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Critic's Notebook: Thinking deep thoughts about art and politics

A UCLA conference gathers a creative and philosophical group to ponder the contemporary artist's place in society. The age-old question persists: Can art change the world?Forty years ago, art and politics intersected importantly. The avant-garde flourished. And the academy disapproved. Protest songs may have been the soundtrack for ending the Vietnam War, but on days when stinging tear gas from demonstrations seeped …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 1:00am on June 12, 2011

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