After the event
For the past week I have been developing my proposal and I visited London to see the Jeremy Deller and David Shrigley show at the Hayward gallery. I do love the Hayward it is my favourite place to see art. I was particularly interested in Jeremy Dellers work being shown in a gallery as his work is all about the research and the live event. How do you present the ephemera after the actual event? This is a question I struggle with myself and on seeing the exhibition I could see how in a gallery context this doesn’t always work. I did like how he showed a vast back catalogue from earlier projects to more recent pieces such as the parade in Manchester, International Arts Festival, 2011. I thought it was quite telling how the Hayward were showing two artists for the price of one, value for money or a need to fill the gallery space? In part I did feel the curation of the Jeremy Deller show a bit scattered. However a project that was well researched, a live event using a variety of media is always going to be a challenge to re-show or feel complete. The Southbank Centre website documents Jeremy Dellers work really well and is a great example of how the internet can make a better frame to show off work rather than the art gallery (http://ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk/jeremy-deller). This has got me thinking about what is left from the Queens visit at the Lyndon House Hotel. As the budget is really tight I have to prioritise what is most important for this work, which I feel is the live event. It is the experience from the event that resonates with people. I do not intend to re-show this work although a one off piece of memorabilia would be a fitting way to commemorate the event. The Queen look alike website has images of written testimonials on letter headed paper my favourite being the thank you letter from Greggs.
