2/28/10

Milton Glaser: Art Is Work (2009)


Curtis Hillman made an interesting series of short films about artists. This one on Milton Glaser is especially good.

After a long career as a graphic artist, he reports being grateful to have maintained his "capacity for astonishment" and concludes that "none of us have an ability to understand our path until it's all over."

He refers to Lewis Hyde's book, The Gift, an investigation into how gift exchange throughout history provides people a common bond that prevents us from killing one another. Milton Glaser sees the role of artist as offering this gift of commonality.

Watch this wonderful film here...
http://www.hillmancurtis.com/index.php?/film/watch/milton_glaser/

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