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The Power of Art

22 Oct 2014

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starts at 6pm

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free

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The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation

London, United Kingdom

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  • Buses: 2, 13, 18, 27, 30, 74, 82, 113, 139, 189 and 274
  • Tube: Baker St.
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What is the power of art? What can art do? Can art deliver a social message, or any messages at all? Can art influence people's thinking and action? If so, how powerful is it? The human brain responds to beautiful art work, according to the findings of Professor Semir Zeki, Professor of Neuroaesthetics at University College London. Beautiful art can apparently increase blood flow in a certain part of the brain by as much as 10 per cent- the equivalent to gazing at a loved one. Great art can be beautiful, but it can also be scary and dreadful. It can disarm us but also can alarm us with its embedded messages. People also talk about the benefits of art for very young children. Museums and galleries operate educational programmes for children in schools to enhance knowledge of social and cultural issues and to develop creativity, thinking skills and help personal and social skills. That is also the power of art. We invite Mami Kataoka, Chief Curator of the Mori Art Museum, one of Japan's most active and prestigious galleries and James Lingwood, Director of Artangel, which commissions and produces exceptional projects by outstanding contemporary artists across Britain and beyond, to talk about the power of art. Image: close up of The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo, circa 1511-12

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