‘His work is hilarious and touching’ – David Byrne.
One of the most innovative and playful artists of his generation, Jeremy Deller has spent his career believing that art is a ‘form of magic’ which makes ‘the mundane profound’. From Acid Brass to Sacrilege – an inflatable model of Stonehenge – to The Battle of Orgreave re-enactment to We’re Here Because We’re Here – the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme – to Manchester on Procession and What Is The City But the People? – created with MIF and the people of Manchester, Jeremy believes that ‘art is a way of staying engaged and in love with the world’. He joins us to talk about the power of imagination, creativity, collaboration, Manchester and his joyful book Art is Magic.
Jeremy won the 2004 Turner Prize for his work Memory Bucket and represented Britain in the 55th Venice Bienniale.
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Manchester Literature Festival presentsJeanette Winterson
One of our most prolific and inspiring storytellers, Jeanette Winterson returns to MLF to launch her new book, Night Side of the River: Ghost Stories.
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Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Manchester Lit & Phil presentsGeorge Monbiot in Conversation with Sarah Bridle
One of our most fearless voices on nature, climate change and the environment, George Monbiot’s joins Professor Sarah Bridle to talk about his new book,…
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Manchester Literature Festival presentsYanis Varoufakis in Conversation
Is Capitalism dead? Yanis Varoufakis is here to convince you that it is and that it’s been replaced by technofeudalism. A passionate and informative speaker,…
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Manchester Literature Festival, in partnership with the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester presentsLemn Sissay: Let the Light Pour In
A special preview event to launch Lemn's latest poetry collection 'Let the Light Pour In'