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JJ Charlesworth has been writing about contemporary art since he left Goldsmiths College in 1996, with a constant focus on the relation between art and political life. He writes regularly in art magazines such as Art Monthly, Art Review, Flash Art Time Out. He has published numerous catalogue essays on emerging artists. He teaches and lectures regularly at art colleges in London, and in 2003 was a selector for the Bloomberg New Contemporaries exhibition. He is currently reviews editor at Art Review, and is also organiser of the ‘Artistic Autonomy’ campaign strand of the Manifesto Club. His guest, Josie Appleton is convenor of the Manifesto Club, a campaigning group that aims to challenge cultural trends that restrain and stifle people's aspirations and initiative. She wrote the Manifesto Club report, 'The Case Against Vetting', and oversees the campaign work on vetting and child protection issues. She is a journalist and writer based in London. She writes regularly for spiked, and has contributed to a number of publications, including the Spectator, The Times, Times Literary Supplement and Daily Express. (email Josie.Appleton@manifestoclub.com) |