Alice Gribbin: The Hopes of An Aesthete

The lovely Alice Gribbin joins me for a conversation about great art, Mad Men, the decay of gatekeepers, and much more. Hope you enjoy! You can read the transcript of our conversation here. Important Links:Notes of an Aesthete; Alice’s SubstackAlice’s X Profile Show Notes: (0:00:00) Guest Introduction (0:04:06) Hope is Embedded in Every Act of Artistic Creation (0:07:23) The Cold War's Intense Artistic Energy (0:13:12) The Cultural Impact of Mad Men (0:20:36) An Artist's Form-Content Fit (0:24:38) Why We Need Hubris Back in the Humanities (0:29:40) The Gods Are Still Present—But Only in Art (0:40:21) The Decay of Gatekeepers (0:46:03) The Internet as Research Tool (0:51:06) Art is a Visceral Encounter, Not Instagram Content (1:20:23) Notions of Great Art and the Canon Books, Essays & References Mentioned:Barnett Newman's essays on American paintingAgainst Interpretation; by Susan SontagMad Men (TV series created by Matt Weiner)T.S. Eliot on art and inspirationThe Pound Era; by Hugh KennerWolf Hall; by Hilary MantelAgnes Martin's paintingsAby Warburg and pathos formulaeDelacroix as proto-modernistJohn Singer Sargent exhibition at the MetInternet Archive as research resource"Good Politics Produce Bad Art" (Tablet essay)"We're a Niche. We just didn't know" (Interintellect founding essay)