Maurizio Cattelan

“I was always working steady ….

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…. but never called it art.” This line from Leonard Cohen’s last album really seized my attention this afternoon. One of my sons, knowing my lifelong involvement with his work gave me his Thanks for the dance as a Christmas present, and after we got back to Bradford this afternoon I had the opportunity to listen to it. Truly … Read more

Does art deserve political attention?

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Shortly after posting yesterday’s observations about the lack of interest in the arts during the course of the current British general election, I encountered a story that made me think afresh about the situation. I was reading the Easy Italian News broadcast regularly (in Italian) as a way of supporting my current Italian language class, … Read more