It was very challenging to watch, last night, Mary Beard’s film about the possible limits to what might be permissible for artists to depict in their work. On the whole I tend to be pretty permissive about these things, and my principle criterion of acceptability would probably boil down to the serious intentions of there … Read more
Having had my fill (I suspect for some time to come) of art criticism I’m hoping to get back to art. I did spend some time this afternoon looking through various things I have written, attempting to introduce viewers to my work. It did occur to me to ask how I normally go about trying … Read more
Although Tracey Emin’s celebrated Unmade Bed attracted a great deal of negative comment when it was first exhibited (and I guess it continues to do so) in fact it made very well a serious point. I understand that the story behind it is that she went back into her bedroom and found herself confronted by … Read more