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a reflection on reading, research and inspiration.
Lately, lacking inspiration I found myself looking at a Google search bar armed with the momentum to explore, but missing the “Why.What.Who.” I submitted ‘bored’[1] and ‘lost’[2] simply to fill the blank and kick start something… Anything. I soon realise that it isn’t advisable to go looking for knowledge for its own sake and maybe [...]
Castle and Elephant, 2009 – 2011
Castle and Elephant launched with the intention of opening for one month and continued a programme of exhibitions, screenings and discussions in Coventry from autumn 2009 until winter 2010. Tom Godfrey inaugurated the year-long series of events with an ambitious solo exhibition titled The Three Day Week. The heading drew parallels between the opening [...]
The Temporary Stedelijk 2010/11
In October last year, in lieu of it’s much anticipated reopening in late 2011, the Temporary Stedelijk, Amsterdam opened its doors for long-awaited interim programme. The exhibition ‘Taking Place’ was the first instalment of the programme that intended to reintroduce the Stedelijk Museum. By addressing its history, the spatial and temporal conditions of the [...]
AGM 10: Collectivus CPS in ‘¿The Rest is History?’ at Manifesta 8, Murcia 2010
AGM willingly took on board one of the main characteristics of Manifesta 8: the wish and the will to explore new modes of curating through collective work. Entitled AGM 10: Collectivus CPS, the exhibition within ‘¿The Rest is History?’ sought to explore the shift of boundaries beyond the authorship of the single curator, [...]