Q and A, Foundation for the Advancement of Art Conference

The panel of speakers field questions from the audience with: David Kelley, Stephen R. C. Hicks, Martine Vaugel, Jan Koenderink, and Michael Newberry.
0:30 Why do normal people buy into postmodern art?
1:10 Hicks: High art club intimidation ...
3:12 Vaugel: Art schools and money ...
6:39 Is there a dichotomy between truth, beauty, and sensuous?
7:34 Hicks: talking point of postmodernists, but it is a false dichotomy.
8:26 What is the relationship between ideals and abstraction?
9:18 Kelley: Realistic ideals are something to aspire to.
13:09 Evolutionary psychology?
13:44 Kelley: Highly speculative.
15:29 Could respect for sports heroes be a model for artists?
16:37 Kelley: Unpacking that concept.
20:02 Newberry: Athletes excel through physical perfection and artists through integrating perception, thought, and emotion.
21:32 Vaugel: Contemporary mythology of heroes.
22:14 Hicks: Elements of sports competition, can also apply to art.
24:04 Praise for the conference.

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I've listened to this 5 times already, it's full of art world gems. Thank you, Michael.