Simon Morley 4/20/26 Simon Morley 4/20/26

Hope Springs Eternal

In this new post I continue thinking about hope, the subject of a book I’m working on for Thames & Hudson. I consider the special relationship between art and hope.

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2024 and Hope

The mass media always seems to welcome the new year by striving to cheer us up with reasons to be hopeful. But they’ve been working harder than usual this year! In today’s post I list 15 dimensions of history and experience that, for better or worse, will bring people hope in 2024.

Simon Morley 5/16/22 Simon Morley 5/16/22

Juche Realism and False Optimism

Second Part of my analysis of North Korea Art : false optimism

Simon Morley 4/4/22 Simon Morley 4/4/22

Shallow Pessimism

Simon Morley 11/17/20 Simon Morley 11/17/20

Hope (Part II)

Simon Morley 11/3/20 Simon Morley 11/3/20

Hope (Part 1)