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The Case for Making Art in a Crisis | Yiyun Kang | TED
We have more data than any generation in history, yet reality has never felt harder to grasp. Artist Yiyun Kang is on a mission to translate the invisible crises of our time — from vanishing fresh water and collapsing ecosystems to the black box of AI — into physical experiences that people can feel. Art…
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@lilylu4061
July 19, 2026 at 11:04 am
Pin me. First comment. PLEASE. BEING PINNED BY YOU WOULD BE THE COOLEST AND PLUS ITS……………….NOT MY B DAY
@TrueStoryDiary7
July 19, 2026 at 11:17 am
A short talk with a powerful message. Definitely worth watching!
@TardigradeTough
July 19, 2026 at 12:20 pm
To some, to others it was drivel about boring unimportant problems that are near the bottom of the list of world problems…but each to their own 😃
@ImaginativeFlow
July 19, 2026 at 11:33 am
everything is a Crisis, even the Crisis is a Crisis
@ZyniraVlogs
July 19, 2026 at 11:43 am
I knows technology
I’am Instresting
@TardigradeTough
July 19, 2026 at 12:17 pm
There’s free English lessons online! Some are even made fun for children and adults at your level 😃👍
@TardigradeTough
July 19, 2026 at 12:14 pm
“This is my art” proceeds to show CGI images lmao
@kinsmed
July 19, 2026 at 1:11 pm
You are the caveman who tells the artist “that’s not a real buffalo’.
@TardigradeTough
July 19, 2026 at 1:19 pm
@kinsmed factually incorrect I live in a house but are we gonna get facts from someone called “Chad” err possible but very unlikely 😂
@niccolom
July 19, 2026 at 12:51 pm
Of course it is.
Nobody will starve because of a lack of art.
It’s pretty much the very top level of the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. It’s a luxury after all other needs are satisfied.
Those who claim that “art is a need,” they are entitled.
As far as this lady is concerned, I’d actually categorize her work as “public service announcement” or even advertising. You see, her work has a meaning — a goal — that is not commerce-related. Her work is adjacent to marketing firms who advertises commercial products, because, at a higher level, both of them are working towards convincing people to make some sort of decisions.
I think what’s important here is to distinguish art that aims at affecting the consumers’ decisions, and those that don’t.
In other words, there are three types of things here:
1. Art that is pointless, as in those expressive types. Nobody cares what the artists are feeling. Those are worthless to both the society and the consumers.
2. Art that has a point that is applicable to the consumer, like this lady’s art. Those are worth something to the society. However, there is no demand for her work at the consumer level, and thus still worthless to individual person.
3. Commercial products that people need and companies provide. These can fulfill the most basic human needs, and thus are worth money to both the society and the individual.
This lady’s art belongs to #2. However, since it isn’t commerce-related, she’ll only be able to make her living from non-profits or the government.
Art is not a need at the individual level. Don’t confuse individual needs and societal needs.
@NavyUnderConstruction
July 19, 2026 at 4:48 pm
Well said!
@kinsmed
July 19, 2026 at 1:10 pm
Sometimes I wonder what it’ll be like to touch upon a similar Earth. This brushes up against it.
@mariebritz8508
July 19, 2026 at 1:19 pm
Im an artist, but think our calling is visual not self agransising.
@YeahmynameKiara
July 19, 2026 at 6:26 pm
What does the word arganisising mean?
@silverwingshi
July 19, 2026 at 1:35 pm
Not everyone can make art. It’s a skill and gift meant to be shared. What a cruel world it would be if there were no artists.
@ThaddaeusFineArtMusic-s7l
July 19, 2026 at 2:12 pm
The argument lands: in moments of rupture, artists don’t retreat — they translate. Maybe crisis is the one condition where art becomes truly necessary.
@rja62b
July 19, 2026 at 3:03 pm
while i agree, that last art exhibit is kind of a stretch.
@inbeautifulsouthkorea
July 19, 2026 at 6:30 pm
목소리가 아쉽.. 더듣기힘들다
@KidsPower-0
July 19, 2026 at 7:37 pm
okay why do i suddenly see Vera Hart’s archetype quiz everywhere. People are being weirdly specific about their results too. Might actually have to see what mine says.
@HenriHill-b8t
July 19, 2026 at 8:21 pm
If you’re giving a ted talk you’re already speaking from a point of missed perspective. In a real crisis there is absolutely no room for art. Roll up your sleeves and fight. (from an artist)