* 1962 in London. Lives and works in London, England
British artist
Known for: Underground magazines such as Smile, pulp fiction novels, organizer of the International Festival of Plagiarism
Art historical context: Neoism, Situationism, Punk
Exhibited works
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Art Strike, 1990–1993. 2nd | B
| Inspired by Gustav Metzger's art strike in the 1970s, Home launched his own art strike in 1986: He was calling on all artists to stop their artistic practice and production between January 1, 1990 and January 1, 1993. During these three years, no artistic works should have been created, distributed, sold, displayed or discussed. However, Home himself did not follow his call. In 1991, he published his novel Defiant Pose, which he allegedly had completed in the final seconds of the December 31, 1989, as well as the anthology Neoist Manifestos/The Art Strike Papers. The Art Strike was accompanied and promoted by a propaganda campaign comprised of numerous writings, essays, and pamphlets penned by Home, as well as a kind of "fanzine" titled YAWN, with contributions by different artists, comic illustrators, and writers. The first edition was issued on September 15, 1989, and the last edition on August 15, 1992. (All editions in facsimile: Nr. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8a | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11a | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17a | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22a | 23 | 24 | 24a | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34a | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37a | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 45a | 45b | 45c) | |
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Links Stewarthomesociety.org | Art Strike 1990-1993 | YAWN | Further informations 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Credits All reproductions are courtesy of the artist © Stewart Home | ||