Archive of Destruction

As part of my ongoing Archive of Destruction project, I organised a conference entitled 'Destroyed public art work: a critical reflection', in collaboration with firstsite and the curating courses at the University of Essex and the RCA in February 2011.

Speakers:

Claire Doherty, Situations
Ivan Morison, artist
Fiontan Moran, Tate
Jordan Baseman, artist
Joe Kerr, RCA

A diverse range of issues were discussed such as what constitutes the 'beginning' of a public art work; destruction as the antithesis of the process of making; the danger of the fear of destruction (amongst curators and commissioners); how a work enters the popular imagination through the act of destruction; scurrilous acts of potential destruction and the fruitful power of failure.

More information about Archive of Destruction here