The Politics of Cultural Disruption

The Politics of Cultural Disruption

21 Jun 2010

Speakers: Sir Ian Blair, Richard Burdett, Gus Casely-Hayford, Sarah Gaventa, Ruth Mackenzie, Marc Quinn, Janet Street-Porter, Tim Marlow

Event info:

Part of the Sky Arts Artichoke Salon Series at Tate. A public conversation at Tate Modern about the nature and use of public space.

Is public art any more than an excuse for second-rate sculptors and failed performers to clutter up our streets and disrupt the traffic? Artichoke, producers of live events such as Antony Gormley’s One & Other and The Sultan’s Elephant, are collaborating with Sky Arts, Tate and Intelligence Squared to mount a series of three public conversations about the nature and use of public space. The first, chaired by curator and writer Tim Marlow, explores the politics of the public domain, with a panel of provocative speakers considering who controls our public space and whether artists have the licence to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.

Sir Ian Blair

Former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
Richard Burdett

Centennial Professor in Architecture and Urbanism, London School of Economics
Gus Casely-Hayford

Cultural commentator, curator and artist
Sarah Gaventa

CABE director of public space
Ruth Mackenzie

New director of the Cultural Olympiad
Marc Quinn

Artist
Janet Street-Porter

Journalist and television presenter
Tim Marlow

Arts broadcaster and director of exhibitions at White Cube gallery