Ken Kimmelman, Emmy award-winning filmmaker and Aesthetic Realism consultant, says about this upcoming class in his course “If It Moves, It Can Move You”: Opposites in the Cinema: People have been interested in seeing corruption, crime, the darker side of life—the drama of good and evil—as these are shown on the big screen in a… Read more

Matthew D’Amico, Aesthetic Realism associate, and political coordinator for a New York State labor union, says: As a fan of baseball since I was a child, I’ve loved going to Yankee Stadium and rooting for the Yanks along with thousands of other people. Why is the game of baseball—part of the fabric of America—so loved?… Read more

Public Seminar Thursday, April 2, 6:30 PM The speakers—Aesthetic Realism consultants and Terrain Gallery coordinators—give the answer to the vital question in this seminar’s title! Eli Siegel, critic, poet, and founder of Aesthetic Realism, explained the organic, practical relation of art and life: “All beauty is a making one of opposites, and the making one of… Read more

Ken Kimmelman, Emmy award-winning filmmaker and Aesthetic Realism consultant, says about this upcoming class in his course “If It Moves It Can Move You”: Opposites in the Cinema: Mishap, mayhem, and mischief, when given form in the cinema, have delighted audiences everywhere. Eli Siegel defined humor as “the feeling that the ugly is beautiful, while… Read more

Louis Dienes, poet and photographer, writes: Why has Sherlock Holmes, the ultimate detective, captured the imagination of readers for over a century? Find out in “Mind and Sherlock Holmes,” issue #1624 of The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known, as editor Ellen Reiss explains his vast and enduring popularity and what it has to… Read more

Due to weather conditions, the seminar scheduled for Thursday, March 5 will instead take place next Thursday, March 12, 6:30 PM.  We hope you’ll be there! Leila Rosen, Aesthetic Realism associate, writes about this upcoming Public Seminar: Not only does Aesthetic Realism explain with resounding clarity what a person’s greatest ambition is—it also shows what gets in… Read more

Ken Kimmelman, Emmy award-winning filmmaker and Aesthetic Realism consultant, says about this upcoming class in his course “If It Moves It Can Move You”: Opposites in the Cinema: It has often been said, “Like father like son.” Yet disagreements between father and son have been a large subject in history and literature—and film. A good… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: What is the big conflict in every person? How our lives will go and whether we like ourselves depend on our understanding this conflict. It’s told of mightily in the new, landmark issue—“Knowledge & Narrowness”—of The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known. The commentary by editor Ellen Reiss… Read more

Derek Mali, Aesthetic Realism consultant and actor, writes: When I first read Eli Siegel’s essay “The Ordinary Doom,” I was astounded—I felt, “This describes me!” Though I hadn’t met him, I felt he wrote the essay with me in mind. In it, Mr. Siegel explains the loneliness people take for granted—that they walk around with… Read more

Leila Rosen, Aesthetic Realism associate, writes about this upcoming Public Seminar: Women—and men too—want to feel we’re intelligent. We want to use our minds well—about work, love, education, money, everything. So why do we often feel we’re not intelligent in the choices we make—that, once again, we’ve messed it all up? What’s the real intelligence… Read more