Has Europe lost its sense of beauty?

Has Europe lost its sense of beauty?

Has Europe lost its sense of beauty?
18.30 - 20.00, Thursday 27 June
Liszt Institute Brussels

What has become of beauty in the West today? From iconoclastic campaigns against paintings and statues (said to be too representative of Western colonialism) to the trend to upend “traditional beauty standards” in fashion in favour of plus-sized models, beauty seems to be conspicuous in its unfathomable nature. Today, public artworks are more likely to aim to shock or disgust than inspire feelings of harmony, and even the Renaissance nude is treated with unease.

Do we still need beauty – in art and in life? Is there a turn against it, or are we seeing a liberation from unfair standards? Should we be more open to art which seeks to shock or change – or should beauty remain the key standard for judging works of culture?

Join us at the Liszt Institute Brussels for an evening where beauty takes centre stage.

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