Art and Cultural Identity in Building a United World

In the same way as myths, art allows us to perceive the mystery of the world, but is also provides lucidity, pleasure and joy. Through it we can penetrate the unknown, in search of partial answers. Poverty is often only considered in its tangible dimension, although the intangibility of the symbolic and spiritual is just as necessary. Art emerges through these elements, creating new links of solidarity, composed of the imagination and poetry vital to knowledge of the other and oneself. Art can play a fundamental role in restoring structure to damaged social fabric. These ideas give rise to proposals (defence of the right to cultural citizenship, strengthening cultural identity in the face of globalisation, building a culture of peace, etc.), illustrated by contemporary experiences.

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