The artistic sublime from Aristotle and Rembrandt to Kant and Rand — Newberry’s TASA discussion

Jennifer Grossman invited contemporary artist Michael Newberry and me to talk about great art. Topics:

* Rembrandt’s mesmerizing of the young Newberry.

* The sublime in Burke and Kant.

* Aristotle’s grounding of art and Rand’s updating.

* Icarus Landing (2001).

* Envy and destruction in some strains of modern and postmodern art.

* The nude in art: individuality and universality.

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