Essay: Louise Ashcroft on Guy Oliver’s You Know Nothing of My Work

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Louise Ashcroft

Guy Oliver, You Know Nothing of My Work, 2020. Commissioned for Jerwood/FVU Awards 2020: Hindsight. Installation view at Jerwood Space. Photo: Anna Arca
Guy Oliver, You Know Nothing of My Work, 2020. Commissioned for Jerwood/FVU Awards 2020: Hindsight. Installation view at Jerwood Space. Photo: Anna Arca

‘When I hear the word ‘problematic’, I imagine someone building an attic on top of a problem, so they can hide there and avoid trying to solve the problem.’

Artist and writer Louise Ashcroft ponders the conflicting voices in her head as she watches Guy Oliver’s You Know Nothing of My Work.