‘Beggars Teeth’ is the title of an ongoing research project investigating the limits of Expressionism. The writings and work of Antonin Artaud are heavily influential within this discourse, and constitute the most significant theoretical source for the project. The title ‘Beggars Teeth’ is a quotation of his, referring to the limits of spoken word. Looming large in Artaud’s life was the distinction between art as what he terms “the esthetic simulation of reality” and art as “…the scrapings of the soul” These distinctions and relations between artifice and art, the representation and the expression of reality – the nature of and limits of expression - are themes key to the project.

For ‘Beggars teeth’ I exhibited a group of paintings and also curated the Events and Performances in relation to my research interests/paintings. The events took place in the The Glasgow Project Room during the week 29th April - 6th May 2017. The events culminated in a panel discussion on Thursday night, preceded by two performances and the exhibition of paintings during the week. A website www.beggars teeth documents the conversations of the three Artists involved - Steven Anderson, Carrie Skinner, and Fiona Robertson, in the lead up to the Exhibition, Performance and Discussion. The discussion was chaired by Professor Carl Lavery. A zine inspired on the blog was also published and distributed at the events and Exhibition.