"There seems to be a distinctively aesthetic way we learn about the world, and a lot of the time it further entrenches unjust hierarchies."
Daisy Dixon is the philosopher who takes dangerous art seriously. An assistant Professor at Cardiff University, Dixon’s work on "aesthetic injustice" challenges the idea that work only means what its maker intended. She argues that we can be wronged not only by what art says, but by what it does to our ability to experience and express ourselves aesthetically.
Her book Depraved: The Story of Dangerous Art takes in prehistoric sculpture, extreme metal, and videogames, arguing that both complacency and censorship carry real costs. She has become a leading public voice on AI image abuse, including on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour.
"Daisy Dixon is the guide you need in encountering the disturbing side of human expression.” — Helen Carr, author of The Red Prince
