VideosIain Sinclair: Money as MetaphorMoney has become the universal metaphor for cultural expression and legacy - how far has this ideology shaped where art is today? Hear the acclaimed author Iain Sinclair as he discusses the durability of art and how art is to carry on thriving in a world of diminishing resources |
Will the recession be good for art? Art has been dominated by a few individuals but will the economic crisis allow for the many under the surface to rise up? Should we be looking at the recession as a valuable moment, one that will re-define the art scene? Have artists been given the gift of time to reassess their core values as they see the demand for work subside? Hear Patrick Hughes (artist) as he joins Eleanor Lindsay Fynn (artist), Charles Thomson (stuckist and artist) discuss the strange times that artists find themselves in 2009 with Bruce Milar of the Art Newspaper. |
The future of art? What will art look like in 2009? Who are the YBA’s of the future and what new movements will be born from the challenging months ahead? Caravans, hotels, open spaces? Where will art reside in the future if galleries fall foul of the recession? |
The End of the "Young British Era"? Young British Artists (YBA’s) have dominated the art scene for the past decade – but will recession put the nail in the coffin for the YBA’s and damage their pop-conceptual legacy? Have we seen the end of neon signs, unmade beds and breasts covered with fruit? Hilary Lawson (artist and philosopher) puts the questions to the artists’ Jane Simpson, Adam Dant and formidable art critic Ben Lewis |
Curating the Crunch How are top London art galleries responding to the challenge of recession? Is this the end of big, white open spaces? What are galleries going to look like in 2009? crunch.art in a new era puts the question to the curator of Standpoint Gallery Fiona Mc Donald, independent gallerist and former economist Cynthia Corbett and crunch. guest curators Naomi Pearce and Gavin Ramsey as Saatchi Online contributor and writer Anthony Haden Guest asks the pertinent questions and puts the panel to questions from the crunch audience. |
Opening Address with Ben Lewis Ben Lewis, art critic and journalist, sets the contemporary art world to rights Is the art world being run "like a cult"? Watch the full talk here and post your comments on the crunch webforum Be introduced to the all the debates, talks and forums taking place over the crunch weekend IAI home videos crunch |