23 May 2010

Art Correspondent for the Economist also had something to say about my work

Sarah Thornton, art correspondent for the Economist, reviewed my work at the Liberary Festival. She sat before her talk about her book Seven Days in the Art World and chatted with me whilst looking through my A Year in the Life of a Social Engagement artist. Crikes, everyone in the audience had to wait whilst she gave me a personal critique for 15 minutes. She said my work demonstrated that I believed art could heal, that my artistic practice merged with social work & art therapy, and that I had highly saleable photographs. To get teaching (in Manhattan and Berlin) and to market myself. Phew. She said my stories and relationships were fascinating and to keep up the good practice. Phew. It may be possible after all...