Access to art is, at last, completely democratic. Or is it? This episode looks back at a distinctly undemocratic British history, and what that meant for artists and for the public. We find out what the Sublime is and why artists revered it. And we figure out what is merely beautiful, according to 18th century politician Edmund Burke.

Works referenced today: On the Sublime by Longinus, A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful by Edmund Burke

Recommended further reading: Turner: The Extraordinary Life and Momentous Times of J. M. W. Turner by Franny Moyle.

This episode was recorded in London, England by Susan Gordon. You can read a transcript of this episode on her website: https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html

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