But not all art is interested in offering that kind of reassurance. Some art does the opposite. Instead of calming us down, it pokes us in the ribs. Sometimes it even grabs us by the collar and says, Look at this. This is art that confronts.

"Most believe that a satisfactory future requires a return to an idealized past, a past which never in fact existed."- Leto II, God Emperor of Dune, Frank Herbert.