David Brooks Plays Art Critic, Decries Politicization Of Art

“Artists have always taken political stands, but in some eras there’smore of a conviction that beauty yields larger truths about the humancondition that are not accessible through politics alone — and these arethe truths that keep us sane. Now one gets the sense that not only isthe personal political, but that the political has eclipsed thepersonal. What’s missing from most of these pieces is human contact andemotional range.” – The New York Times