Art is Life: Jerry Saltz in Conversation with David Wallace-Wells: 92NY Talks Episode 331

Dec 16, 2022

In this episode of 92NY Talks, Join Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic and New York Times-bestselling author Jerry Saltz on his new book, Art Is Life: Icons and Iconoclasts, Visionaries and Vigilantes, and Flashes of Hope in the Night — a candid, funny, deeply intelligent look at the role of the artist in contemporary culture from one of our era’s defining art critics. Saltz gets to the heart of how artists help shape culture, and why they must be fearless. The conversation was recorded on October 31st, 2022 in front of a live audience at The 92nd Street Y, New York.


 
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