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Cavaliero Finn presents work painter Helen Ballardie and ceramic sculptures by Björk Haraldsdóttir, Frances Priest and Soledad Christie for this year's London Art Fair 2021 Folk Platform
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Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 4:00pm – Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 5:00pm UTC
Folk Art: A look at our cultural heritage, our communities and our identity, and how we choose to express this knowledge and pass it on as inspiration.
According to UNESCO: Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration.
Culture and its heritage reflect and shape values, beliefs, and aspirations, thereby defining a people’s national identity. It is important to preserve our cultural heritage, because it keeps our integrity as a people. Folk Art is rooted in traditions that come from community and culture. Artists working in the Folk tradition today are telling stories, they are passing on inherited legacies, symbols, characters. The objects may be decorative when once they would have been utilitarian, but the passing on of knowledge remains the same.
Meet some of the artists involved in this years’ Platform, curated by Candida Stevens, showcases Abe Odedina, Carol McNichol, Cecilia Charlton, Denise de Cordova and Frances Priest.
