I took myself to the local library to borrow a book on the history of Hadleigh. I was at the 'local studies' shelf scanning for the book I was after Hadleigh Past by Ian Yeardsley.
I spot an art book - not what I was expecting to see here! Turns out it is a book by Bob and Roberta Smith about a series of public art projects in the Thames Gateway in 2006/7. Art U Need - My Part in The Public Art Revolution. It is funny, moving and deals with the topics I have been looking at in a) Hadleigh and b) my dissertation.'a personal diary that reflects his [the author's] own experiences of working in communities and raises questions about the role of artists in regeneration'how spooky is that? Bob and Roberta Smith says:
"Art U Need has provided an antidote to kind of large-scale public art that tells people to rally around an iconic image"I have read from cover to cover and will no doubt revisit it. Invaluable.
Oh and I found the other book too. A little harder going but interesting nevertheless and necessary research.
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