Ever since the accidental discovery of whale song in 1967

In the 1950s

This in the end constitutes what I have called the Statisticon

wie sie die Welt unserer heimischen Vögel erkundet

and I have joyfully felt its ironically icy bite

Inclusions - Aesthetics of the Capitalocene Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Ever since the accidental discoveryToday, the ecological catastrophe challenges us to rethink the space our societies have assigned to art. Creativity, critical thinking, exchange, transcendence, the relationship to the Other and to History are values intrinsic to artistic practice that will soon be of vital importance for the future of mankind. We need art to give a meaning to our lives, and the banks will not supply that. By attempting to unfold a few of the aesthetic figures