episode 5: art and artists (with special guest dr. clint burnham) by UNIT/PITT published on 2021-04-14T16:14:45Z La Commune 2021 is a virtual free school created by Roxanne Panchasi, and hosted by UNIT/PITT Society for Art and Critical Awareness, a charitable non-profit artist-run organization based in Vancouver, Canada. Each week of La Commune 2021 is anchored around an episode of radio 1871, an audio series made by Roxanne Panchasi for a seminar in History at Simon Fraser University in the spring term of 2021. This week, listen to RP’s conversation with Dr. Clint Burnham. Clint is a poet, literary and art critic, and a professor in the Department of English at Simon Fraser University. The episode explores the role of art and artists during the Commune, touching on figures like Gustave Courbet, the “Manifesto of the Federation of Artists” that appeared this week 150 years, on April 15th, 1871. Clint also shared his thoughts on the political intentions and meanings of art, artists and activism, the purpose and effects of public art. The episode closes with the song “Creatures,” by Casey Wei, performing as “hazy” (with permission of the artist). Genre LaCommune2021
