20 Aug 2022

Megan Dunn: why art doesn’t have to play nice

From Saturday Morning, 9:40 am on 20 August 2022
Author Megan Dunn

Photo: Supplied

What’s your favourite artwork and why? Starting with her own picks, art critic and author Megan Dunn contemplates the point of art, how we use it, and why we enjoy it.

At the upcoming Auckland Writers Festival event Speaker’s Corner: Art for Art's Sake Dunn will be arguing that art doesn’t always need to  ‘play nice’ and uphold civic values. She says art should be audacious, challenging, and valued entirely for its own sake. 

Dunn will talk us through some of her own favourite works, and we invite listeners to share why they love theirs. Send your thoughts through to saturday@rnz.co.nz or text 2101.