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FASTER, HIGHER – Last few days

ENDS 15 July 2012 The Gallery, Winchester Discovery Centre Faster, Higher (2008) combines rarely-seen Olympic archive and Chinese documentary news material with footage filmed around the London 2012 site. The work highlights the efforts of athletes training for and competing in a succession of Olympic events. contrasting individual endeavour and commitment with the play of … Continue reading

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INCURSIONS & SUBVERSIONS: Art’s Response to London’s Olympic Dreams

Thu 12 Jul 2012, 6:30pm Free Word Lecture Theatre Hilary Powell and Isaac Marrero present a series of creative critical responses to the iconography and language of the forthcoming games from their book The Art of Dissent: London’s Olympic State (June 2012, published by Marshgate Press and designed by See Studio). The London 2012 Olympics … Continue reading

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JOURNAL OF VISUAL CULTURE v11 n1

Articles Janet Wolff After Cultural Theory: The Power of Images, the Lure of Immediacy Abstract  Full Text (PDF) References  Request Permissions Winnie Won Yin Wong The Panda Man and the Anti-Counterfeiting Hero: Art, Activism and Appropriation in Contemporary China Abstract  Full Text (PDF) References Request Permissions Nicole Starosielski Warning: Do Not Dig’: Negotiating the Visibility … Continue reading

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FASTER, HIGHER

26 May – 15 July 2012 The Gallery, Winchester Discovery Centre Faster, Higher (2008) combines rarely-seen Olympic archive and Chinese documentary news material with footage filmed around the London 2012 site. The work highlights the efforts of athletes training for and competing in a succession of Olympic events. contrasting individual endeavour and commitment with the … Continue reading

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CONTEMPORARY EAST-ASIAN VISUAL CULTURE

Call for papers Current Research into Contemporary East-Asian Visual Culture: Art―Design―Film―Photography Venue: Tate Modern, East Room Date: Saturday 9 June 2012 Time: 10:30-17:30 A one-day conference at Tate Modern for post-graduate research students and early career researchers. Organised by Marko Daniel – Tate Modern Michael White – University of York Sally Lai – Chinese Arts … Continue reading

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24 MARCH 2012

March 2012, online exhibition presented as part of Time-Lapse March 24:  susan pui san lok, DIY Ballroom, 2007  DIYBallroom/Live (2007-8) was a project in two parts, exploring the local and global allure of amateur ballroom dancing. A Cornerhouse/BBC national touring commission for outdoor public screens in the UK, the work coupled found online footage with flashmob-style … Continue reading

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MARCH 2012

Online exhibition presented as part of Time-Lapse Time-Lapse 18 February to 20 May 2012 In 1969, Seth Siegelaub, pioneering supporter of conceptual art, organized March 1969 a.k.a One Month, an exhibition that existed only in catalogue form. Siegelaub invited thirty-one artists to contribute a work; one for each day of the month. Time-Lapse curators Irene Hofmann … Continue reading

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EVERYTHING FLOWS

susan pui san lok, Untitled (Everything Flows), 2011 (R&D still) Roderick Buchanan Cornford & Cross Dryden Goodwin susan pui san lok   De La Warr Pavilion 1 July to 16 September 2012 Everything Flows is a project conceived and curated by Film and Video Umbrella. The title and overall theme refer to the heightened state … Continue reading