I’m not usually one to be shocked by the BBC’s presentation of art – but I’ve just heard the biggest load of drivel on BBC2’s ‘The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition’. A discussion led by Andrew Graham-Dixon on the inclusion of Video-Art in this year’s show: Janet Street-Porter commented that it is merely poor cinema, Stephen Baily that it is poor art . . . Earlier in the programme the film critic Mark Kermode said that video should be reserved for the computer screen and not shown in a gallery. Unbelievable. Is it 1960? (Excuse the anachronisms.)
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I’ve just had the most bizarre experience. Last week I was emailed by a student from St Louis, Missouri, she wanted to interview a printmaker – she had googled print studios in St Louis and came up with the name of my studio: Atelier St Louis, named after the village in which we live: St Louis in France. I explained and then jokingly said that she could Skype me – which is exactly what she just did.
I gave a 15 minute presentation on the techniques I use and also the theme of my subject-matter, I explained about Rivesaltes. The group was really interested even though this was their first class of the day, whilst I had just swallowed the last mouthful of my evening meal. The lecturer likened my work to Kiefer who has two pieces in St Louis Museum and offered me a Steichan (or was it a stipend?).
They’re going to read this blog, so hi St Louis.
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