Thelma Golden: How art gives shape to cultural change
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Thelma Golden: How art gives shape to cultural change
- These artworks have the capacity to alter our perceptions: of ourselves, certain concepts, the history or present or future of the world. Many of my favorite visual artworks reorient my perception of beauty (making a beautiful thing boring, making an ugly thing interesting); many of my favorite literary artworks change my perception of morality (by... See more
from good artists copy, ai artists ____ by Celine Nguyen
Rishita Chaudhary added
we don’t just “use” objects in the world; we too are changed by the objects we engage with
- The function of art is also clear: Artists propose new ways of doing things and perceiving the world, which if successful, become conventional.
from What is Culture? Part Four: Conventions
Andrew McCluskey added
Again - the artists as thought leader
- By encouraging contemporary art museums to experiment with similar value flow curation, we hope to initiate a friendly, positive-sum competition among cultural institutions to connect in deeper ways with the material conditions of art workers and audiences.
from Curating Value Exchange: Presentation + Q&A with Hito Steyerl by Toby Shorin
Jedric Viera added