Our culture is more shaped by the arts and humanities than it often is by politics.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The arts and humanities are vastly more important in troubled times.
A lot of politics in art is just institutional critique, which, in my opinion, is not all that political.
The arts tend to be more liberal. There tends to be more social relevance in the arts.
Art removes boundaries and makes the world brighter. It is the common language for people all over the world. But politics are the opposite completely. Politicians, their very meaning is based on the lines they draw.
The arts are the one thing that appeal right across all forms of politics, race, creed - everything.
Culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs.
Well, I think, you know, the arts are really what - one of the things that make this country strong. We always think it's our economy or our military power, but in fact, I think it's our culture, our civilization, our ideas, our creativity.
Evidently the arts, all the visual arts, are becoming more democratic in the worst sense of the word.
It's interesting that we assign the label 'political' to art that doesn't just fit a mould of status quo. Is 'Downton Abbey' not political? That's political! Every piece of art offers a perspective on the world. And what is politics if not a perspective on the world? 'Downton Abbey' is about class. It's also about race.
Culture cannot be separated from politics. The arts, philosophy and metaphysics, religion and the sciences, constitute culture. Politics are the science or art of organizing our relationships to allow for the development of life in society.