Art And Culture – Page 2

Virtually everything we do

Virtually everything we do is dependent on others, from the arts and culture to farmers who grow the food we eat. Quite a lot of the differences that make us rich and poor are matters just of luck. To somehow revel in ones privilege would be a mistake. An even bigger mistake would be trying … Read more

We might have reason

We might have reason to be driven! We live for a short stretch of time in a world we share with others. Virtually everything we do is dependent on others, from the arts and culture to farmers who grow the food we eat. Amartya Sen

Whoever controls the media,

Whoever controls the media, the images, controls the culture. Allen Ginsberg

…Any authentic creation is

…Any authentic creation is a gift to the future. Albert Camus

Without culture, and the

Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future. Albert Camus

Widespread state control over

Widespread state control over art and culture has left no room for freedom of expression in the country. For more than 60 years, anyone with a dissenting opinion has been suppressed. Chinese art is merely a product: it avoids any meaningful engagement. There is no larger context. Its only purpose is to charm viewers with … Read more

China is an old

China is an old nation with a colourful history. Its booming economy has triggered an appetite and a curiosity around the world for its art and culture, one that continues to grow. I can, however, tell people that it is a show with no actor. Ai Weiwei

So-called Chinese art and

So-called Chinese art and culture is under control of the Party. They exist to serve the official agenda. I call it fake art and culture. Ai Weiwei

I think that the

I think that the job of art and culture is to jump on that time and realize that it’s there and to push it just a little bit faster. Adam McKay

I think that’s becoming

I think that’s becoming the key to where the whole idea of art and culture are going nowadays anyway, is the idea of curation. Knowing what you like. That’s sort of the future right now. Molding something, whether it be a roster on a label, or your blog, or a song, or your DJ set.
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