Join acclaimed British artist Jeremy Deller to hear him speak about how his work has been influenced by both 1960’s British pop culture and the radical ideas of William Morris. Followed by a Q&A with Hadrian Garrard, Director of Create and co-curator of Be Magnificent.

Jeremy Deller lives and works in London. He studied Art History at the Courtauld Institute of Art. He works with a variety of media, including video, sculpture, and graphic art, which has emphasised collaborative projects, re-enactments, and public art, through which he has reflected on popular culture in post-industrial England. His most important projects include Acid Brass 1997, Folk Archive 1999, in collaboration with Alan Kane, The Battle of Orgreave 2001 and Sacrilege (a scale model inflatable Stonehenge) 2012. Exhibitions include English Magic for the British Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale, 2013, the retrospective Joy in People, Hayward Gallery, 2012 and Iggy Pop Life Class, Brooklyn Museum, 2016. He has also developed curatorial projects, including All That Is Solid Melts Into Air 2013 and Love is Enough: William Morris and Andy Warhol.

Image: We Sit Starving Amidst Our Gold, 2013, Jeremy Deller. Picture: Courtesy of the British Council