How Can You Tell It's Good Art? – Reading Marcel Proust

🔎 How do we spot a masterpiece? Can we really know if the art we’re looking at is any good? Which is to say, how do we recognize talent? And is pleasure a real indicator of artistic greatness?⚒️ Are there any identifying tools that may fit the unique shape of a new work of art?Spotting great art may be trickier but more exciting than we think. We look into Proust, specifically into one of the most intriguing narrative lines of In Search of Lost Time (Vol I): the presumed greatness of the famous actress, "La Berma”, inspired by the very real and very famous turn of the century Sarah Bernhardt, whose performance tests the main character’s artistic judgment. We’ll follow his tribulations with aesthetic anxiety, antcipation, experience, enjoyment and appreciation.Are these the steps to artistic paradise?Tune in to find out, and enjoy some beautiful excerpts of this magnificent, detailed, and wordy (in the best sense!) piece of literature. But... is it any good?Read Joana's essays: https://joanaprneves.substack.com/.To know more about our guests and our ideas → ⁠SIGN UP TO THE EXHIBITIONISTAS FILES.https://joanaprneves.substack.com/s/e...you can become a member and support us.Small donations are great! "Buys us a book": https://buymeacoffee.com/exhibitionistaTakeawayswhat is artistic talenthow to identify ithow Proust sees art and its judgementthe subjective power revealed in artstream of consciousnesswhat experience really meansaesthetic experience and experience of lifDid the episode stir Art Wonderment memories? Share them via text or voice message.Support the showCreated & Hosted by Dr. Joana P. R. Neves, art curator and writer with over 20 years of experience in the contemporary art field. Artistic director of Drawing Now Paris since 2018, she has worked across the industry, from the art market to education. She co-launched the art residency and project space Worlding in 2020. Exhibitionistas’ first year offered exhibition discussions with guest co-host Emily Harding; organically, it grew into a more experimental show exploring art topics, stories and interviews complemented by Joana’s publication Art Thinkosaurus on Substack. She champions ‘Art Wonderment’s’ embrace of complexity against the lure of ready-made opinions. A polyglot, she grew up in Lisbon, studied and lived in Paris, to finally settle in London with her artist husband, four children and two cats. Find us:On Instagram – @exhibitionistas_podcastOn Substack (NEWSLETTER: sign up!): Art Thinkosaurus > Exhibitionistas FilesOnline: www.exhibitionistaspodcast.comDo you want to be a guest on Art Etiquette? Reach out: [email protected]: Joana P. R. Neves, 2024.