Reith Lectures 2013: Playing to the Gallery

Reith Lectures 2013: Playing to the Gallery - Lecture 2: Beating The Bounds

The Reith Lecture by Grayson Perry examines the evolving boundaries of contemporary art, addressing questions of definition, context, and the sociocultural implications of what qualifies as art today.

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In the art world people might be thinking hey chillax, Grayson. Why the big deal? Why do you really want to kind of put down boundaries about art? Well I want to know when to put on my art goggles. I want to know when you know I’m going to look at something as if it’s art. I mean the philosopher George Dickie said an artwork is “a candidate for con... See more

Grayson Perry • Reith Lectures 2013: Playing to the Gallery - Lecture 2: Beating The Bounds

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—Grayson Perry, Reith Lecture II (2013)