# Christopher Benson — RSS Amplifier

Everything Christopher Benson publishes, via the RSS Amplifier directory.

Page: <https://rssamplifier.com/authors/christopher-benson>  
Feed: <https://rssamplifier.com/authors/christopher-benson.md>

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## [The "Distance of Excessive Reverence"](https://windmillslayer.substack.com/p/the-distance-of-excessive-reverence)

_2026-08-15 · Slayer of Windmills_

Why we put our heroes on pedestals (and probably shouldn’t)

## [Why The Hell Do I Do This?](https://windmillslayer.substack.com/p/why-the-hell-do-i-do-this)

_2026-07-24 · Slayer of Windmills_

I’ve been putting up these Substack essays about art and the artworld — and about my own life as a painter — for a couple of years now.

## [When Life Tells the Art What to Do](https://windmillslayer.substack.com/p/when-life-tells-the-art-what-to-do)

_2026-07-18 · Slayer of Windmills_

My Artist Friends — Part Two

## [The Problem of an Artist's Livelihood](https://windmillslayer.substack.com/p/the-problem-of-an-artists-livelihood)

_2026-07-01 · Slayer of Windmills_

Responding to a piece on this same topic by another arts writer

## [Building the New System in the Shell of the Old](https://windmillslayer.substack.com/p/building-the-new-system-in-the-shell)

_2026-06-26 · Slayer of Windmills_

My artist friends — Part 1

## [The Career Map of an Art World Outsider](https://windmillslayer.substack.com/p/the-career-map-of-an-art-world-outsider-cdc)

_2026-06-17 · Slayer of Windmills_

Part 3

## [The Career Map of an Art World Outsider](https://windmillslayer.substack.com/p/the-career-map-of-an-art-world-outsider-695)

_2026-06-14 · Slayer of Windmills_

Part 2

## [The Career Map of an Art World Outsider](https://windmillslayer.substack.com/p/the-career-map-of-an-art-world-outsider)

_2026-06-13 · Slayer of Windmills_

Part 1

## [The Goodness of the New and the Free](https://windmillslayer.substack.com/p/the-goodness-of-the-new-and-the-free)

_2026-05-30 · Slayer of Windmills_

I seem to be on a tear this week with these almost daily posts.

## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/32jFBVx4una8)

_2026-05-30 · **Sponsored**_

Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing.

## [Money and Art](https://windmillslayer.substack.com/p/money-and-art)

_2026-05-28 · Slayer of Windmills_

On speaking about the unspeakable