I’ll be talking through some of my past projects, and discussing my research for the residency, some of the activities I’ve undertaken, and my plans for the final exhibition. As such I’m likely to touch on the history of the use of records in art, sound sculpture, use of environmental sound, multichannel audio, etc., including a brief look at artists such as Milan Knizak, Christian Marclay, Maryanne Ambacher, John Cage, Katja Strunz and Pauline Oliveros.
‘Merz’ is a nonsense word invented by Dada artists Kurt Schwitters that was used to describe his collage and assemblage works made of scavenged and scrap materials.
Everyone is invited to make collages with artist Elizabeth Rowe. There will be an array for printed materials to use, and people will be encouraged to swap, share and alter each other’s work.
There’s a couple of arts launches tomorrow, so don’t just head straight home after a busy day in the office, stick around Digbeth and soak up some creative. Here’s what’s on:
Join Eastside Projects at 6-9pm for the launch of a new solo exhibition by Düsseldorf- and London-based artist group hobbypopMUSEUM. According to We Are Eastside, there will be ‘some Pimm’s within the pastoral, springtime world of hobbypop’, which sounds nice.
The Bordesley Centre of Contemporary Art is launching down the road on Bowyer Street, claiming ‘WE ARE BORDESLEY (SORT OF – QUITE NEAR THE SEX SHOP ON THE A45)’. Now this looks interesting – according to the History page the centre has grown out of a ‘Bordesley Arter’s’ encounter with a drunken tramp, who bestowed upon him the mythical Bordesley Stone. This Bordesley Stone has given the group rather strict instructions for their Grand Opening:
Thou shall create a unique photographic opportunity that allows people to participate in the cultural landscape of Bordesley.
Thou shall host a live drawing event.
Thou shall help BAZ (Birmingham Art Zine) by organising a stall where they will try to produce two publications in one night so they have something to show at the New Art Gallery Walsall Artists Publishing Fair in May.
Thou shall have music, singing and dancing and maybe some dubstep later on.
Thou shall display the Bordesley Stone for one and all to see in a locked, guarded room. Thou shall try to flog bits of this stone in little plastic bags.
An Endless Supply « More Canals than Venice – PixieSixer interviews Harry Blackett and Robin Kirkham, the duo who met at Eastside Projects in 2008 and cooked up the art zine An Endless Supply between them. Free copies are available from Eastside Projects and Ikon Gallery ‘for as long as stocks last’.
EXTRA SPECIAL PEOPLE SALON
Please join us between 6.30-8pm at Eastside Projects for an introduction to ‘Changing Room’ a project by the Visual Realisation Unit at EP. With an outline of the project concept by lead artist Michael Magruder and EP director Gavin Wade, individual presentations by those developing work and a workshop exploring the technology that makes it happen.
Artist Ana Milgram has also been working on the project and writing about her involvement:
…I’ve taken phrases that suggest control, persuasion and compliance from Liam Gillick’s plays (that are being performed for his exhibition in the RL space), and scripted them into objects for avatars to sit in.
Liam Gillick ~ Two Short Plays « More Canals than Venice – Seems this weekend is the last chance to see Liam Gillick’s Two Short Plays at Eastside Projects – murder mystery Lapdog of the Bourgeoisie (2009) and a restaging of Mirrored Image: A ‘Volvo’ Bar (2008). If you haven’t had a chance to see them yet, go along this Thursday to Saturday at 2pm.
