Submitting this British Pathé short film about the sculptor Brian Willsher because most people today would have no problem describing him as an artist and his work as art. But in 1968 the UK...
Submitting this British Pathé short film about the sculptor Brian Willsher because most people today would have no problem describing him as an artist and his work as art. But in 1968 the UK Customs and Excise Office said these objects were household decorations, not art, and this meant they were taxable at a whopping 40%. That decision forced him into bankruptcy.
Submitting this British Pathé short film about the sculptor Brian Willsher because most people today would have no problem describing him as an artist and his work as art. But in 1968 the UK Customs and Excise Office said these objects were household decorations, not art, and this meant they were taxable at a whopping 40%. That decision forced him into bankruptcy.
https://www.godsonandcoles.co.uk/artworkdetails/806017/0/brian-willsher-1930-untitled-1973
https://elephant.art/who-decides-what-is-and-is-not-art-the-forgotten-story-of-brian-willsher-09112021/