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Are the Arts Essential? (Hardcover)
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Are the Arts Essential? (Hardcover)
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A timely and kaleidoscopic reflection on the importance of the arts
in our society In the midst of a devastating pandemic, as theaters,
art galleries and museums, dance stages and concert halls shuttered
their doors indefinitely and institutional funding for
entertainment and culture evaporated almost overnight, a cohort of
highly acclaimed scholars, artists, cultural critics, and a
journalist sat down to ponder an urgent question: Are the arts
essential? Across twenty-five highly engaging essays, these
luminaries join together to address this question and to share
their own ideas, experiences, and ambitions for the arts. Darren
Walker discusses the ideals of justice and fairness advanced
through the arts; Mary Schmidt Campbell shows us how artists and
cultural institutions helped New York overcome the economic crisis
of the 1970s, bringing new investment and creativity to the city;
Deborah Willis traces histories of oppression and
disenfranchisement documented by photographers; and Oskar Eustis
offers a brief history lesson on how theaters have built
communities since the Golden Age of Athens. Other topics include
the vibrancy and diversity of Muslim culture in America during a
time of rising Islamophobia; the strengthening of the common good
through the art and cultural heritages of indigenous communities;
digital data aggregation informing and influencing new art forms;
and the jazz lyricisms of a theater piece inspired by a composer's
two-month coma. Drawing on their experiences across the spectrum of
the arts, from the performing and visual arts to poetry and
literature, the contributors remind readers that the arts are
everywhere and, in one important way after another, they question,
charge and change us. These impassioned essays remind us of the
human connections the arts can forge-how we find each other through
the arts, across the most difficult divides, and how the arts can
offer hope in the most challenging times. What answer does this
convocation offer to Are the Arts Essential? A resounding Yes.
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