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Artist; Board Member, Aspen Institute Committee of the Arts; Principal, Henry Crown and Company
The nature of beauty, and whether it’s objective or subjective, is the subject of timeless philosophical debate. Do perceptions of beauty vary culturally and generationally, or are they determined by something more ancient within us? Should beauty be the goal of art, or is conveying a particular emotion between artist and audience more critical? And turning to the mirror,...
Music and dance are humanity’s hallmarks, a shared ritual of communities the world over. Over the millennia, we’ve created some highly specialized forms, but at its root, music is a language of emotion and empowerment, longing and loss — though it can also be a subversive force against authority.
Associate Professor, History of Art and Architecture and African and African American Studies, Harvard University; Founder, The Vision & Justice Project
Student Poet, Creative Young Leaders Alliance, The Aspen Institute
Student Poet, Creative Young Leaders Alliance, The Aspen Institute
