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The Great Debasement with Alice Gribbin

The Great Debasement with Alice Gribbin

Alice Gribbin joins me to discuss her recent essay in Tablet, "The Great Debasement," on the recent ideological transformation of our major cultural institutions.

Outsider Theory

June 10, 20222h 5m

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Show Notes

Essayist and poet Alice Gribbin joins me to discuss her recent essay in Tablet, "The Great Debasement," on the ideological transformation of museums and other cultural institutions into propaganda organs; the utilitarian attitude to art; the continued relevance of John Berger's "Ways of Seeing"; and more.

https://substack.com/profile/5192682-alice-gribbin

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/great-debasement-art

https://quillette.com/2021/06/05/the-artist-and-the-censor/

Topics

cultureinstitutionsartmuseumspropagandaliteraturepoetrycensorshipJohn Berger