Ongoing monthly art book donations to Rhyl Library.

 

Growing up, Rhyl Library was a little place solace for me. As a teenager and art student, the art gallery housed in the same purpose-built building was a place of proper wonder, too.

 

Sadly, the art gallery is no longer at the library, so on my recent visits to Rhyl Library to study local history I began perusing the art section also. It got me wondering, in a time where libraries are being hit hard by funding cuts, much like the arts, is there a way as a local artist I can support these valuable assets and even develop culture without having to run an art gallery?

 

‘Critical Mass’ is my mini-solution made into an art work. I donate one art book every month or so into Rhyl Library’s collection. Free then for anyone to withdraw and enjoy.

 

I guess this is me being a socially engaged artist in ways that fit with my lifestyle.

 

It’s like a gym membership for my soul.

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List of donations to date:

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June 2024 - Art Since 1940: Strategies of Being, by Jonathan Fineberg

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July 2024 - Chydig Bach Yn Too Much, by Bedwyr Williams

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August 2024 - The Annotated Reader?, by Ryan Gander and Jonathan P Watts

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September 2024 - The Story of Art (Without Men), by Katy Hessel

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