Few in today’s world still believe in the idea of a singular, monolithic ‘Truth’ such as has dominated Western belief systems for so long.
We are also acutely aware of the ‘tapestry of lies’ of all kinds that surround us every day, seemingly allied with the experience of modernity, the expression of loss and dislocation in art, and contemporary philosophical, historical, and political perspectives.
Lies in art, lies in culture, lies in politics: this is the tapestry that the essays in this issue of Double Dialogues seek to unpick … but also at times to weave.