Can anything general be said about a work of art? Do we see the same thing, and isn't a journalist giving a meaning also an act of exclusion for those who think differently? Questions that you actually have to deal with every day in the art journalism profession. Marijn Lems (NRC/Theaterkrant) and Wijbrand Schaap (Cultuurpers) dig into their own work to find answers.
Meanwhile, Wijbrand has to admit that at the time, years ago, he was the only reviewer who did not like Lot Vekemans' play 'Gif', even though it has since become a global hit. Wijbrand had personal reasons for this, which he explains in this podcast.
Marijn Lems later talks about divorces and game reviews, and we talk about schoolchildren who have very different problems again in these populist times. He has just come from Casper Vandeputte, who made a show about that in The Hague.
This podcast so you should listen if you love art, but also if you think art is terrible.
The essay we are also talking about, written by Thomas Huut, can be found here: What art can do for life
And it's about Bowie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvi1uNrLERE
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