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The Emperor's New Art


From the masks and jewellery of the Pharaohs to contemporary painting, art has always been valued above almost all else. Yet it has no practical purpose. Has money chased art because, with no objective measure, art is victim to limitless hype and fashion, or are gold baubles and diamond skulls of genuinely great value?
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Beauty Bites Back
Beauty Bites Back

Could beauty be real rather than subjective?

Speakers: Alastair Reynolds, Angela Breitenbach, Stephen Bayley
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The Tyranny of Freedom

Do we have too much choice?

Speakers: Lou Marinoff, Lynne Segal, Renata Salecl
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Conditions for Creativity: Does censorship create great art?
Conditions for Creativity

Does censorship create great art?

Speakers: Jenny Boyd, Anders Sandberg, Allen Jones
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Gandhi vs Guevara

Is violence ever a justifiable political strategy?

Speakers: Finn Mackay, John Sauven, Neel Mukherjee
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Of Lies and Necessity

Is honesty a fantasy?

Speakers: Rae Langton, Tom Sorell, Sophie Van Der Zee
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Reinventing Film

The rise of independent cinema

Speakers: Mike Figgis, Beeban Kidron, Michael Nyman

Biography

BBC Radio 2 and Radio 4 presenter Peter Curran is best-known for hosting The Friday Night Arts Show, When Art Went Pop, Loose Ends and Bunk Bed.

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