Gavin Friday, Ute Lemper and Jia Tolentino on finding a new voice through art
In an age of amplification by social media, how can artists best serve the causes they wish to represent? For Gavin Friday and other artists, it’s about getting involved with the right issues
We live in politically uncertain times; in an era of divisiveness and polarity – of Twitter wars, trolling and reality television presidents. “It’s frightening,” reflects Gavin Friday. “When you turn around, it’s like the 1930s, with the rise of racism and hate. It’s time that music and lyrics got more verbal about this. We need the punk. We need the Brecht.”
In an ante-room of the National Concert Hall in Dublin, Friday – ...
