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Aesthetic Evangelists Ariyan Kassam

KEY IDEAS:

1.Community Art is seen as a dialogue between artist and priori both coming from different cultures and means.

2. The process in which art is made and the community that is grown from there. There is a strength and power that accompanies it that is akin to close family bonds.

3. Where the power of Political art is going to and some of its flaws. However the impact it can make can only be made with the right intentions shared by the whole community.

Questions:

1. Is there a certain ownership that needs to be met when making art about another culture?

2. Where is the line between fixing a group and engaging in community arts?

3. Is there room for being polite when making topical art?

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