Why Camille Paglia is Alarmed About the Future of Art

SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE 
By Camille Paglia

As a 40-year veteran teacher in art schools, I am alarmed about the future of American art. Young people today, immersed in a digital universe, love the volatile excitement of virtual reality, but they lack the patience to steadily contemplate a single image—a complex static object such as a great painting or sculpture. Although I am an atheist, a religious perspective shapes my view of art. I spent the past five years writing a book (Glittering Images), which charts the evolving styles of Western art during the past 3,000 years. [link]