Kalliphobia
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"I hate it if I notice that I like something (…) Then I stop immediately. Also if it threatens to become beautiful."--Dieter Roth cited in "Kalliphobia in Contemporary Art" (2004) by Danto |
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Kalliphobia (after the Greek words for beauty - kalos and fear - phobia) is a neologism by Arthur Danto on the modern sensibility of the cult of ugliness.
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