I have spent this morning preparing to facilitate a discussion around the film Camille Claudel 1915. This is an informal event that takes place at Chapter in Cardiff, after a particular film linked to art, and is a great way for people from anywhere to come together to have a [...]
The artist as insider and outsider..
I found myself chairing a discussion this week, which had a panel of six people – three artists, two academics and the contemporary programme manager for the National Trust – all discussing how art may help to interpret less glamorous historic sites and to see if we [...]
Looking at art is such a great way to spend a day in London. I have always done this; for the past thirty years, I have devised days in London that resemble army manouevres: 10am – South London Gallery; 10.30- leave and go to Tate Britain, and so on. It’s my research, my work. [...]
Questions are all I get asked, from people trying to understand contemporary art. And it is questions that you can ask an artwork to enhance your enjoyment and understanding of what you are looking at.
A wee story
Back in 2005, I worked for Creative Partnerships in the Black Country, as the professional [...]
One of the questions I always get asked by people goes something like this:
YOU know about art stuff don’t you? So that Tracey Emin’s bed – what’s that all about? She’s having a laugh isn’t she (at us, the public, the ones that don’t know about contemporary art)..
Or another version::
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