Steve McQueen hopes Year 3 work will inspire art's next generation

Artist says his class photos on show at Tate Britain could be a catalyst for UK schoolchildren

Year 3, Steve McQueen’s “portrait of citizenship” at Tate Britain, could be the catalyst to inspire a new generation of artists, according to the Turner prize and Oscar winner, who said British children deserved access to world-class art education.

McQueen, whose ground-breaking work features portraits of more than 76,000 London schoolchildren and took a year to complete, said Year 3 would help to promote art education in school and the need for diverse work to be included in art institutions.

Related: ‘Childhood is a whirlwind’: Steve McQueen on his mesmerising school photo project

Continue reading...

from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2X2sZX6