Over art's dead body?

This episode, Teia and Cher illustrate (ha!) that art, in its creation, appreciation, but also destruction, tells us a lot about the ethical and psychological consequences of ‘expressing yourself’ in this day and age. They also chat sh*t about the kinds of art they like, because it’s their podcast, and they make the rules.

Teia’s quote of the day: “Good artists exist simply in what they make, and consequently are perfectly uninteresting in what they are.” The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde.

Sources for this episode:

Physical Works:

Manganiello, Dominic. “Ethics and Aesthetics in ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray.’”

The Canadian Journal of Irish Studies 9, no. 2 (1983): 25–33. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25512571.

Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray. 2015.

Chang, Jung. Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China. Modern Classics (Collins). London, 2021.

Shakespeare, William, and Trevor R. Griffiths. A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Shakespeare in Production. Cambridge, 1996.

Online Resources:

https://asiasociety.org/art-and-chinas-revolution

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/14/just-stop-oil-activists-throw-soup-at-van-goghs-sunflowers

Channel 4’s ‘Graffiti Wars’:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulOiB3xEkzM

http://ldngraffiti.co.uk/graffiti/banksy-vs-team-robbo-timeline/

https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2023-07-06-humidity-not-just-light-causes-color-degradation-historical-paintings-researchers

Into the Wicked, by Cher C:

https://open.spotify.com/track/0g7BCgXZr7Vtc6cITgvdPj?si=c2a24524388b4d9b

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CREATOR/DIRECTOR, PRODUCER: Cher C.

CO-HOSTS, PRIMARY WRITER/RESEARCHERS: Cher C. and Teia C.

PRIMARY EDITOR: Cher C., SECONDARY EDITOR: Teia C.

AUDIO ENGINEER: Teia C.

ASSISTANT WRITER/RESEARCHERS, TRANSCRIBERS: Alex E., Delaney L., Isaiah H., Jenny S., Lucas H.