Lacey is mocked a "professor" in inverted commas and "tragical comedian". He was in fact a real professor who taught at a number of art schools, a genuine tragical comedian reflecting the malaise in our society, and a bona fide artist who has followed his own path and refused to kowtow to convention. The world needs more like him.
Friday, 20 June 2014
Ben and Bruce
It's time for a few more little gems from the British Pathé Film Archive, featuring artists BenVautier and Bruce Lacey. Ben has the nicest handwriting, which impressed me very much as a teenager seeing his work in Paris and Amsterdam. There's a shared junk shop aesthetic and a sort of transition from Beat to Pop. Ed Kienholz would make a good threesome.
Lacey is mocked a "professor" in inverted commas and "tragical comedian". He was in fact a real professor who taught at a number of art schools, a genuine tragical comedian reflecting the malaise in our society, and a bona fide artist who has followed his own path and refused to kowtow to convention. The world needs more like him.
Lacey is mocked a "professor" in inverted commas and "tragical comedian". He was in fact a real professor who taught at a number of art schools, a genuine tragical comedian reflecting the malaise in our society, and a bona fide artist who has followed his own path and refused to kowtow to convention. The world needs more like him.
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