JL: No. Most art in this nuclear day and age is political and ideological. I think art should can be used as a vehicle for addressing political and ideological concerns. Like Picasso's Guernica or Goyas Disasters of war for example. Post modernism was about blurring of these distinctions. I personally believe post modernism is over and never understood the hype about it. In all honesty I always thought it was a just another sales pitch. I think there is something else much richer and deeper, more meaningful going on. It's not so ideological like new age hippies in the sixties. Not that sort of thing. I think this war in Iraq has also helped jump start this. Especially for artists who devote their lives to being creative having to see and stomach politicians doing the opposite. War is the antitheses of creativity isn't it.
Rosa Naparstek: Do artists have a social responsibility?
JL: Every human being has a social responsibility. No escape in being an artist. Artist's even more of a responsibly because of the platform, power and influence they have. That does not mean they have to address it in their work, but can use their creativity in so many ways.