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Tag: artistic freedom

20 January 2015 For itself / Thinking

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

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11 January 2015 Thinking

I believe in doubt

Saying what’s on your mind The simple, but consistent idea behind this blog (and all my work) is that everyone

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5 January 2014 Essays / Thinking

Friendly Interest

For much of the British media, 2014 began with a panic about the opening of the UK’s borders to people

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6 December 2013 Thinking

What makes a film British?

Nationalism, the unhappy offspring of Empire and Enlightenment, has often been good for art. The musical and literary revivals that

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François Matarasso

François Matarasso

I'm a community artist, writer and researcher, working in Europe. My latest book, 'A Restless Art' (London 2019), is about the history, theory and practice of participatory art.

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