Summary Herbert Read, (1893-1968), was and influential art critic, poet and self-confessed anarchist. In his 1943 essay, To Hell With Culture, Read laid out his ideas for a civilisation based on cooperation in which culture would no longer be a commodity, separated from society, but an integral part of everyday life. In this film, director Huw Wahl engages in conversations with artists, poets, curators, historians and Herbert Read's own children, to ask how we can apply Read's ideas and approaches to the commodification of culture in contemporary society. Including unseen archival material of Herbert Read, his poetry and the North Yorkshire landscape where he was born, this is an immersive portrayal of Read's life and work. View more details
Directed : Huw Wahl
Written : Unknown
Stars : Herbert Read Lee Beard Lucy Beckett Danielle Child
Genres : Biography Documentary
Release date : Mar 31, 2014
Countries of origin : Canada United Kingdom
Official sites : Official site
Language : English
Summary Herbert Read, (1893-1968), was and influential art critic, poet and self-confessed anarchist. In his 1943 essay, To Hell With Culture, Read laid out his ideas for a civilisation based on cooperation in which culture would no longer be a commodity, separated from society, but an integral part of everyday life. In this film, director Huw Wahl engages in conversations with artists, poets, curators, historians and Herbert Read's own children, to ask how we can apply Read's ideas and approaches to the commodification of culture in contemporary society. Including unseen archival material of Herbert Read, his poetry and the North Yorkshire landscape where he was born, this is an immersive portrayal of Read's life and work. View more details
Genres : Biography Documentary
Release date : Mar 31, 2014
Countries of origin : Canada United Kingdom
Official sites : Official site
Language : English
