In a world where selling \"identity art\" might guarantee an extra $10,000 in the bank or a greenlit film in Hollywood, Amile & Phoebe question what happens when blackness becomes commodified. They also examine contemporary debates around authorship, influence and recognition. Yes, Patrick Ta, we are looking at you.
Using Brandon Taylor's Minor Black Figures as a springboard, they explore a world full of competing acts of perception. They compare Wyeth's strained relationships with his friends to the slow paced kinship with his lover, Keating.
The episode ends on familiar ground: intimacy. Borrowing from Timothy Keller's observation that \"to be loved is to be known\", they reflect on who sees us as we desire to be seen.
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Happy listening,
A&P
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