#49 - Ethics, Illusions, Contradiction, and Beauty

Art and its purpose, Jens Haaning’s ‘Take the Money and Run’ (2021), ethics, theft and controversy, irrelevant debates, Marco Evaristti’s ‘Helena’ (2000), imaginary dichotomies, truth and illusion, the art market, Banksy’s shredded ‘Love is in the Bin’ (2018), art for the sake of money, boxing personas and Conor McGregor, creating a niche versus restricting yourself, consistency and contradiction, cognitive dissonance, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (and BJJ Globetrotters), music, expectations, finding a common denominator, psychology, the dichotomy of trait and state, incorrect interpretations, literature and Roland Barthes ‘Death of the Author’, definitions and specificity, what art should not do, usefulness and expectations, challenging the status quo, the role of beauty, and the art of confusion.  Maja Malmcrona (@majamalmcrona) is a Switzerland-based contemporary artist from Sweden. Frederik Bredgaard is a Denmark-based consultant with a psychology degree from the University of Copenhagen. Recorded on February 3, 2022. http://majamalmcrona.comhttp://instagram.com/majamalmcrona