who John Latham is.. > (I don't know 'where John Latham is' in all of this - who's he? I can't find > any mention of him on the ambit search engine (not even your post oddly?). I > apologise if I've missed something, could you explain?) I know it is a slight divergence from the months theme, but I thought somehow relevant. John Latham is one of the most important artists this century whose impact has been subtle and far reaching. Here is some info for Cavan - also see Variant 14 (I think). All the best
Al -------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.proboscis.org.uk Latham (b 1921) is an internationally known British artist whose iconoclastic experimental work executed in a variety of media has repeatedly provoked debate controversy and misunderstanding. Arguably he is "the last avant-gardist" a figure comparable to the late Joseph Beuys hence he merits the same degree of critical attention. Both Beuys and Latham have a utopian conception of the value of art to society as a whole. Latham's art and example has inspired several generations of British art students and young artists. He has participated in such international tendencies as Tachism, Assemblage, Avant-garde Film/Video, Destruction in Art, Performance and Installation art, Book and Conceptual art. As one of the founder members of the Artist Placement Group, Latham has contributed more than most towards a solution of the artist's separation from the power structures of society. Latham's highly original cosmological ideas - stressing time and event rather than space and matter - challenge those of scientists and new cosmologists. Latham's claim is that his work is the result of a convergence of art and science and that his holistic inclusive framework is of crucial importance to the well-being of humanity. (from web info on John Walkers book) Artists Placement Group (now Organisation and Imagination, or O + I), founded during 1962�1966 by Barbara Steveni and John Latham as a radical attempt to insert artists as paid employees directly in the workplaces of factories, institutions and governing bodies. �The artist goes into an organisation to carry out far-reaching dialogue with the organisation's staff and research into its resources and, in the end, to realise works that demonstrate this strong level of interaction between art and organisation.� The result of this, they hoped, would influence society directly, to �bridge the gap between artists and people at work so that each may gain from the other's perspectives and approaches to an activity.� ------------------------------------------------- a m b i t : networking media arts in scotland post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] info: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and write "info ambit" in the message body -------------------------------------------------
