An AL's views

I am an Associate Lecturer with the Open University, originally trained as a Social Anthropologist. On this blog, I use material from the modules I teach to write about issues which come up in the world around me.

Tuesday 8 August 2017

To see the (art) world in a sunflower seed



I found the sunflower seeds in a little art stall in Bristol’s indoor market. They are hand-painted porcelain seeds from the Ai Weiwei installation at the Tate Modern, @ £1. Imagine! you can own a piece of famous modern art for £1. OK there are millions of them in existence – but does that matter? Art is not about money, is it?