Exploited Art: Propaganda, Pornography, Pomp, and Product

| August 21, 2025 | 2 comments

Michael goes solo to talk about exploited art in its four forms: propaganda, pornography, pomp, and product. He discusses why subjecting art to an agenda undermines the powerful purpose of art, and why the church should be the place artists feel most free and empowered to pursue their callings with integrity.

LINKS

Why Are So Many Christian Artists at Odds with the Church? (article and podcast)

12 Years a Slave: History vs. Hollywood

Art and the Evangelical Imagination (with Karen Swallow Prior)

“The Sentimentality Trap,” by Benjamin Myers

Young People are Having Less Casual Sex …

Frank Zappa Interview

The Artist and the Problem of Fame (Part 1)

Patrons and the Problem of Fame (Part 2)

Why Art, Like the Gospel, is not a Commodity

On Aquinas and the Four Idols

 

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2 Comments

  1. Steve Chab
    Steve Chab on September 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM

    Love this: “Fear of the wrong conclusion on the part of a free audience should not dictate one’s artistic choices.”

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  2. Steve Chab
    Steve Chab on September 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM

    People are happily and numbed by easy-to-digest content that tells them exactly what to think and how to feel. What is the remedy?

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