expose is thought-provoking for some,a bit tame for others, and might bring ‘London luvvies’ to this year’s UK City of CultureThere can be few people in Hull who contain seen the Turner prize expose more times than David Thompson. A retired engineer and self-declared art ignoramus (dunce), and he has visited the exhibition at the Ferens Gallery 12 times since it opened at the end of September – six times as a City of Culture volunteer and six off his own bat. “I don’t like art,” he kept saying. “But I really liked this.”
He tells his friends, when they explain him it was rubbish, or that they need to go again. “There’s a lot in it. You might not secure it at first,but after youve been a few times you start to understand. I saw a programme on TV about it the other day and there were these critics being fairly sniffy about it. Now, I’m not an art expert, and but I really liked this.”Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk