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Tom Lordan

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Irish Art Critic | The Irish Times, Frieze, Paper Visual Art | Philosophy & Aesthetics - Filosofia y Estética - Philosophie & Ästhetik tomlordan.com

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · 09/06/2026
In an era dominated by digital self-representation, Jacques Rivette's La Belle Noiseuse appears increasingly prophetic, anticipating contemporary anxieties about what images reveal, writes @tomlordan.bsky.social
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The Truth of the Image: La Belle Noiseuse at 35
Jacques Rivette’s film is striking for its psychological complexity, its depiction of artistic practice, and marks a timely reminder of the disquieting…
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Wunderbar!
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Recent things
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Two versions of Max Ernst's the Fireside Angel (a.k.a. the Angel of Hearth and Home / the Triumph of Surrealism). Completed in 1937, these works respond to the defeat of the republican movement in the Spanish Civil War, including the fascist bombing of Basque Guernica.
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
¡libros preciosos!
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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The Birthday Boys
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Esta es la obra de un genio 👏
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Revista Jacobina @revistajacobina.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
O estranho e o sinistro, o último livro de Mark Fisher - Lançamento
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O estranho e o sinistro, o último livro de Mark Fisher - Lançamento
YouTube video by Autonomia Literária
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Oh, eso es un simple problema técnico: está poseído por un demonio.
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Que retrato fascinante! Você capturou perfeitamente o olhar analítico dele kkk
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Uma pergunta perene
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Alberto Toscano @alfatau.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Teaching a course at BISR in June on language and politics, which will focus especially on the writings of Paolo Virno (alongside Lenin, Agamben, Butler et al.). thebrooklyninstitute.com/items/course...
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Powers of Speech: Language and Politics - Brooklyn Institute for Social Research
Ever since the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle defined the human being both as a political animal (zoon politikon) and as an animal endowed with speech and reason (zoon logon echon), the relations...
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British Journal of Aesthetics @britjaesth.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
🚨 BSA POSTDOCTORAL AWARD 🚨 The British Society for Aesthetics invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral award in philosophical aesthetics, to the value of £30,000 per annum with up to £3,000 additional geographical allowance, to start in the Autumn term in 2026.
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Maybe not?
a ludicrous old-timey car designed to look like a house that i find funny.
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Haha! I'm sympathetic but still have a soft spot for it. And his Gaspard de la nuit! 👌love that
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Lembro-me de ter adorado este álbum!
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Não tenho certeza se isso é relevante para você!! Kkkk
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
No filme mais experimental e pessoal de Andrei Tarkovsky, Mirror, o protagonista sonha com as paredes da sua casa de infância inundadas de água - o que supostamente transmite ansiedade/tristeza pela morte da sua mãe: a casa representa o seu sentimento de segurança, agora ameaçado pela instabilidade
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
My latest piece for Frieze is on the Basic Income for the Arts scheme in Ireland. A fantastic success, the pilot has now been made permanent - a model for other EU countries to follow. www.frieze.com/article/tom-... #Frieze #BasicIncome
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Ireland Paid Its Artists – Did It Work?
While the visual arts remain in a fragile state, the government’s Basic Income for the Arts has helped make creative practice more viable
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Kurt Fischer @kurtfischer.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Heute erscheint bei @suhrkamp.de das neue Buch von #PeterSloterdijk – »Der Fürst und seine Erben. Über große Männer im Zeitalter der gewöhnlichen Leute.« Deer Buchrücken rückt den »mad man« Trump und den apokalyptisch-nihilistischen Pokerspieler Putin in den Mittelpunkt. 1/5
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Finished this book recently. One of the most powerful sections comes at the end: Sloterdijk talks about how praxis has become the myth of modernity - and how, rather than practical philosophy or ethical frameworks focusing on how to act, we need a philosophy of restraint, of letting things be.
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Uma pergunta que me faço todos os dias
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
you need to trademark this like the happy birthday song, you'll be drowning in royalties
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
this is genius, how has nobody ever said this before.
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Sounds absolutely fascinating!
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
This sheep-like vessel dates back to the Early Cycladic I Period (c. 3100 - c. 2700 BCE)! It is made from marble and measures 22cm in length. Holes at the neck and tail suggest that it was meant to be suspended, and the two hollowed out cups on its back were probably used as containers of some kind
An ancient Kernos which is in the rough shape of a sheep
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Concordo plenamente! 💚
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Cresci na zona rural da Irlanda e minha casa tinha vista para um vale. Na lua cheia, todo o vale ficava imerso em uma luz azul etérea. Parecia uma substância – como se você pudesse nadar nela.
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Thank you, I absolutely will! And no I've never heard of that, I'll add it to the list! 👌 There's a few great comic book shops near where I work in Dublin, so I'm planning on going in this Thursday - hope to pick up something then!
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Really interesting, thanks for the guidance! I ask because it's not a genre I know much about tbh but I'd love to find out more. The only graphic novels I've read are in the superhero genre (the best being, rather predictably, Watchmen) so I'm keen to explore outside of that field!
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Favourite graphic novel? 🌝
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
'The Bloomsbury Handbook to Slavoj Žižek' brings together philosophers whose work has engaged with Žižek’s philosophy, introducing readers to Žižek's life, work and theories. Learn more: bit.ly/4aWoXpG Preview: bit.ly/4aBNKQT #Zizek
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Frederic Gros: "When we are walking it isn't so much that we are drawing nearer, more that the things out there become more and more insistent in our body. The landscape is a set of tastes, colours, scents which the body absorbs."
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Great name!
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Hey Ingrid!! 😁 Estou bem, obrigada! Está chovendo sem parar na Irlanda há quase 40 dias 😅. Então, estou me sentindo — como todo mundo na ilha — um pouco maluca!!! Kkkk. Como vai você?
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Start of 2026.
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
I now have a website for writing. tomlordan.com
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Cultural Criticism | Tom Lordan
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Isso é um desenvolvimento tão distópico.
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Philosophie magazine @philomag.com · 13/01/2026
Nous recevons ce mardi à 18h30 la philosophe Catherine Malabou pour une masterclass exceptionnelle. N’attendez plus et réservez votre place pour ce soir ! L’accès est ouvert à tous et même offert à nos abonnés, en ligne ou au Club de l’Étoile (Paris XVIIe).
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Assistez à la masterclass de Catherine Malabou ce mardi à 18h30, en présentiel ou à distance
Pouvons-nous nous passer de gouvernement ? Peut-on lutter contre la flexibilité généralisée au nom de la plasticité ? Ce sont des questions au cœur de la…
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Wisdom from Said ❤️
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
😂 I liked the word addition! Like "an addition to your life". Who knows, that could be 2026 word of the year.
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
I completely agree. I still can't believe it's not better known - whenever people talk about spectacular technical / imaginative feats in cinema, like Kubrick's 2001 or Sokurov's Russian Ark, they should also mention this movie. It's like nothing I've ever seen before.
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Oh man, such an incredible film. Absolutely visionary.
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Love that quote Anne! I just watched it last night - such a brilliant film, and a great central performance by Hepburn!
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Summertime (1955) by David Lean.
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Haha. Acho que ela se parece um pouco com Frank Zappa!
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
This is so fucking cool
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Isso é verdadeiramente lindo ❤️
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Que filme fantástico!
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Tom Lordan @tomlordan.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
That one is in the Museo Reina Sofía!
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