Isn't art trepidation about failing to spot artistic quality? Art curator and writer Joana P. R. Neves suggests that Proust's magnum opus tackles this particular art anxiety. So, how can art appreciation in his book "In Search of Lost Time" enlighten us about contemporary art judgements of artistic quality? Is it worth still asking how to spot a masterpiece? Perhaps the question may be: how do we recognise talent, rather than artistic quality? Or, would pleasure be a real indicator of artistic quality? Or is aesthetic pleasure inseparable from the art anxiety of failing to recognise it?
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Welcome to our Art & Literature series where we asked: where are the books that talk about art appreciation, art enjoyment, art judgement, being art enthusiast? Where is the fiction, the literary essays that discuss topics such as art wonderment, art criticism, creative freedom, creative flow, meditative explorations of art, and even art and technology? Well, we found a few art nuggets for you!
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Spotting great art may be trickier but more exciting than we think. We look into Proust, specifically into one of the most intriguing narrative lines of In Search of Lost Time (Vol I): the presumed greatness of the famous actress, "La Berma”, inspired by the very real and very famous turn of the century Sarah Bernhardt, whose performance tests the main character’s artistic judgment. Follow his tribulations with aesthetic anxiety, anticipation, experience, enjoyment and appreciation.
Jingle: "Wunder", experimental poem by Joana P. R. Neves.
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Created & Hosted by Dr. Joana P. R. Neves, art curator and writer with over 20 years of experience in the contemporary art field. Artistic director of Drawing Now Paris since 2018, she has worked across the industry, from the art market to education. She co-launched the art residency and project space Worldingin 2020. Exhibitionistas’ first year offered exhibition discussions with guest co-host Emily Harding; organically, it grew into a more experimental show exploring art topics, stories and interviews complemented by Joana’s publication Art Thinkosaurus on Substack. She champions ‘Art Wonderment’s’ embrace of complexity against the lure of ready-made opinions. A polyglot, she grew up in Lisbon, studied and lived in Paris, to finally settle in London with her artist husband, four children and two cats.
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