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Aldeburgh ART 2012
4 days devoted to every aspect of visual art
The Big Picture, The Eye, The Idea and The Emotion
Saturday 2nd - Tuesday 5th June 2012
The balance between looking and thinking is the timely theme of this year's Aldeburgh ART, the visual art festival devoted to every aspect of art.
The artistic philosophies of David Hockney (The Eye) and of Marcel Duchamp (The Idea) are reevaluated by Aldeburgh ART with art historian, Martin Gayford and former Tate curator, Simon Wilson with BBC Arts Correspondent, Razia Iqbal.
This Spring, David Hockney's show in London heralds a re-awakening of the timeless value of looking and 2012 is 100 years since Duchamp's first iconoclastic art works. These most famously 'the urinal', emphasised the importance of idea, led directly to conceptualism, (the dominant 'ism' of the contemporary art world) and Duchamp's reputation as the most influential artist arguably still now in the 21st century.
Serious art discussion is lightened with fish n chip art chats. The four days devoted to visual art are jam packed with exhibitions, performances, plays, installations, parties and a vibrant fringe with pop up art events all around Aldeburgh. Other artists under the spotlight include the important modernist painter Roger Hilton and the Suffolk based blind painter, Sargy Mann.
Aldeburgh ART 2011
Beyond the Horizon
An Exploration of International, British and Suffolk Art
“New beginnings are in the offing,” Joseph Beuys
International avant-garde artist Joseph Beuys was the inspiration behind the first annual Aldeburgh ART 2011.
Beuys was introduced to the UK by legendary Richard Demarco, who led the week with his avant-garde vision.
Aldeburgh has memories for Demarco who stopped off here on his quest to bridge artistic links between the UK and Europe. Facing the continent, Aldeburgh is a magnet for culture and innovation.
Many of Britain’s most important artists, from Royal Academicians to YBAs, have eagerly accepted the chance to stretch their creativity using the uniqueness of the Aldeburgh coastline as inspiration.
Image: John Hoyland 'Street of Heaven' 2010