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Culture Wars

ianianmcdonald — 2013-10-06 14:12:29 UTC

Amusing battle between Roger Scruton and Will Self on cultural relativism/snobbery. The BBC presenter does not seem very impartial!

Aesthetics and snobbery

ianianmcdonald — 2013-10-06 14:20:34 UTC

Dan Brown isn't very good. Can this be said without being a snob?

The Shock of the (Not so) New

ianianmcdonald — 2013-10-06 14:31:41 UTC

This happened 100 years ago. Why is this art still talked of as a) modern and b) shocking, when impressionism, which broke the art rules a few years prior to this, is now chocolate boxy.

Pansy Project

ianianmcdonald — 2013-10-13 10:12:48 UTC

Planting flowers to combat homophobia. What a great project! Political street art which is personally and publicly transformative

Art in Tooting

ianianmcdonald — 2013-10-13 10:19:32 UTC

What a lot of home-artists in my area! Between art and crafts, between individual and community activities, between social capital and making money

Talking Heads

ianianmcdonald — 2013-10-13 10:30:04 UTC

Do massive concentrations of wealth stifle artistic creativity in our cities?

What is art?

ianianmcdonald — 2013-10-13 10:40:30 UTC

What makes some statues Art and others something else? Angel of the North vs Nelson's colum

Art Worlds

ianianmcdonald — 2013-10-14 16:08:33 UTC

Playing with the idea that everything in a gallery must be art, a crowd gathers and the security guard becomes art custodian, a 'Do not enter sign' becomes a powerful indictment of consumer society...

Capital's Seal of Approval

ianianmcdonald — 2013-10-14 16:12:22 UTC

As Hirst's unicorn goes on display in Coutts, Sarah Wyse, Head of Marketing and Business Development, Coutts, comments, "We are delighted to support one of Britain's most talented artists and are thrilled to have Myth at 440 Strand this month".

Who makes art?

ianianmcdonald — 2013-10-14 16:31:12 UTC

Does art have to be human-made? Algorithms and computer art

Ownership of Street Art

ianianmcdonald — 2013-10-14 16:35:04 UTC

A few months after one Banksy is removed from North London to be sold at gallery, some US street entrepreneurs charge $5 a go to see a new Banksy in situ

Synth Britannia

ianianmcdonald — 2013-10-23 13:10:12 UTC

Great BBC documentary on rise of synthesized music in the 80s, highlighting the role of technology, industry, cultural intermediaries (a hostile music press) and some talented and determined musicians!

Invisible artists

ianianmcdonald — 2013-11-08 08:17:36 UTC

This is fun and novel use of paint!

Improving Public Art

ianianmcdonald — 2013-11-17 09:51:46 UTC

LOL!