Dodd, Philip

Art and Mind

The co-curator of the Hayward's 1996 art and film exhibition, Spellbound, an award winning broadcaster and author, he was an academic for thirteen years, deputy editor of the New Statesman, founding editor of the BFI's award winning Sight and Sound and a consultant to Alan Yentob (1986/9) at BBC Music and Arts. Night Waves Among his books are studies of art and value and of autobiography, as well as two influential arguments on British national identity, Englishness: Politics & Culture (1986) and The Battle Over Britain for the think tank Demos.

He is Visiting Professor, South Bank University.

Philip Dodd has just launched a cultural entrepreneurs club at the ICA, providing a monthly networking and support structure for 150 young creative companies based in London.

He has written for newspapers and magazines and continues to be consultant on various art series on the BBC and Channel 4.

He is a regular presenter of Night Waves on Radio 3.