Good to hear how much you enjoyed your evening with Philip Glass, Jeffrey. I did spend part of my weekend with his nephew, Ira 😉

You know, in many ways, I think that he could be considered a social artist because music, as noted by Nancy when Stephen gave us the lovely Canadian folk music during Friday’s session, can contribute to the creation of a space for “people to interact and learn with each other.”

And Gandhi? I’d count him as a type of social artist because he did, and even now years after his death, continues to create metaphorical spaces that encourage us to think about injustice and what we can do to overcome it. Coincidentally, I was in a session on Friday with author/editor Marc Aronson who told me and a few hundred middle schoolers and teachers about the Caribbean sugar plantation system and the Gandhi connection. There was an audible hush as Aronson described Gandhi as a young Indian lawyer who argues the case of a indentured worker beaten on the plantation. I’d venture that there are few historical figures that can give middle schoolers pause to reflect.

Thanks for the thoughtful question!