The Bruce Lacey Experience opened at Camden Arts Centre in July 2012, co-curated by Professor David Alan Mellor and Jeremy Deller. Bruce Lacey (b. 1927) is one of Britain's great visionary artists. His lifetime pursuit of eccentric ‘making and doing’ has been a cathartic working-through of his experiences. This survey of a rich and diverse artistic production celebrated both his vibrant life (which includes working with Spike Milligan, The Beatles and Ken Russell) and his art, which reveals telling links with the visual culture of the last 60 years. The exhibition charted Lacey’s artistic development in a career encompassing painting, sculpture, robotised assemblages, theatrical performances and installations, as well as community arts and ritual action performances.
Bruce Lacey
