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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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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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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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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