Image by Frank Creber
Good Government Bad Government
Thu 7 November 2019 - Fri 20 December 2019
Alison Richard Building
The title of the exhibition ‘Good Government Bad Government’ refers to the Lorenzetti murals in Siena. These frescoes embrace the city and the wider country and the links between them, they portray the vitality and humanity but also the huge problems faced by a city-state in 1338-39; the mural is a touchstone for this collaborative exhibition.
Johnson and Creber have spent many happy hours, working alongside their community, at the bottom of the telescope looking upwards at the machinery of government; making images of how this labyrinthine and ever-growing institution works in practice in some of the most challenging communities in this country. They have found an affinity in each other’s work, based on a deep commitment to observe and narrate personal chronicles about the social and physical landscape of their neighbourhoods, interweaving themes of society, politics, with everyday scenes.
There are images about mistrust; people in the community feel as if no one is in control of the beast any more, and that many beloved treasures are at risk, whether that be a local park being lost to a developer, or the NHS being lost to the private sector. There are positive stories about how individuals make a community; how family life, local history, friendship and tolerance are developing a new community spirit.
Both artists work in a contemporary narrative style that is informed by murals and the Western European painting tradition.
Cost: free
Enquiries and booking
No need to book.
Opening hours change with the University term dates:
Open weekdays from 09:00 – 19:00 (in term), 09:00 – 17:00 (out of term)
Term dates can be found here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/term-dates-and-calendars
Enquiries: Judith Weik Website Email: jw571@cam.ac.uk Telephone: 01223 747471
Timing
9:00am-5:00pm on weekdays from Thursday 7 November 2019 until Friday 20 December 2019 (except on Bank Holidays)
All times
Thu 7 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 8 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 11 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 12 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 13 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 14 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 15 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 18 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 19 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 20 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 21 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 22 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 25 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 26 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 27 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 28 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 29 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 2 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 3 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 4 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 5 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 6 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 9 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 10 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 11 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 12 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 13 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 16 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 17 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 18 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 19 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 20 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |