The Hard Question of Art

Leading design group, Metahaven, on what is art in the 21st Century The Hard Question of Art questions our assumptions of what art is today and sets out new ways of thinking creatively for the future. In these complicated times, when the power to change things seems out of our grasp, we put a huge weight on art to transform the world; but how? Does beauty matter? Does Art have a moral purpose? As scientists map our brains when we look at a painting, what do these flashing synapses tell us about