RSA Debate - Can the Public be Trusted to Choose Public Art?
May 20, 2009, 8:00 pm
Last week panelists Jonathan Jones, art critic for The Guardian, Munira Mirza, Cultural Adviser to the Mayor of London, Grayson Perry, Turner Prize winning artist and Andrew Shoben, greyworld, debated this question.
Listen to Grayson Perry’s view that he is not in the arts business to do social work, and hear Andrew Shoben reflect on a shift in public art where the focus is not just on greatness of talent but also on the ability of the public to have an opinion.
Follow this link to listen to and download the debate and hear audience questions answered.