Has everything original been done?

It’s a question that’s been asked about storytelling, music, fine art, movies, and so much more.

This hour, we attempt to answer that question and discover if everything has already been done.

Along the way, we explore the idea of originality and our tolerance for novelty and talk to artists who are reckoning with these questions.

GUESTS:

• Martha Buskirk: Professor of art history and criticism at Montserrat College of Art and author of Is It Ours? Art, Copyright, and Public Interest, among other books
• Jill Magid: Artist, writer, and filmmaker
• Kirby Ferguson: Filmmaker and a creator of the Everything Is a Remix series
• Brian Slattery: Arts editor for the New Haven Independent

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Colin McEnroe, Jonathan McNicol, and Cat Pastor contributed to this show, which originally aired December 8, 2022.

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