How far can the arts change the world?

arts change the world
  • the arts range from high art to popular culture
  • the arts offer a personal experience for everyone
  • the arts push the boundaries of acceptability over time (eg Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain)
  • for many, the arts hold little interest or influence
  • the arts might encourage people to view society from different perspectives (eg Damien Hirst’s winning “Mother and Child (Divided),” a cow and a calf bisected and emerged in formaldehyde, was a tabloid sensation.)
  • the arts could be seen as a reflection of society and its values at the time
  • Contemporary works like Bansky can highlight issues that need to be solved
  • arts can be elitist (Read Article)
  • arts can be sexist (eg Les demoiselles d’Avignon (1907), Pablo Picasso _