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From: Edward Rod Larse Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 1:07 PM To: Jeffrey Epstein Subject: Re: Essays will do On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 11:18 AM J <[email protected] <mailto:jeevacation@gma=l.com> wrote: essay 1. change next to the last sentence.= Similarly. to I look forward to accessing the cultur=l resources in New York in order that I may continue my cultural journey. On Tue, Oct=30, 2018 at 7:00 AM Edward Rod Larsen <mailto > wrote= Essay 1. Coming from an international background, and having lived i= Oslo, Tel Aviv, New York and London by the age of eighteen, I believe tha= the international profile of NYU will provide the best environment for my=college education, with the added benefit of returning to the place where r've spent most of my childhood and where my mother will be posted =s Norwegian Ambassador to the UN in January 2019. NYU's Art History depar=ment appeals to me because of its wide range of courses, from the global a=t of antiquity to the contemporary. My passion is the Italian Renaissance =nd the rich history behind it, especially the wor=s of 15th century masters such as Masaccio and Bellini. Some of the course= that NYU offers such as "Early masters of Italian Renaissance pai=ting" and "Florentine Villas: An Interpretation Based on H=storical, Social Factors" are, therefore appealing to me. What I f=nd exciting, is not only the visual aesthetics and analysis of these maste=pieces, but also the manner in which the Renaissance emphasised scientific=span class="m_- 2991885270172827506m_6126472144677859388gmail-Apple-converted-space"> and economic innovation, areas of study the Globa= Liberal Arts programme would offer. NYU's unique campus in Floren=e would give me a once in lifetime opportunity to spend a year immersing m=self in the art, culture and history of Italy. This would be an exciting e=perience to have while studying for a Bachelor's degree in Art His=ory, and would compliment my main interests in the subject.'=A0 EFTA_R1_01819474 EFTA02617427  As one of the prime cultural ce=tres in the world, NYU's location in NYC is the perfect place to b=oaden knowledge within contemporary art. I am very much looking forward to=visiting the Whitney Biennia this May. In addition the New museum, which s=ows a lot of the kind of work I find interesting is a short walk away from=campus. Taking advantage of being based=in central London for the past year, I have completed the Chairman0=99s Programme at Christies, work experience at the Courtauld Gallery and l=will be working at Maddox Gallery in the near fut=re. Similarly, I want to take advantage of being based in NYC to gain as m=ch experience as possible. I have chosen to apply Early Decision to NYU as=it is the only American university I will be applying to, as there is no b=tter place to obtain experience of the contemporary art world than New Yor= City. Essay 2. From the age of extremes=to the age of bewilderment </=pan> What captivates me more than anything else is the different ideol=gical phases of the 20th century and how art can be used as a tool of adva=cement and reflection on ideological and political developments. My fascination began when I read; Eric Hobsbawm0=8GOs "Age Of Extremes" and has since developed through b=oks such as Benjamin Carter Hetes "The Death Of Democrac-y=E2.4> and Yuval Harari "A Brief History Of Tomorrow" an= "21 Lessons For The 21st Century". In the years after the First World War,=until the end of the Second World War, three political models for shaping =he future of nation states emerged; Fascism, Communism and liberal democra=y. These all offered great ideas for the future of the world. Fascism and =ommunism shared some common features: authoritarian, strong4,=A0 leaders and a belief that their revolutions had to be carried th=ough with violence. This led to the mass murders in the Nazi concentration=camps and in the Soviet Gulags. In the mid war periods, the "Litfass columns4>=9D that were originally designed to carry advertising, became the outdoor =alleries for the war of ideologies. The political poster was born. High qu=lity posters from every political party in Germany popped up on the column=. Hitler's propaganda chief Goebels stated that the Nazi elec=ion campaign should be run through speeches and posters. The other parties=responded in kind. An art form thus became 2 EFTA_R1_01819475 EFTA02617428 an essential political tool in =he battle for votes. The propagandist Art used by the Nazis and communists=alike was essential in helping sell their message to the masses. Indeed, much of the art that was critical of these movement= was suppressed or censored and "subversive" artists cowed= in some cases imprisoned or even worse. <1=> The liberal democratic model departed sharply from=these authoritarian perspectives by presenting the alternative of free and=transparent elections, the rule of law and freedom of speech. In the mid-w=r period the three narratives were competing to be the conceptual frame fo= society. After the Second World War fascism was crushed leaving the two c=mpeting ideologies of communism and liberal democracy. aspan>After the demise of communism in 1989, through to the late 19900=99s, liberal democracy was victorious in the idealogical battlefield. Some=historians, like Francis Fukuyama, went so far as to proclaim this period =s "the end of history". A key piece of art that championed this kind of=ideology was Sheppard Fairey's campaign poster for Barack Obama. 1= this poster, Fairey, a well established graffiti artist uses urban colour= and stencilling techniques combined with the message "HOPE0=9D to promote the incoming presidents positive values and popularity with =he young. It is notable that Fairey's most recent political poster=protests the Trump presidency rather than promote it. With the rise of so called "illiberal democracy0=800, with strong parties standing for populist ideologies, we have now m=ved into what can be described as the age of bewilderment. We were not in =act at the "end of history". Once again the future looks u=predictable and insecure and artists are responding in different ways. Jeremy Deller, a British Turner prize winning=artist created a work which features a car damaged in the bombing of the h=storic Mutanabbi Street book market, which resulted in the deaths of 38 pe=ple. Here, an art work has been used to show the aftermath of an event. Th=s event was the result of the Iraq war, which was seen as a way to spread =emocracy. Here Art is used as a means by which to explore the effects of i=eology rather than promote it, another really interesting area in the stud= of the intersections between ideology and art. Exploring how art reflects the his=orical and ideological contexts of the world around it is fascinating to m= and I would love to study these ideas in more depth at undergraduate leve=. 3 EFTA_R1_01819476 EFTA02617429  please note The information contained in this communication is confidential, may =e attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is=intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of JE= Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or an= part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. 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