The Progress Trap AC25 while a conversation between Blum

while a conversation between Blum and Dorothy Lichtenstein—held on the occasion of this exhibition—further illuminates their rich shared history

Brian Clark

and the timeless world of Peter Rabbit

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The Progress Trap AC25 while a conversation between BlumThe idea of progress, one of the animating ideas of Western civilization, has now gone global. From Marxism and neoliberalism to todays mutant identity politics, it offers a framework of knowledge and confidence: an assurance that things will get better and that history is on our side. However, in doing this it creates a form of authority that is simultaneously imaginary and dishonest, resting on confidence in a future that is really contingent and