The British Library The British Library http://sounds.bl.uk/JISC ASR IPR STATUS LIST.xls De Francia, Peter (18 of 20). National Life Stories Collection: Artists' Lives. C466/123 The discussion turns to John Golding's curating a forthcoming exhibition of Picasso and Matisse and discusses the nature of reputations and the problems of critical and historical designations such as modernism. He expresses anxiety about the role of curators today. This turns into reflections on his own work where he briefly sums up his artistic achievement, including some regrets. Talking about his non-relationship to the commercial artworld, he refers to not wishing to spare the time required to maintain one. This leads on to some discussion of property and his disinterest in it which evolves into a discussion of the collapse of public housing in the Eastern Block. Art 2000-02-24, 2000-03-23, 2000-05-15, 2000-07-20, 2000-08-11, 2000-09-28, 2000-10-04, 2001-02-14 Interviewee's home in London sound De Francia, Peter, 1921- (speaker, male) Roberts, Melanie (speaker, female) 0:31:12 48000 24 00:31:12 48000 24