‘ “A monument to dissent” is what its editors call this timely, handsomely produced rejoinder to the state-sponsored hoopla over the London Olympics. It’s a collection of critical and visual essays by architects, sociologists, film-makers and community activists that chronicle, in sadness as much as in anger, the democratic deficits that enabled this “scam of … Continue reading
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COLLABORATIONS – On Working with Berger
Wednesday 12 September, 7pm London Review Bookshop with John Christie, Mike Dibb, and Andy Merrifield, introduced by Gareth Evans This September there will be a series of events around London to mark the 40th anniversary of John Berger’s controversial Booker prize-winning novel G. and his hugely influential collaborative art-historical television series Ways of Seeing. Central … Continue reading
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WAYS OF SEEING – Anniversary Issue Launch TODAY
Reception to celebrate the publication of Journal of Visual Culture’s Ways of Seeing 40th Anniversary Issue Saturday 8 September, 4pm King’s College, University of London The launch coincides with the 3 day Ways of Seeing John Berger conference organized by King’s and the British Library. Editorial Raiford Guins Penguins are often reproduced with words around … Continue reading
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JOURNAL OF VISUAL CULTURE v11 n2 – Contents
Editorial Raiford Guins Penguins are often reproduced with words around them Texts Ben Highmore ‘Then Turn the Page’: Berger by the Book Griselda Pollock Muscular Defences Guy Julier Economies of Seeing Martin Jay Ways of Seeing at Forty Jennifer A. González Calculated Oversight? Resisting Race in Ways of Seeing Jill H. Casid Cis Mieke Bal … Continue reading
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BLUE CRYSTAL BALL – AND Festival 2012
Blue Crystal Ball 30 August – 20 September 2012 Holden Gallery, Manchester Metropolitan University 1100-1800 Free entry Kota Ezawa, Jump Cut, 2012 (still) Blue Crystal Ball is a collection of single-channel videos by nine contemporary artists from around the globe commissioned by the IOC Olympics Media Art Collection. These new works reflect on the ideals … Continue reading
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BLUE CRYSTAL BALL – 11 & 12 August
Samsung Olympic Games Media Art Collection De La Warr Pavilion Saturday 11 August & Sunday 12 August 2012 Free entry Kota Ezawa, Jump Cut, 2012 (still) Premiering at the De La Warr Pavilion, Blue Crystal Ball is a collection of single-channel videos by nine contemporary artists from around the globe commissioned by the IOC Olympics … Continue reading
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EVERYTHING FLOWS – Artist’s Talk 29 July
Conversation Flows A series of talks, events and workshops to accompany Everything Flows. Each event is intended to offer an insight into the creative process of the artists, illuminating the biomedical science behind the works in the exhibition, and providing an opportunity for audiences to find out more. Artist’s Talk: Sunday 29 July Dryden Goodwin in … Continue reading
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EVERYTHING FLOWS – On Balance 21 July
On Balance: Panel Discussion with Artists & Scientists Saturday 21 July, 6.30-8.30pm Quentin Cooper (presenter of BBC Radio 4’s weekly The Material World, the UK’s most listened to science programme) will chair this special event taking place on the roof terrace in proximity to Richard Wilson’s Hang On A Minute Lads, I’ve Got A Great … Continue reading
BBC PODCASTS – Lightness interview
The Strand Weekend Highlights 14 July 2012 Duration: 50 minutes Available: until 13/08/2012 Cultural Olympiad Sport and Art Special: Tani Grey-Thompson; Asif Kapadia; Damien Jones; Joe Cutler; Angus Farquar; susan pui san lok; Earl Lovelace; Shehan Karunatilaka; John Gerrard; Janie Hampton; Chris Holmes Download 23MB Continue reading
BBC World Service – Lightness interview
The Weekend Strand 15/07/2012 Listen now (55 minutes) available until 22/07/2012 Synopsis The Weekend Strand is an 55 minute programme highlighting the best of what’s been broadcast on The Strand during the week. Wide-ranging and with eclectic interests, it reflects the artistic response to the BBC’s news agenda. Presented by Harriett Gilbert and friends, it … Continue reading
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