Tag: Plenitude

• July 18, 2014

  Plenitude: The Romantic feeling of joy

  Against the postmodern view that the aim of art is to desecrate what is higher, to transgress sacred boundaries, or to disrupt the status quo, I posit that contemplative art glorifies while active art makes what is more plentiful. The tradition espousing the fullness of being is, of course, Romanticism. For all his bluster against Romanticism as…
• June 19, 2012

  Gift economy: A conversation with Jackie Bergman

  A 14 minute conversation with Jackie Bergman from a week ago. In the Conservatory Garden of Central Park, he and I talk about the nature of gift economy. Enjoy. *