Art in a Poorer World

I became hooked on bloggingheads tv during the election, when there were a bunch of great conversations between people with radically different views, who kept things mostly civilized and always interesting. I guess bloggingheads is also weaning from a steady political diet, so here's one about art.

This is just a clip, so hit the link above for the rest of the topics.


The crazy illogic of the art market
Should super-collectors usurp museums’ power?
Are art fairs necessary?
How envy created an art bubble
Must art be intellectually hefty to be valuable?
How the economic downturn may produce more artistic freedom