What is the role of an artist in society?
Artist鈥檚 Note
鈥淕reetings, friends, from an actor momentarily idled by an industry brought to a halt by COVID.
鈥淚 join my fellow commissioners from the Arts Commission of the 亚色影库app & Sciences in offering you a little glimpse into my current creative life. This glimpse reveals a new adventure of mine which has little to do with acting but a lot to do with our current social and political climate. As such, it is a considerable departure for me,鈥痽et dovetails with my lifelong enthusiasm for performance, language, humor, and provocation.
鈥淚鈥檝e captured the process of creating a book of poems with my own illustrations. I do not present this little video as鈥痵elf-advertisement, but if you happen to open the finished book in the coming year, you鈥檒l have the unique experience of seeing the results of a process which you鈥痑ctually witnessed鈥痶aking place many months before!
鈥淭hanks for watching.鈥
鈥 John Lithgow, 7/8/2021
About the Artist
John Lithgow, a member of the Academy and Cochair of the Commission on the Arts, is an actor and author.
Commission on the Arts
The Commission - drawing on the expertise of its members who are artists, scholars, activists, and leaders, as well as the input of people across the country who participated in listening sessions - dedicated itself to recognizing and supporting the essential role of the arts and artists in American life.