“Portrays artists as world citizens creating works that transcend borders and have the ability to alter perspectives and inspire change…. It’s good to be reminded now and again that art matters, and to dare to think that artists can and often do join forces and change the world” -NPR/KQED
Let Fury Have the Hour is a reaction to struggle that thankfully locates art and artistic expression at the center of the melee. After all, the Reagan revolution coincided with the huge expansion of the art market, which created the impression that art was a luxury good produced for and only available to the elite. By the logic of the art market, the thought that art can change the world is folly. D’Ambrosio’s film rebuts this idea by showing how profound change can be inspired by cultural production. His main idea, which he calls “creative response,” is “just as an artist has to be able to look at things and see them slightly differently — see how the sun and the shadows fall — we have to approach everyday problems creatively.” The film portrays artists as world citizens creating works that transcend borders and have the ability to alter perspectives and inspire change.” More from the KQED review…
FURTHER READING:
If Not I, Then Who? by Antonino D’Ambrosio for the
The Free Space by Antonino D’Ambrosio for the Huffington Post
Let Fury Have the Hour: A Lesson in Making Fire and Creative Response