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Explore how photography dissolves hierarchies between fine art and everyday life in this 42-minute conference talk from The Aspen Institute's Ideas Festival. Discover how a celebrated artist and renowned art historian examine photography's unique power to shape public perception and its potential to foster greater empathy in society. Learn about the role of beauty, fantasy, and the fantastic as powerful forms of cultural intervention, and understand how photographic art can bridge the gap between high culture and daily experience. Gain insights into photography's transformative capacity to influence how we see and understand the world around us through this engaging discussion between two experts in visual culture and art history.
