Free Thinking: Paolozzi; Daniel Dennett
Philip Dodd looks at the art of Paolozzi and talks consciousness with Daniel Dennett.
Arts & Ideas · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Dubbed the "godfather of British pop art", Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005) is the subject of an exhibition at London's Whitechapel Gallery. Philip Dodd and his guests art historians Richard Cork and Judith Collins, philosopher Barry Smith and writer Iain Sinclair discuss Paolozzi's legacy. Plus an interview with American philosopher Professor Daniel Dennett Co-Director Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University.
Eduardo Paolozzi runs at the Whitechapel Gallery in London from 16 February – 14 May 2017
Daniel Dennett's latest book is called From Bacteria to Bach and Back.
Producer Torquil MacLeod