Symposium: seriousness & humour in art writing
Saturday November 3rd 2012
Eastside Projects
Featuring David Burrows / Andrew Hunt / Gavin Butt
The symposium considered a number of topics in relation to seriousness and humour within art writing:
Why is seriousness the dominant register of choice within art writing?
What are the alternatives to seriousness?
Why is non-serious art writing necessary?
How do we attribute value outside of serious culture?
What are the implications of using humour within art writing?