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« Gore rides the tide | Main | It's 'Doll Man' Monday! » Monday, April 2, 2007A natural artistGreetings from Brick Lane, London. I'll be blogging from Brainiac's UK bureau this week, and plan to bring you more content from this side of the Ocean. The Guardian has managed to resist a marked trend toward the tabloid format here -- even the Times of London, after 216 broadsheet years! -- and continues to produce great cultural coverage, as well as feistier left-wing stuff than you see in the States if that's your thing. This week the paper's Saturday Review published an engaging profile of Andy Goldsworthy, on the occasion of his exhibition/installation to mark the 30th birthday of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park near Wakefield, England. Goldsworthy was born in the UK and raised in Yorkshire, and is best known in the US as the subject of the entrancing 2001 documentary film "Rivers and Tides." A sui generis artist, Goldsworthy makes his art from the stuff of nature, like sticks, stones, and mud; his works evolve over time, and are in some cases transient and self-destructive, as the natural world is allowed to do its entropic thing. The Guardian has an online slideshow accompanying the piece, but Goldsworthy's work ought to be seen in person, so seek it out when you can. Posted by Evan Hughes at 04:44 AM
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