The Spiritual Soul and Political Body in Art
Art and Democracy • 1h 18m
Originally broadcast at 2 p.m. EDT Monday, July 13, 2020.
Ori Soltes brings his background in art history, theology, philosophy and political history to Chautauqua.
Soltes, who teaches at Georgetown University, is the former Director of the B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum, and has curated more than 85 exhibitions on history, ethnography, and modern and contemporary art there and at other venues across the country and overseas.
He is the author of over 280 books, articles, exhibition catalogues, and essays on a variety of topics.
About Chautauqua Institution: Chautauqua Institution is a community on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York state that comes alive each summer with a unique mix of fine and performing arts, lectures, interfaith worship and programs, and recreational activities. As a community, we celebrate, encourage and study the arts and treat them as integral to all of learning, and we convene the critical conversations of the day to advance understanding through civil dialogue. CHQ Assembly is the online expression of Chautauqua Institution's mission.
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