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Alain Ruche's avatar

Thanks Robert, for this challenging post - as usual.

What if we introduce the dimension of the collective and the community, bot at the artist and audience level?

Does the artists 'help', or create space so that...?

Not sure I share that truth is a precondition for beauty. I find trust very much entrenched in the Western paradigm and ego-oriented in societal terms. I prefer referring to principles, actually like the Eastern way of looking at things.

On the moral aspects of the pandemic, non availability of vaccines in poor countries constitute a global moral problem, rightly denounced by the WHO.

What is necessary for people to do in moments of crises? I like the position of the Swedish governement who sustains that the first priority is to klnow your neighbors. Again the community dimension...

The best for you further posts!

alain

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Betty Kirksey's avatar

During the early months of the pandemic, when everything was pretty much locked down, musician friends of ours, as well as nationally known artists started live streaming from homes and empty clubs in New York and Chicago and San Francisco. Our local art house streamed movies. Pretty much saved our souls during those dark times. Thanks for your words on the necessity of our human connections thru the various arts

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