All that is solid melts into air
Jeremy Deller is a populist artist in the best sense of the word. His 2012 retrospective was entitled ‘Joy in People’ and his works are often concerned with everyday life and the things people do with their leisure. They sometimes involve their direct participation as with his procession through Manchester and his recreation of the Battle of Orgreave during the miners’ strike. He has been described as a social cartographer and shows a deep interest in working class culture and history expressed through his use of the style and materials of trade union banners to transmit his 21st century...