“Beauty may have its roots in simple sensuous enjoyment, but even at its humblest it appeals to something larger: a capacity to step back and pay attention, and a willingness to consider, compare and arrive at a judgement.”
Tag: 03.09
Proposal: Let Artists Save The World Financial System
“Let’s do a job swap. We’ll put the corporate executives to work as artists while the artists run Wall Street.” Liz Lerman offers nine reasons artists are up to the task (e.g., “Artists do not expect to get anything if they do a bad job. Except maybe a bad review.”), and she observes that “in their new capacities as painters, poets, cellists and choreographers, our Wall Street executives might be experiencing a combination of culture shock therapy and ethical boot camp.”