Out of SPACE | Episode 3: The message

18.08.2021, SPACE, London

Speaker(s): Cathy Lomax, Harold Offeh and Rhiannon Salisbury

Year: 2021

Duration: 01:03:28

controversy and art • message and art • audiences and art

In this episode of Out of SPACE’s Care series we will be examining to what extent we should exercise care when making and exhibiting work that has controversial or provocative content. Yoko Ono said that ‘controversy is part of the nature of art and creativity’ – so should we worry if audiences are offended by our work? And how do we make sure that our message is not misinterpreted? To examine this thorny subject are two artists Harold Offeh and Rhiannon Salisbury.

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