Here I take a closer look at Deyan Sudjic’s recent comments on BBC ‘Front Row’ on how craft has been burdened by expectations of utility – this against a(n) alleged hierarchical backdrop of the arts. And why I have come to regret reading R.D. Laing’s ‘Knots’ at the age of 8. Read the article in Wall Street International June 2018.
Image credit: Meret Oppenheim. Object, 1936. Fur-covered cup, saucer, and spoon, cup 4-3/8 inches in diameter; saucer 9-3/8 inches in diameter; spoon 8 inches long,” ( Courtesy: The Museum of Modern Art, NYC).
