Art vs. Porn

Michael Newberry, the Atlas Society's Artist in Residence, talks about the philosophical roots of ugliness in modern art, and why he draws inspiration from Ayn Rand.  Newberrry, whose large scale portraits often feature the nude form, talks about the distinction, in Ayn Rand's view and his own, between ography and nudity in art.   He also talks about his upcoming reading group in which he will guide students through analysis of Rand's Romantic Manifesto.