as students from London Art colleges raised their voices
against the coalition government's cuts to the arts,
Susan Philipsz received the Turner Prize for her
a series of haunting sound pieces in the streets
alleyways and roads of the Square Mile:
music gathered from late 16th and early 17th
century songs, madrigals and rounds:
her solitary voice singing out through the public spaces:
take a moment and listen to this excellent podcast,
memory by Francesca Panetta
personal, geographical, musical, architectural:
artists {including Philipsz} reflect on how this relates to their work:
the artist herself sympathised with the students,
and quoted in the Guardian today
"My heart goes out to them. I really support them."
the sculptor Richard Wilson said:
"I think it shows super-intelligence to have this done on the
night of the Turner Prize. This is the only way to do it.
They can't do it with a whisper, they must do it with a shout."
the artist herself sympathised with the students,
and quoted in the Guardian today
"My heart goes out to them. I really support them."
the sculptor Richard Wilson said:
"I think it shows super-intelligence to have this done on the
night of the Turner Prize. This is the only way to do it.
They can't do it with a whisper, they must do it with a shout."
viva the voice:
This was my sister's fav exhibit when she went a while back. Proper listening is a much neglected art form.
ReplyDeleteLong live ears (speaking as a bit of a deaf person)