Opinion The Toxic Legacy of Zombie Formalism, Part 2: How the Art System’s Entropy Is Raising the Political Stakes for Culture. Debt Aesthetics make new political themes increasingly attractive.

What was Zombie Formalism? If you’re not an avid follower of art-world trends, you may have no idea. Don’t worry: From an aesthetic standpoint, you didn’t miss much. In an economic sense ...

There, debasing and formalist art represents man as a monster deprived of feeling and thought . . . and serves the selfish interests of the bourgeoisie, catering to their decadent and perverted ...