Luke Syson: How I learned to stop worrying and love "useless" art

The speaker reflects on their journey from curating Italian Renaissance paintings to managing European sculpture and decorative arts at the Met. Initially repulsed by a Sèvres vase, they come to appreciate its design and imaginative qualities. The talk explores the role of art in transcending material reality and critiques modernism's impact on imagination. The speaker concludes by encouraging others to embrace art's imaginative potential.

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