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Thursday 13 July 2023

Artlyst: The Art Diary July 2023

My July Art Diary for Artlyst includes exhibitions at Whitechapel Gallery, Hayward Gallery, Salisbury Cathedral, Gloucester Cathedral, Firstsite, y Gaer Museum, Fry Gallery, Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, Newport Street Gallery, The Arx. Read about work by Brian Clarke, Deborah Harrison, Neo-Romantics, EVEWRIGHT, David Jones, Sean Scully, and Ella Baudinet, among others.:

'‘Life Is More Important Than Art’ claims the title of the latest exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery. Taking inspiration from African-American writer and novelist James Baldwin, who proposed that life is more important than art which is why art is important, the exhibition explores the intersection of art and everyday life and the role of contemporary art institutions in a time of uncertainty and change. As Whitechapel Gallery Director Gilane Tawadros has explained, Baldwin “meant that we have the bare necessities of life —a roof over our head, food to eat and so on—but life should be more than the bare necessities” and that’s “where art comes in”. So, when the cost-of-living crisis is causing severe financial hardship and the after-effects of the pandemic are still being felt, the exhibition asks what importance we can attach to art alongside more pressing concerns.'

My Artlyst interview with Sean Scully can be found here, another Artlyst piece is here, and my review of Scully's 'Endangered Sky' is here. My writings about David Jones can be found here, here and here. 

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