Millions of Dead Vibes: How Aesthetics Hurt Art

Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: Lola Sebastian – Why Are Disney Adults? Abigail Thorn – The Prince – The Aesthetics Wiki tries to explain the entire world through art movements & content trends. What does it miss? – Support the channel on Patreon: Twitter: Letterboxd: Instagram: – Voice credits: Abigail Thorn: @PhilosophyTube Dave Wiskus: LowSpecAlex: @LowSpecGamer Tom Nicholas: @Tom_Nicholas – Sources: Vox – Trends Are Dead Aesthetics Wiki (please don’t be assholes to them) The Atlantic – Cottagecore Was Just the Beginning Afrosartorialism – Problematic black iconicity: The Swenkas University of Ottawa Press – eGIRLS, eCITIZENS (ed. Jane Bailey and Valerie Steeves) Walter Benjamin – The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction The Face – Namecore Is the Trend that Unifies All Trends Stuart Hall – Who Needs Identity? Media used: Shanspeare – Social Media’s Obsession with Aesthetics and Curated Identities Mina Le - tiktok is kind of bad for fashion Superstorms – Part 2 The Caretaker – It’s Only A Burning Memory (nightcore version) Jessie J – Price Tag (live on Top of the Pops) – Table of contents: 0:00 The Aesthetics Wiki 6:45 Nothing on the outside 27:13 Nothing on the inside