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4 unusual facts about Institute of Art and Ideas


Hilary Lawson

Known for his theory of Closure, he is Director of the Institute of Art and Ideas, founder of the Artscape Project, a director of TVF Media and founder of HowTheLightGetsIn, Europe's largest philosophy and music festival.

Institute of Art and Ideas

With exhibitions from galleries such as The View, the UK's contemporary art scene combines with a debate series featuring significant cultural figures such as former Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company Adrian Noble, novelist Mark Haddon and art historian Griselda Pollock.

Cultural highlights ranged from the likes of Ghostpoet, Mount Kimbie and The Correspondents, to comedy and the screening of documentaries from around the world with BBC Four.

Mary Ann Ochota

She has been chairman and interviewer at the annual Institute of Art and Ideas Crunch arts festivals and HowTheLightGetsIn Philosophy festivals, and she regularly blogs for The Independent's Notebook.



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