Democracy has bad taste - Grayson Perry on modern art

Started by Sheilbh, October 15, 2013, 04:46:23 PM

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Sheilbh

Grayson Perry, modern artist, transvestite potter and Essex boy is giving this years Reith Lectures, he entitled - 'Playing to the Gallery' on contemporary art for everyone. Well worth listening to or reading. Here's the first lecture, 'Democracy Has Bad Taste':
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03969vt

And the transcript:
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/transcripts/lecture-1-transcript.pdf

Here's some drawings he prepared for the lecture:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/galleries/p01j9rwb

The other (I think) 4 lectures will come soon.

Edit: Incidentally you can listen to the lectures going back to 1948 (Bertrand Russell - the individual and authority) here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00729d9/episodes/guide
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