Old Words #4, ‘The Art of Uncertainty’ (2010)
This month’s Old Words are unusual, since they don’t get around to the arts until the last quester of the
Tag: art
Light in the darkness
Last Friday evening, in the Liceu audience in Barcelona, I listened to a single cellist play a mournful melody from
Participation is everywhere. Now what?
“The vision of this Strategy, therefore, is of a country in which the creativity of everyone living here is celebrated
The function and purposes of art
A few days ago, I happened to see a media article from a senior cultural figure in which they wrote
Notes for What Next UK
Here are the notes I prepared to speak at this morning’s meeting of What’s Next UK Preliminary No criticism: this
Georgina Barney – An Artist on Farming
Georgina Barney is captivated by farming, in theory, art and practice. Today she publishes GB Farming: An Island Journey, a book
Optimism is a valuable resource
Jubilee Arts was a pioneering community arts project founded in 1974, in West Bromwich, an industrial town west of
I believe in doubt, part two
I do not believe in Belief. But this is an age of faith, where one is surrounded by so many
Why art is for grown ups
Greer: And no matter what he confesses to, the narrator is always invulnerable. Levi: Because he is in
A Masterclass in Participatory Art
I was thinking about you guys yesterday. I’ve been here three times before and I think I understand a little
François Matarasso 