The lovely Alice Gribbin joins me for a conversation about the mystery of inspiration, why intellectualizing art is a bad idea, the visceral encounter with the artwork, why the only realm where the gods are still active is art, US versus UK artists, our search for transcendence, and - as always - hope. Hope you enjoy!
You can read the transcript of our conversation here.
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Show Notes:
(0:00:00) Guest Introduction
(0:04:06) Hope is Embedded in Every Act of Artistic Creation
(0:07:23) The Cold War's Intense Artistic Energy
(0:13:12) The Cultural Impact of Mad Men
(0:20:36) An Artist's Form-Content Fit
(0:24:38) Why We Need Hubris Back in the Humanities
(0:29:40) The Gods Are Still Present—But Only in Art
(0:40:21) The Decay of Gatekeepers
(0:46:03) The Internet as Research Tool
(0:51:06) Art is a Visceral Encounter, Not Instagram Content
(1:20:23) Notions of Great Art and the Canon
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