June Issue
Ed Atkins Good Wine 2017
Interview
Crash-test Dummy
Ed Atkins interviewed By Martin Herbert
The Oxfordshire-born, Berlin-based artist discusses avatars, dummies, metafiction and 'bad' writing, as well as technology and its limitations.
The surrogate became more like a crash-test dummy, hurled into situations with an abandon inappropriate for anything remotely like a character … I'm basically finding ways of insisting on its inhumanity in order to be this brutal with it.
Sean Baker The Florida Project 2017
Feature
Outside the Box
Mark Prince explores alternative, non-linear, non-hierarchical ways of occupying space
Through the lens of filmmakers James Benning and Alfred Hitchcock, and work by, amongst others, Ed Ruscha, Joel Meyerowitz, Ryan Trecartin and Sean Snyder, how might we conceive of space in a way that transcends the spurious binary of globalism and isolationism?
James Benning called this a process of creating 'spherical space' – a phrase which now seems politically resonant in its implication of a reach beyond the single time and place of the image, associating a 360° viewpoint with a globalist perspective.
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From the Back Catalogue
Space Wars Jamie Sutcliffe argues that virtual technologies offer only a fantasy of freedom
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Heather & Ivan Morison Look! Look! Look! 2017
Feature
Follies
From pyramids to pagodas and pavilions to palaces, the folly is back and Lara Eggleton asks why
Artists as different as Kunlé Adeyemi, Phyllida Barlow, Fiona Curran and Ai Weiwei have addressed the concept of the folly for the 21st century, perhaps no surprise in our age of austerity.
Possessing their own kind of double ontology, follies symbolise both the escape from reality and the impossibility of such an escape. As Theodor Adorno asserts: art pleases but does not gratify, it breaks its promises.
Comment
Editorial
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
The traditional burst of applause in auction rooms when a record is broken is being heard a lot these days. With the public sector having been so underfunded for so long, is the market taking advantage of our museums and national institutions in their weakened state to promote blue-chip artists?
It was surely not just for reasons of space that, immediately below the report of yet another art auction record, one newspaper ran a story about a Harley Street doctor revealing that there has been a 100% rise in the number of londoners, 90% of whom are male, seeking help for porn addiction.
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Artnotes
Not Our People
Brooklyn Museum is again at the centre of protests, this time over its appointment of a white curator of African art; Tate Modern is targeted by protesters over workers' rights at one of its sponsors, Ernst & Young; LGBTQ activists are hospitalised by security guards at Beijing's 798 Art District; art institutions in Helsinki come together to publish strategies to support equality; shortlisted artists withdraw from the Belgian Art Prize after the all-white, all-male shortlist was criticised as being exclusionary; plus the latest news on galleries, appointments, prizes and more.
They Are Here The People Behind the Financial System 2017
Profile
They Are Here
The London-based art practice, led by Harun Morrison & Helen Walker, examines collaboration, authorship and group dynamics.
They Are Here harness the flexibility and amorphousness of the contemporary artist as a tool, shifting consciously between ways of working that are conversely participatory, inviting people to take part in predetermined structures, and collaborative, by working with people intensively to figure out what those structures might be.
Adam Chodzko Ghost 2018
part of 'Groundwork'
Exhibitions
Groundwork
various venues, Cornwall
Maria Walsh
Zoe Leonard: Survey
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Michael Wilson
Ian White: Any frame is a thrown voice
Camden Arts Centre, London
Chris McCormack
Lee Lozano: Slip,Slide,Splice
The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
Matthew Bowman
Shen Xin: Sliced Units
Centre for Contemporary Chinese Art, Manchester
Laura Harris
Vincent Fecteau
Greengrassi, London
Mark Wilsher
Emma Smith: Euphonia
Bluecoat, Liverpool
Beth Bramich
Glasgow International
various venues
Tom Emery
EVA International 2018
various venues, Limerick
Chris Clarke
ORGASMIC STREAMING ORGANIC GARDENING ELECTROCULTURE
Chelsea Space, London
Amy Budd
Reviews
Taryn Simon An Occupation of Loss 2018
Performance
Taryn Simon: An Occupation of Loss
Ashiya Eastwood
A stark reminder: this was a performance. What does it mean to perform grief for an audience, and what happens when a platform is provided for such a performance to take place?
Reviews
Books
Lucretius 1: An Ontology of Motion
David Ryan
Perhaps the astonishing thing is that such an ancient text remains controversial, speaking afresh to each generation – each interpreter, even – which is one of the more consistent themes that underpins recent commentaries.
Polemic
Monumental Failure
The Face of Bigotry
Stephanie Schwartz
The debate about monumentality, as I see it with and through this photograph, is a debate about who has the right to take up space in public.
Reports
skater alongside Clare Sams and Broa Sams's Fatberg 2017 installation of a 9-metre-long artificial sewer
Yarco and Proud
Creative Workplace Summit
Jonathan P Watts
Elizabeth Wright's advocacy of Mazi was probably the most radical gesture of the day – an advocacy for parallel infrastructure. No creative bureaucratic negotiations.
Reports
'Dawn of a Nation' installation view
Letter from Florence
You Need a Point of View
Patricia Bickers
A small text work by Alighiero Boetti, 21 October 1968, lingered in my mind – a sign of the possibility of future political change, or a memorial for a lost opportunity?
Viewpoint
Art Investigation
Forensic Architecture
Daniel Neofetou
The success of Forensic Architecture in the art world is symptomatic of a broader demotion of art's own capacity for political opposition in favour of art as a conduit for often paraphraseable political content.
Artlaw
Ways of Working
Reputation: Art & Artists
Henry Lydiate
Ever since the development of authorship and attribution in art practice, there has been a vexing question of the relationship between the reputation of artists as authors and the separate but interlinked reputation of their works.
Listings
Events
Calendar
This month's highlights include:
- Ian White's Democracy and Black Flags performances Camden Arts Centre 7.00pm Wed 6 Jun
- Erica Scourti performance Pump House Gallery 2.00pm Sat 16 Jun
- Uriel Orlow screening and discussion Whitechapel Gallery 7.00pm Thu 21 Jun
The updated events and exhibitions calendar can be viewed online.
Exhibitions
Exhibition Listings
Art Monthly's exhibition listings can be viewed online.
Audio
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Online
Audio recordings are available in the Events section of the Art Monthly website: www.artmonthly.co.uk/events
Recent additions:
- May: Edward C Ball, Isobel Harbison & Taylor Le Melle discuss Joan Jonas at Tate Modern, Sophia Al-Maria at Project Native Informant and the art scene in Paris. Presented by Chris McCormack
- Apr: Dave Beech discusses the idea that the robot is to visions of the future what the genius was to the industrial age. Presented by Matt Hale.
- Mar: Amy Budd & Jennifer Thatcher on the art world's #WANS response to the #MeToo campaign, and the 'No, No, No, No' exhibition at Cell Projects. Presented by Chris McCormack.
Opportunities
Opportunities
Jobs
Director
Warwick Arts Centre | 5 Jun
www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
Arts and Exhibitions Assistant
The Koestler Trust, London | 6 Jun
www.koestlertrust.org.uk
Director
Spike Island, Bristol | 8 Jun
www.spikeisland.org.uk
Visual Arts Officer (Maternity Cover)
Creative Scotland, Edinburgh | 11 Jun
www.creativescotland.com
Senior Lecturer
Royal Academy Schools, London | 17 Jun
www.royalacademy.org.uk
Trustees
NN Contemporary Art, Northampton | 18 Jun
www.nncontemporaryart.org
Curator International Art
Tate Modern | 24 Jun
www.workingat.tate.org.uk
Exhibition Coordinator
MK Gallery, Milton Keynes | 25 Jun
www.mkgallery.org
Competitions/Commissions
Call for Entries – The 5th International Awards for Art Criticism
The IAAC 5 is now inviting submissions from writers at any stage of their careers. Prizes include a €10,000 Main Award, and a further 3 runner up awards of €3,500.
International Awards for Art Criticism | 23 Sep
www.iaac-m21.com
promoted
Michael O'Pray Prize – Open Call for Early Career Writers
The prize seeks new writing on innovation and experimentation in moving-image art. The winner will receive £500 and their submitted text published by Art Monthly.
Film and Video Umbrella & Art Monthly | 31 Jul
www.fvu.co.uk
promoted
The Axisweb Artist Award
Axisweb | 4 Jun
www.axisweb.org
Drawing Prize
Trinity Bouy Wharf, London | 27 Jun
www.tbwdrawingprize.artopps.co.uk
Write for Art Worlds
Art Quest | Rolling
www.artquest.org.uk
Residencies/Fellowships
Stanley Picker Fellowships Design & Fine Art 2018
Each Fellowship provides up to £12,000 to support a research project that will result in an exhibition of international standing at the Stanley Picker Gallery. Interviews: Week commencing 9 July 2017 (date to be confirmed).
Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston University, London | Midday (GMT) 18 June
www.stanleypickergallery.org
promoted
Ceramics Residency
V&A, London | 4 Jun
www.vam.ac.uk
The Starr Fellowship
Royal Academy Schools, London | 15 Jun
www.royalacademy.org.uk
Peer Forum
Camden Arts Centre, London | 25 Jun
www.artquest.org.uk
Refiguring the Feminist Future – Web Residencies
Solitude & ZKM | 23 Jul
www.webresidencies-solitude-zkm.com
ARC Getaways
Stockton Arts Centre | Rolling
www.arconline.co.uk
Scholarships/Grants
Full-Time PhD Scholarship
Gasworks, London | 20 Jun
www.gasworks.org.uk
ACS Studio Prize
Artists Collecting Society | 30 Jun
www.acsstudioprize.com
The RSA Morton Award
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh | 30 Jun
www.royalscottishacademy.org
Curatorial Practice Award 2018
Film & Video Umbrella | 23 Jul
www.fvu.co.uk
Step Beyond Travel Grants
European Cultural Foundation | Rolling
www.culturalfoundation.eu
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grants
Pollock-Krasner Foundation | Rolling
www.pkf.org
Exhibiting
OUTPOST Members' Show 2018 selected by The White Pube
OUTPOST Members are invited to submit work to be considered for an exhibition at OUTPOST Gallery, Norwich. Membership costs £20 per year and allows you to be considered for various artists' opportunities.
OUTPOST, Norwich | 22 July
www.norwichoutpost.org
promoted
Call for Entries
The Lumen Prize | 1 Jun
www.lumenprize.com
Visions in the Nunnery
Bow Arts, London | 11 Jun
www.bowarts.org
DIY 15
Live Art Development Agency, London | 18 Jun
www.thisisliveart.co.uk
Videonale 17 – Call for Entries
Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany | 30 Jun
www.v17.videonale.org
Submissions Open
Norwich Film Festival | 18 Jul
www.norwichfilmfestival.co.uk
Aesthetica Art Prize
Aesthetica Magazine | 31 Aug
www.aestheticamagazine.com
Submissions: Send opportunities to opportunities@artmonthly.co.uk
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