> Critics and audiences have always been interested in the difference between an artist who seems to “mean” what they say, and one who is subverting that meanin

> Critics and audiences have always been interested in the difference between an artist who seems to “mean” what they say, and one who is subverting that meaning. Does Cortright “mean” her videos, and if not, what makes them different from the “authentic” material created by Nasim Aghdam? Jesus this article. It's grasping for some higher relevance beyond what we had here: a troubled, mentally unstable woman with an online aesthetic that didn't jive with what we in the West consider normal design standards. It's not that we shouldn't be examining material like hers for patterns that could potentially prevent future tragedies like this. But this is just feels amateur and needlessly judgmental.