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35: Wot for? Why not?

Jun 22, 202333 minSeason 1Ep. 35
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Episode description

When is a house not a home? For one thing, when it's an impenetrable concrete block. This week, we discuss an artwork that was both celebrated as winner of the Turner prize, and derided as the worst of British art: Rachel Whiteread's 'House'. Standing for only 11 weeks before it was demolished, Whiteread's work raises questions about memory, urban development and socio-economic status. Or... it's just a "lump of concrete," in the words of the man who knocked it down. We ponder abandoning art, burning money and taking on the establishment to determine whether Dad is on the side of the Turner prize or the K-Foundation. See images here!

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