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In order to uncover some of the cultural meanings that had become buried beneath the burgeoning heritage industry of the 1980s and 1990s, the Ruskin School of Art commissioned a series of guided tours of British cities from tourist buses and boats in which the live commentaries were undertaken not by official guides, but by artists, poets and writers.
Patrick Wright launched the programme with an introductory tour of London’s East End. This paved the way for subsequent tours of Birmingham by Graeme Miller, Manchester by Geraldine Monk, Durham by Ian Breakwell and Oxford by Brian Catling.
Commissioned by the Ruskin School of Art in partnership with Public Art Development Trust, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, Cornerhouse, Manchester and Locus+, Newcastle upon Tyne and supported by funding from the Arts Council of England, Guide Friday and Southern Arts.
