The Artist Who Lied | Ren X

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Maybe we should lie more.The connection between deception and art dates back to some of the earliest philosophers. How does the consideration of magic, an art form that seemingly r elies on deception, change the conversation? The Artist Who Lied is, at its core, a proposal for an aesthetic theory of magic and the general use of deception as a tool in art. What does it mean to lie with art? Is it possible to do such a thing while maintaining a strong moral compass? Ren considers all of these questions and many more in this intimately philosophical title. Show more