This is the talk I gave at Grand Valley State University. During the Q&A I was first told I was a finalist for Art Prize, so that’s why none of the issues around the funding and giving away the prize are mentioned.

This is what I was thinking about and talking about in September 2014. Topics covered include:

• Growing up in San Mateo, CA
• Liberal Education
• What art is for
• Jesus of Nazareth vs. Jesus the King
• Monet’s Haystacks
• Futurist Theory
• Some work I made
• The problem with awe and wonder
• The problem with explicit persuasion
• Power

And there are jokes.

Watch it here: