Join author and cultural commentator, David Kennedy, as he explores the complex relationship between art, class, and social change, drawing on themes from his provocative book Art and Class: How the Middle Classes Hijacked the Nation’s Galleries.
Kennedy will examine whether landmark works like Guernica truly influenced public opinion, whether the New Deal’s investment in artists brought lasting transformation, and whether today’s galleries and museums are engines of social cohesion - or simply echo chambers for the already privileged.
With powerful examples from past and present, we will ask: do the arts truly challenge power and reach those who need them most?
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