then show that under certain conditions, this can lead to eventual metaphysical destruction of the artwork; a way to destroy harmful art without physically destroying it.
Comment (from this Blueprint): This paper can be used for discussions of how artistic interventions can constitute counter-speech to commemorative speech.
Difficulty: Advanced, Intermediate
Recommended use: Specialised

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