The ObserverArtInterviewChicago artist Theaster Gates: 'I’m hoping Swiss bankers will bail out my flooded South Side bank in the name of art'Tim AdamsWhen artist Theaster Gates transformed a house on Chicago’s derelict South Side into an artwork open to the community, it was just the beginning. Meet the ‘poster boy for socially engaged art’
The 2008 sub-prime mortgage crash looked a lot like the apocalyptic end of something in many American cities, but to Theaster Gates it was a new beginning. Read More...
Deaths in custody This article is more than 2 months oldFamily of Exeter man who died in police custody in 2012 hope for answersThis article is more than 2 months oldInquest begins for Thomas Orchard, who died a week after officers placed a restraint belt around his face
The family of a vulnerable man who collapsed while in police custody after a heavy webbing belt was placed around his face say they hope their questions about his death will finally be answered at his inquest after 11 “tortuous” years. Read More...
Open micJerry SeinfeldJerry Seinfeld’s Clio acceptance speech is a standup routine for our timesSeinfeld’s rant about advertising is an astonishing feat of comedy and raises an important question – whither satire when its targets laugh so hard?
Usually when I see a comedian fronting an ad campaign, this Bill Hicks routine comes to mind. (I may not always agree, but it comes to mind.) This week brings another happy marriage of comedy and selling stuff. Read More...
