PubliCamp
An afternoon event in Kennington Park, London that considers notions of ‘publicness’ through a barcamp structure comprised of short presentations and lively discussion.
Where: Kennington Park, London SE11
When: Sun 5 Jul 2009
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Forthcoming Events and Exhibitions
London
England South
Midlands
North
Wales
Other
London
Team Lump Collective - DIY RAPTURE
Whilst collectives are perceived as belonging to a more democratic strategy within artistic activity, Team Lump turn this on its head, giving individual decision-making power over to the leadership of 'one'.
Where: Cell Project Space, London E2
When: Sat 4 Jul - Sun 2 Aug 2009
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Whilst collectives are perceived as belonging to a more democratic strategy within artistic activity, Team Lump turn this on its head, giving individual decision-making power over to the leadership of 'one'.
Where: Cell Project Space, London E2
When: Sat 4 Jul - Sun 2 Aug 2009
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Dreams of Progress
In these days of economical, environmental and sometimes ideological uncertainties, the exhibition 'Dreams of Progress' takes a look back at our previous visions of the future, how they materialized and the way that they relate to the dreams we nourish today.
Where: Westminster Reference Library, WC2H
When: Mon 6 - Sat 18 Jul 2009
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In these days of economical, environmental and sometimes ideological uncertainties, the exhibition 'Dreams of Progress' takes a look back at our previous visions of the future, how they materialized and the way that they relate to the dreams we nourish today.
Where: Westminster Reference Library, WC2H
When: Mon 6 - Sat 18 Jul 2009
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Amy Sharrocks - WALBROOK
The Walbrook River has been lost for over 5 centuries. Through this public walk the river (one of London’s oldest) will be recreated by a thronging crowd of people.
Where: Highbury & Islington Underground Station, London, N5
When: Fri 19 Jun 2009
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The Walbrook River has been lost for over 5 centuries. Through this public walk the river (one of London’s oldest) will be recreated by a thronging crowd of people.
Where: Highbury & Islington Underground Station, London, N5
When: Fri 19 Jun 2009
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Parades and Processions: Here comes everybody
Work by twelve international artists addressing issues of history, culture, identity and politics through responses to the increasing phenomenon of ‘parades’ and ‘processions’.
Where: Parasol Unit foundation for contemporary art, London N1
When: Thu 28 May – Fri 24 July 2009
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Work by twelve international artists addressing issues of history, culture, identity and politics through responses to the increasing phenomenon of ‘parades’ and ‘processions’.
Where: Parasol Unit foundation for contemporary art, London N1
When: Thu 28 May – Fri 24 July 2009
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Labour Practices: Ethics of Service and Ideas of Labour in Performance
An event exploring ways in which artists use ideas of service and labour as creative strategies, and consider the ethics of recruiting the labour of others in works of art.
Where: Pinter Studio, London E1
When: Fri 19 Jun 2009
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An event exploring ways in which artists use ideas of service and labour as creative strategies, and consider the ethics of recruiting the labour of others in works of art.
Where: Pinter Studio, London E1
When: Fri 19 Jun 2009
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Two Degrees
A week long programme of work by radical and politically engaged artists about climate change and our relationship with the environment.
Where: Toynbee Studios, London E1
When: Tue 16 – Sun 21 Jun 2009
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A week long programme of work by radical and politically engaged artists about climate change and our relationship with the environment.
Where: Toynbee Studios, London E1
When: Tue 16 – Sun 21 Jun 2009
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Open Gallery: REFRAMED
A unique exhibition bringing together self-taught artists from homeless, addiction and offending backgrounds and conceptual artists practising within a contemporary and highly critical framework.
Where: Stephen Lawrence Gallery, London SE10
When: Thu 11 Jun - Fri 19 Jun 2009
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A unique exhibition bringing together self-taught artists from homeless, addiction and offending backgrounds and conceptual artists practising within a contemporary and highly critical framework.
Where: Stephen Lawrence Gallery, London SE10
When: Thu 11 Jun - Fri 19 Jun 2009
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Artistas de Vangardia and Bik Van der Pol
The first major UK presentation of the works of these two collectives brings together an archive of photographs, manifestos, reports and documentation of their activities.
Where: Pump House Gallery, London SW11
When: Wed 27 May - Sun 19 Jul 2009
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The first major UK presentation of the works of these two collectives brings together an archive of photographs, manifestos, reports and documentation of their activities.
Where: Pump House Gallery, London SW11
When: Wed 27 May - Sun 19 Jul 2009
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Capitalists Anonymous Meeting
Are you in the early stages of a post capitalist hangover? Or do you intend to ride that globalised juggernaut until it hits the wall? Whatever your views we want to hear from you.
Where: The City of London - location TBC
When: Wed 17, Thu 18 or Fri 19 June 2009
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Are you in the early stages of a post capitalist hangover? Or do you intend to ride that globalised juggernaut until it hits the wall? Whatever your views we want to hear from you.
Where: The City of London - location TBC
When: Wed 17, Thu 18 or Fri 19 June 2009
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Revising/Revisiting the Avant-Garde
A one-day symposium proposing a critical re-engagement with the theory, histories and politics of the avant-garde.
Where: Kingston University: Visual and Material Culture Research Centre, London SW15
When: Fri 3 Jul 2009
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A one-day symposium proposing a critical re-engagement with the theory, histories and politics of the avant-garde.
Where: Kingston University: Visual and Material Culture Research Centre, London SW15
When: Fri 3 Jul 2009
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Feral Trade Café - Kate Rich
An exhibition that is also a working café, serving food and drink traded over social networks, and providing a setting from which to contemplate broader climatic and economic change, where conventional supply chains (for food delivery and cultural funding) could go belly up.
Where: HTTP Gallery, London N4
When: Sat 13 June – Sun 2 Aug 2009
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An exhibition that is also a working café, serving food and drink traded over social networks, and providing a setting from which to contemplate broader climatic and economic change, where conventional supply chains (for food delivery and cultural funding) could go belly up.
Where: HTTP Gallery, London N4
When: Sat 13 June – Sun 2 Aug 2009
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Limitations Permitted - Manu Luksch, Neal White and FLIX
A temporary intervention that encourages people to think about civil liberties in a densely populated urban area that, like so many others, is now colonised by surveillance technology.
Where: Peckham Square, London, SE15
When: Sun 21-Sun 28 Jun 2009
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A temporary intervention that encourages people to think about civil liberties in a densely populated urban area that, like so many others, is now colonised by surveillance technology.
Where: Peckham Square, London, SE15
When: Sun 21-Sun 28 Jun 2009
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Designs on a Utopia
Hoping to re-address everyday architectural features in a new light, artist Richard Cramp questions what they stand for and the narrative possibilities that lie within their use.
Where: Gallery Primo Alonso, London E2
When: Fri 1 May - Sun 28 Jun 2009
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Hoping to re-address everyday architectural features in a new light, artist Richard Cramp questions what they stand for and the narrative possibilities that lie within their use.
Where: Gallery Primo Alonso, London E2
When: Fri 1 May - Sun 28 Jun 2009
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RePlace
Exploring the changes taking place in global urban environments that are experienced in similar ways regardless of culture and destination as they are constantly replaced, reinvented and re-arranged.
Where: noplaceprojects, London E8
When: Thu 18 - Sun 21 Jun 2009
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Exploring the changes taking place in global urban environments that are experienced in similar ways regardless of culture and destination as they are constantly replaced, reinvented and re-arranged.
Where: noplaceprojects, London E8
When: Thu 18 - Sun 21 Jun 2009
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The Way Out
15mm Films, a collective of disability artists, enters the world of the politically incorrect as a dysfunctional, imploding gang of ‘disability terrorists’ in the missing film of the revolutionary that didn't happen.
Where: Beaconsfield, London SE11
When: Wed 25 Mar – Sun 14 Jun 2009
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15mm Films, a collective of disability artists, enters the world of the politically incorrect as a dysfunctional, imploding gang of ‘disability terrorists’ in the missing film of the revolutionary that didn't happen.
Where: Beaconsfield, London SE11
When: Wed 25 Mar – Sun 14 Jun 2009
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Freee - Advertising For All; Or For Nobody At All; Reclaim Public Opinion
An ICA-commissioned billboard poster that calls for advertising to be employed by everyone in order to affect and change public opinion.
Where: The ICA cafe/bar, London SW1Y
When: Wed 11 Feb 2009 onwards
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An ICA-commissioned billboard poster that calls for advertising to be employed by everyone in order to affect and change public opinion.
Where: The ICA cafe/bar, London SW1Y
When: Wed 11 Feb 2009 onwards
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England South
Summer of Dissent
A programme of covert actions and overt operations bringing together a range of practitioners seeking to dismantle and reassemble cultural norms, inviting the audience to view, collaborate and question.
Where: Plan 9 and offsite locations around Bristol
When: Jul - Aug 2009
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A programme of covert actions and overt operations bringing together a range of practitioners seeking to dismantle and reassemble cultural norms, inviting the audience to view, collaborate and question.
Where: Plan 9 and offsite locations around Bristol
When: Jul - Aug 2009
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Joseph Beuys - Beuys is Here
Works by the influential German artist exploring Beuys’s ideas on economics, politics, activism, anti-establishment, teaching, learning and philosophy.
Where: De la Warr Pavillion, Bexhill on Sea, Sussex
When: Sat 4 Jul - Sun 27 Sep 2009
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Works by the influential German artist exploring Beuys’s ideas on economics, politics, activism, anti-establishment, teaching, learning and philosophy.
Where: De la Warr Pavillion, Bexhill on Sea, Sussex
When: Sat 4 Jul - Sun 27 Sep 2009
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Tim Knowles - Wanderlust
A solo show of new work by Tim Knowles exploring the concepts of endeavour and challenge, incorporating chance operations and performance.
Where: Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth
When: Continues until Sun 26 Jul 2009
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A solo show of new work by Tim Knowles exploring the concepts of endeavour and challenge, incorporating chance operations and performance.
Where: Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth
When: Continues until Sun 26 Jul 2009
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Midlands
Project Pigeon by Alex Lockett and Ian England
Throughout Summer 2009 [insertspace] is proud to present a number of events centred around the pigeon, including pigeon liberations and the distribution of artworks by pigeons.
Where: The Rea Garden, Birmingham
When: Jun - Sep 2009
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Throughout Summer 2009 [insertspace] is proud to present a number of events centred around the pigeon, including pigeon liberations and the distribution of artworks by pigeons.
Where: The Rea Garden, Birmingham
When: Jun - Sep 2009
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North
Dig a Little Deeper - Build on Solid Ground
Speakers from local authorities, grassroots organisations and academic institutions as well as artists and architects contribute to this conference exploring creative approaches to housing market renewal, community engagement and the economic downturn.
Where: Clayton le Moors, Lancashire
When: Thu 25 Jun and Fri 26 Jun 2009
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Speakers from local authorities, grassroots organisations and academic institutions as well as artists and architects contribute to this conference exploring creative approaches to housing market renewal, community engagement and the economic downturn.
Where: Clayton le Moors, Lancashire
When: Thu 25 Jun and Fri 26 Jun 2009
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Nicolas Moulin Blanklümdermilq
Following a three-month residency, the Berlin-based artist will show his recent work exploring the built environment and the way people are conditioned and manipulated by buildings and spaces.
Where: Site Gallery, Sheffield
When: Sat 13 Jun – Sat 1 Aug 2009
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Following a three-month residency, the Berlin-based artist will show his recent work exploring the built environment and the way people are conditioned and manipulated by buildings and spaces.
Where: Site Gallery, Sheffield
When: Sat 13 Jun – Sat 1 Aug 2009
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UNITED
Referencing workers unions and other representative bodies, UNITED will examine how the professional field of art operates without formal structures, resulting in a series of events reflecting artist-led activity and the many facets of social networks.
Where: Venues across Leeds
When: Fri 1 May - Sat 27 Jun 2009
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Referencing workers unions and other representative bodies, UNITED will examine how the professional field of art operates without formal structures, resulting in a series of events reflecting artist-led activity and the many facets of social networks.
Where: Venues across Leeds
When: Fri 1 May - Sat 27 Jun 2009
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Morphic Resonance
An experimental project exploring the role of the gallery as a site for ‘in progress’ work where value lies in experimentation and exchange, questioning the boundaries between art, curating and critical debate.
Where: PSL (Project Space Leeds), Leeds
When: Wed 25 Mar - Sat 27 Jun 2009
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An experimental project exploring the role of the gallery as a site for ‘in progress’ work where value lies in experimentation and exchange, questioning the boundaries between art, curating and critical debate.
Where: PSL (Project Space Leeds), Leeds
When: Wed 25 Mar - Sat 27 Jun 2009
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derive
A monthly gathering for artists who see research as a crucial part of the continuous development of their practice.
Where: Islington Mill, Salford
When: Next event Sun 14 Jun 2009, at 2pm
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A monthly gathering for artists who see research as a crucial part of the continuous development of their practice.
Where: Islington Mill, Salford
When: Next event Sun 14 Jun 2009, at 2pm
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Wales
Every Thousand Words Tells a Picture
A series of investigations into the relationship between Art and Writing, discussing the applications of text in a contemporary art practice.
Where: Chapter, Cardiff
When: Sun 14, Wed 17 and Sun 21 Jun 2009
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A series of investigations into the relationship between Art and Writing, discussing the applications of text in a contemporary art practice.
Where: Chapter, Cardiff
When: Sun 14, Wed 17 and Sun 21 Jun 2009
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Other
James & Jones - 31 Proposals
For 31 days, James and Jones will take it in turns to propose a different idea for an exhibition every day. There are no stipulations upon the proposals and no boundaries on what can be achieved or imagined.
Where: On-line
When: Mon 1 Jun - Wed 1 Jul 2009
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For 31 days, James and Jones will take it in turns to propose a different idea for an exhibition every day. There are no stipulations upon the proposals and no boundaries on what can be achieved or imagined.
Where: On-line
When: Mon 1 Jun - Wed 1 Jul 2009
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THIS IS NOT AN EXHIBITION: THESE ARE MANY THINGS…
Artist Toby Huddlestone will be inviting commuters to undertake fake journeys, Dutch artists to race through Ikea and demonstrators to stage apathetic protests, as part of a project that replaces a conventional exhibition format with a public production schedule.
Where: Various locations across the UK
When: Sat 27 Jun - Sun 16 Aug 2009
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Artist Toby Huddlestone will be inviting commuters to undertake fake journeys, Dutch artists to race through Ikea and demonstrators to stage apathetic protests, as part of a project that replaces a conventional exhibition format with a public production schedule.
Where: Various locations across the UK
When: Sat 27 Jun - Sun 16 Aug 2009
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ARCADE: Sacrifice Zone
Writer Anthony Iles, and artists Daniel Simpkins and Penny Whitehead contribute the next commissions in the year-long Sacrifice Zone series examining links between artists and regeneration agendas.
Where: On-line
When: Available from 1 Mar 2009
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Writer Anthony Iles, and artists Daniel Simpkins and Penny Whitehead contribute the next commissions in the year-long Sacrifice Zone series examining links between artists and regeneration agendas.
Where: On-line
When: Available from 1 Mar 2009
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True Riches
Following the closure of the ICA's Live Arts and Media Department, artists Tim Etchells and Ant Hampton have re-opened the Department of Live Art with True Riches an independent curatorial project.
Where: Online
When: Now on-line
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Following the closure of the ICA's Live Arts and Media Department, artists Tim Etchells and Ant Hampton have re-opened the Department of Live Art with True Riches an independent curatorial project.
Where: Online
When: Now on-line
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