Brian Eno on the purpose of art

Art & Photography/2007/28 min/Reel № 07.001

ByBrian Eno

Brian Eno on the purpose of art

Upsizing the 10th Edition/Recorded 2007

A close reading, kept within reach.

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Brian Eno takes art & photography as a lens on the larger question the festival keeps returning to: what design owes to the people and places it works among. The talk moves from specific projects toward a broader argument about practice.

Recorded in United Kingdom in 2007, the conversation is grounded in Brian's own working method — the compromises, the constraints, and the moments where the work taught them something they didn't expect.

The closing turn is characteristic of the archive: less a conclusion than a provocation, handed to the audience to carry into their own disciplines.

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Celebrated artist and producer Brian Eno shares some of his theories on a range of topics, including evolution and art, at Design Indaba Conference 2007.

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Brian Eno

United Kingdom

Brian Eno is an iconic figure within international contemporary culture.