WALL TEXT FOR THE SMART SET?

An interview with Charles Esche, curator of Tate Britain’s upcoming “Intelligence” exhibit of contemporary British art. “Rather than fixing little wall plaques next to each exhibit containing the curator’s interpretation of the work, the smart thinking of this exhibition shows in its lack of reassurance over the works’ meaning. “With a lot of work, you know instantly what it has to say and you move on, but I think that good art is about a lack of clarity. The handle that you get on it is the handle that you choose; it is as much up to you as it is up to the artist.” – The Sunday Times (UK)