Slouching Towards Bethlehem, 21st Century Style

New Thinking for a New World · Jul 15, 2021 · 38m

If art is a window on the soul of a nation, what does ours look like? Who do we think we are in the sense of identity?

We live in a time of profound change. For anyone who doubted how fundamentally our world is changing, the global pandemic was a catastrophic proof point. Even as we in the West become more conscious of inequalities that have been part of our societal fabric for a long time, we're becoming less sure of our identities. Even as technology breaks down borders and barriers, many of us are retreating to our tribes, becoming ever more local and isolated rather than global and…