Excavating the House

Synopsis

Rachel Whiteread’s ‘House’ drew praise and criticism in equal measure and became the focus for much ribaldry in the media - focusing on the sense of outrage of local inhabitants and the waste of public expenditure that House represented. This discussion with Doreen Massey, James Lingwood, Mark Cousins and Jon Bird considers the uncanny attributes of ‘House’ in relation to architecture, aesthetics, geography and contemporary social problems such as homelessness.

Series

Talking Art, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.

Year of production

1994

Availability

Sale; 1995 sale: £40.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Subjects

Art

Keywords

sculpture; Whiteread, Rachel

Production Company

Name

ICA Video

Notes

The ICA Writers in Conversation series are available for sale or free access online from the Roland Collection http://www.roland-collection.com

Distributor

Name

ICA Video

Email

http://www.ica.org.uk/contact

Web

http://www.ica.org.uk/49/Shop/ External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7766 1452

Fax

020 7873 0051

Address

The Mall
London
SW1Y 5AH

Notes

The ICA bookshop operates a mail order service selling a range of DVDs on and by film theorists, compilations of shorts, experimental and animated works, documentaries, as well as DVDs on video and performance art and installations. Also an eclectic collection of audio CDs.