This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39768131
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 0 | Version 1 |
---|---|
Sculptor Cornelia Parker named as 2017 election artist | Sculptor Cornelia Parker named as 2017 election artist |
(about 3 hours later) | |
Sculptor Cornelia Parker has been chosen as this year's official election artist. | Sculptor Cornelia Parker has been chosen as this year's official election artist. |
Parker, who was once nominated for the Turner Prize, is the fifth election artist and the first woman in the role. | Parker, who was once nominated for the Turner Prize, is the fifth election artist and the first woman in the role. |
She will observe the election campaign, which culminates in the vote on 8 June, and produce a piece in response. | She will observe the election campaign, which culminates in the vote on 8 June, and produce a piece in response. |
She said she felt honoured by the invitation, adding: "We live in scary but exhilarating times. The whole world order seems to be changing." | |
With "all its challenging issues and complexity", she said, the election "is an event that I'm excited to engage with and I look forward to sharing my finished work". | With "all its challenging issues and complexity", she said, the election "is an event that I'm excited to engage with and I look forward to sharing my finished work". |
Parker's work has been displayed in galleries across the world including in London's Tate Modern, the British Library and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. | Parker's work has been displayed in galleries across the world including in London's Tate Modern, the British Library and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. |
She is best known for large-scale creations like Cold Dark Matter: An Exploded View, where the Army blew up a garden shed and she suspended the fragments around a light source. | She is best known for large-scale creations like Cold Dark Matter: An Exploded View, where the Army blew up a garden shed and she suspended the fragments around a light source. |
Her piece The Maybe, staged at London's Serpentine Gallery, was a collaboration with actress Tilda Swinton, who lay, as if asleep, in a glass cabinet. | Her piece The Maybe, staged at London's Serpentine Gallery, was a collaboration with actress Tilda Swinton, who lay, as if asleep, in a glass cabinet. |
One of her most recent projects was Magna Carta (An Embroidery), a hand-sewn Wikipedia page to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the document. | One of her most recent projects was Magna Carta (An Embroidery), a hand-sewn Wikipedia page to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the document. |
Her final election artwork will join the parliamentary art collection, which documents the history of Parliament, later this year. | Her final election artwork will join the parliamentary art collection, which documents the history of Parliament, later this year. |
Previous election artists | Previous election artists |
The official election artist is chosen by the Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art. | The official election artist is chosen by the Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art. |
Alison McGovern, chairwoman of the committee, said she was delighted at Ms Parker's selection. | Alison McGovern, chairwoman of the committee, said she was delighted at Ms Parker's selection. |
"It'll be really exciting to see how her ideas for this artwork develop over the campaign period," she said. | "It'll be really exciting to see how her ideas for this artwork develop over the campaign period," she said. |
The role of election artist was created in 2001 by Tony Banks, the then chairman of the parliamentary arts advisory committee. | The role of election artist was created in 2001 by Tony Banks, the then chairman of the parliamentary arts advisory committee. |
Mr Banks said in 2001 that recording an election on canvas was something that had not been done recently. | Mr Banks said in 2001 that recording an election on canvas was something that had not been done recently. |
"It just occurred to me that we have war artists, so why not have an election artist?" | "It just occurred to me that we have war artists, so why not have an election artist?" |