On elites, and public subsidies for the high arts

We had a lively and sometimes contentious discussion earlier today – it will appear on YouTube at some point, I will post it then.

In the meantime, a condensed version…

Brian Newhouse on Gut Punch: “That too. Politics in art isn’t a matter of having the right position on an issue, but the matter of…” Jun 10, 02:19
Michael Rushton on Gut Punch: “I agree. There can be interesting art about politics, but, if I recall correctly as said by Tom Stoppard, the…” Jun 9, 11:27
Brian Newhouse on Gut Punch: “Naveen Kumar has a very narrow view of what “big questions” are.; but that’s par for the course these days.…” Jun 9, 10:15
Michael Rushton on Reckoning with Pierre Bourdieu and Cultural Policy: “Hello Brian, I’m not sure how much I qualify as an intellectual, but this liberal conservative will make the affirmation…” May 25, 15:52
Brian Newhouse on Reckoning with Pierre Bourdieu and Cultural Policy: “It seems to me that in order to counter Bourdieu’s arguments, especially as they might apply to government arts policy…” May 25, 15:06