The Death Mask of Art (W/ DC Miller)

System of Systems

A long sought-after guest joins System of Systems to discuss a number of artistic, philosophical, and political topics. Adam and the writer, critic and philosopher DC Miller became internet-linked after Adam demonstrated public interest in DC's writing. The result was that Adam was fired from The Quietus, where he wrote a regular column on the noise music underground and critical theory, and lost a number of other writing contracts. How did DC become such a controversial figure? Well, it mostly stems from the extreme Antifa-led overreaction to the now defunct British gallery LD50 and its 2017 exhibition that examined the imagery of what was then being called the alt-right and hosted talks by thinkers like Nick Land and Brett Stevens. DC heroically defended the gallery's right to tackle sensitive ideas and art. For that commitment to freedom of expression and fundamental enlightenment values, DC lost all of his positions in the art world. Seemingly overnight, he went from a known regular art critic for Frieze and Art Monthly to persona non grata.

But we believe that DC is among the most misunderstood thinkers and creative people currently in the discourse. Though Adam and DC do have some differences in their view points, they also agree on a lot, specifically when it comes to diagnosing what is WRONG in our culture. In this chat, DC and Adam discuss art, psyops, the left, the elite, and recent work by the writer. DC recently wrote a response article to the essay that Adam published, 'Marxist Defends the Great Reactionaries,' that will be also published by American Greatness soon. DC is now publishing regularly on his Substack, is a contributing editor to im1776, and also publishes with The Conservative Woman. Enjoy the show!

SOUNDTRACK:

Drexciya "Neptune's Lair" (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLryJ-4UNwXnfNR1h7RHPT2_TT6hu91G1o)

Scott Walker "Farmer in the City" (https://youtu.be/zIJzTWk6bSw)

Ghoulbog "Tredje Stycket" (https://styggelsetapes.bandcamp.com/track/tredje-stycket-viddernas-h-rskare)

Links:

DC's Substack: https://cryptogram.substack.com/

DC debates Zeroh HP Lovecraft: https://im1776.com/2021/06/08/dialogue-dc-miller-vs-zero-hp-lovecraft/

"The Occult Left": https://cryptogram.substack.com/p/the-locusts-have-no-king

DC Miller "The True Story of LD50": https://medium.com/@dctvbot/no-platform-for-aristotle-867a04c5da50

Jonathan Jones on LD50: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2017/feb/22/art-galleries-free-speech-ld50-dalston

Adam's statement on being fired from the Quietus: https://www.adamlehrer.com/blog/2020/8/11/a-statement-on-my-severed-relationship-with-the-quietus Adam "A Marxist Defends the Great Reactionaries": https://amgreatness.com/2021/01/01/a-marxist-defends-the-great-reactionaries/

DC, Justin Murphy, and Nina Power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvUcO8sQZSI