This is a very interesting discussion that delves into elite theory, circulation of elites, politics, power, and the upcoming UK election. Parvini is the author, if you haven’t noticed, of the book on the sidebar. He also has a channel on Youtube under the name, Academic Agent that is excellent.

The Archibald Prize for Portraiture 2024 can be best explained by assuming that the whole show has been captured by a cabal of Art’s enemies. The Archibald Trust, the trustees, the Art Gallery of New South Wales all display contempt for their own traditions, indeed their very constitutions, and seem to be frantic to embrace…