Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Taking the Art Now Cornwall show as a precedent for the contemporary art scene in the region may present a pretty skewed view, as it was after all, a single curators selection. So the lame foal of Cornish art limps into the postmodern era "tentatively and reluctantly"... I don't contest the efforts to pursue a less metrocrentric or less region-centred practice, but surely the project "background" has been broader and better informed than this? What of:Transitions,PALP, SALT gallery, Invigorate, MORE projects, Wheal Art Weekend, eek, Waiting projects, Cut, Stack, Burn, Embark Ferry Art, Provisional Newlyn, Second Nature, POST mag, artcornwall.org, Live Art Falmouth, numerous residencies, including BUILD etc etc

MEGAN

1 comment:

FT07@AssemblyCornwall said...

"The good news is that, on the evidence of this show and others, there are a lot more who have the potential to do so"

i don't think the art now article was that harsh on cornwall. It questions the institutions responsibility to the art scene - does it pander to the local market (conservative) and show the 'retro' art st ives expects or push the boundaries. Considering the director of tate st ives is to be present at this discusion i think this article is relevant. I'm sure the organisers are aware of other cornish projects (they are after all being hosted by assembly one of the newest contemporary suport structures in cornwall) and these will be discussed in context at the event.