Sotheby's Talks | How Do Objects Achieve Iconic Status, with Grayson Perry and Xa Sturgis
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Hello and welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm head of programming, Connor Boyle. Coming up on the podcast, we've got something from our friends at Sotheby's that we think you'll enjoy. It's an episode of Sotheby's Talks, the podcast series that takes listeners inside the world of Sotheby's. In this episode, a special edition of Sotheby's Friday Lates hosted to celebrate the launch of Icons 100 Extraordinary Objects from Sotheby's history published by Fiden Press.
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the podcast that celebrates art, culture, and collecting. In this episode, which was originally recorded as a live event, we asked the question How do objects achieve iconic status? Taking inspiration from the book Icons One Hundred Extraordinary Objects from Sotherby's History, published by Fydon, The discussion explores how a work of art can transform beyond its material form to become a universal cultural image, instantly recognizable, endlessly reproduced, and symbolically charged. I was joined by artists Sir Grayson Perry, Czar Sturgis, director of the Ashmolean Museum, and Helene Newman, Chairman of Sotheby's Europe and chairman of Impressionist and Modern Art Worldwide.
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