The Most Dangerous Thing in Culture Right Now is Beauty
The Most Dangerous Thing in Culture Right Now is Beauty An intense debate on beauty is happening right now, and in some unexpected places. I recently participated in a private Silicon Valley podcast—not available to the general public—and most of the discussion focused on beauty.This was not a gathering of artists or critics or philanthropists. The audience was a cross-section of the tech community. And it wasn’t some isolated event, but part of a new zeitgeist, an emerging worldview. Consider the “call for a new aesthetics” happening right now. Most of the action on this front is taking place outside of traditional creative constituencies. The “call” has already generated a response, resulting in 28 funded projects. This movement has transformative and also subversive potential. Does the use of the word subversive surprise you? Is that something you don’t associate with beauty. Well, you should, for all the reasons outlined below.“
About Sting
Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English musician and actor. He was the frontman, principal songwriter and bassist for the rock band the Police from 1977 until their break-up in 1986. He launched a solo career in 1985 and has included elements of rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new-age, and worldbeat in his music. Sting has sold a combined total of more than 100 million records as a solo artist and as a member of the Police. He has received three Brit Awa...
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