Art has sparked controversy for centuries, and in June, The Walrus continued the conversation by co-presenting “The Walrus National Gallery Debate” in Ottawa. In front of a sold-out auditorium, Robert Enright, senior contributing editor of Border Crossings magazine, and Blake Gopnik, chief art critic for the Washington Post, squared off in a heated debate on contemporary art as part of the Gallery’s blockbuster summer exhibition “Pop Life: Art in a Material World.” The debate was moderated by CBC Radio’s Carol Off — and is now available to all for online viewing.
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