William Gray, The Modern Medici: Arts Patronage in a Brave New World
February 20, 2009: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Presented by Student Programs, the Society for Critical Imagination and the Carl F.H. Henry Institute for Intellectual Discipleship
Our brave new world is one of instant downloads, file-sharing, viral videos and digital piracy. In this kind of social and economic climate, how does an independent artist survive? So questions 鈥淏roke鈥� - the documentary film Americana hip-hop artist Will Gray currently has in production. As cameras follow Gray鈥檚 journey across college campus this Spring promoting his unique sound, the documentary also listens in on the conversation he initiates about what is called for in this brave new world. Gray submits that this age, at least, calls for a new kind of patron, a 鈥淢odern Medici,鈥� if you will. Come here Will Gray reflect on the artistic life amid the instability of today鈥檚 music industry.