It's Simply Beautiful until 22.10.07 Laboral

How do the terms 'beauty' and ?'culture' function relative to one another in various disciplines, including, art history, philosophy, cultural studies and architecture?

The expressionist model often used to frame such inquiries ? making a culture the expression of a singular community ? is increasingly inadequate given the research on the many differences within the communities and the incessant back-and-forth of borrowings among cultural groups. In light of the changes involved in trans-culturalism, we are in the midst of globalizing forces foreclosing some forms of cultural life and opening up others. What are the aims of culture in a globalised world?
The answers we give to this question will determine how we conduct ourselves as artists and citizens.