How to catch a shark, part two: Art that dare not speak its maker’s name
In part one of our look at copyright in the art world, we discovered – shock horror – that Damien Hirst didn’t catch his own shark, lasso his own steer or sit up all night setting diamonds into his own blingin’ skull. In this second part, Arts Hub talks to visual artist Neil Taylor of Campbell Works about the copyright implications of the project ‘On Trust’ – and tracks down two of the unsung hero
10 Aug 2007 12:00
Angela Meredith
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Visual Arts
In part one of our look at copyright in the art world, we discovered – shock horror – that Damien Hirst didn’t catch his own shark, lasso his own steer or sit up all night setting diamonds into his own blingin’ skull. In this second part, Arts Hub talks to visual artist Neil Taylor of Campbell Works about the copyright implications of the project ‘On Trust’ – and tracks down two of the unsung heroes of the art world, who work anonymously for some of the world’s most famous artists.
When Arts Hub visited Campbell Works in North London last May, Neil Taylor, his partner Harriet Murray and curator Claire Nicholls were putting the finishing touches to the exhibition ‘On Trust’ in their Stoke Newington gallery.
Angela Meredith is a freelance journalist/writer who covers the Arts, travel and leisure and consumer health. Her work has appeared on websites such as Men’s Health, Discovery Health and TravelZoo – and this year she worked on the launch of the website Moneypage.com as Travel/Leisure writer. She contributes accident and health and safety news to a personal injury website and has written extensively for the b2b journal Pharmacy Business. Angela is a former winner of Soho Theatre’s Verity Bargate Award for new playwrights and has written for BBC TV. In 2007 she was short listed for the Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook’s New Novel Award. She began her career as an actress and still acts occasionally. She is a full member of the NUJ and Equity and has a BA (Joint Hons) in Literature & History of Art and an MA in Literature.
