Gillian Wearing's Moral Vision in a Spectacle Society
Gillian Wearing, a young British artist emerging from 1970s television documentary, uses art to advance a moral vision that critically interrogates a world shaped by the society of the spectacle. Her work questions the influence of media and performance on identity and truth.
Key facts
- Gillian Wearing is a British artist.
- Her work is influenced by 1970s television documentary.
- She uses art to express a moral vision.
- Her art critically questions the society of the spectacle.
- The article was published in artpress in March 2001.
Entities
Artists
- Gillian Wearing
Institutions
- artpress
Sources
- artpress —