British Art Show 7 visits Plymouth this autumn and Found Space plans to be part of the Fringe with a performance curation/exhibition called HEIST.
During the run of British Art Show 7 in Plymouth, Found Space will be stealing art (and anything else they can lay their hands on) from the city. A signed and numbered artwork will be left in place of items removed, in a gesture of artistic exchange.
Returning to their home city of Exeter, Found Space will open their lock-up for a few days to show off their haul to the public. Ransoms may be involved.
The work is in response to Exeter’s apparently peripheral status to the British Art Show 7. For a few days, Found Space will attempt to redress this imbalance and give the people of Exeter a chance to participate in British Art Show 7 and Plymouth Fringe.
HEIST explores the mechanics of the contemporary art market, including the value assigned to different types of art or artefacts, and reflects on the legal as well as illegal transactions that utilise art as a commodity or currency.
HEIST is funded by Exeter Arts Council. Venues and dates to be confirmed.
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During the run of British Art Show 7 in Plymouth, Found Space will be stealing art (and anything else they can lay their hands on) from the city. A signed and numbered artwork will be left in place of items removed, in a gesture of artistic exchange.
Returning to their home city of Exeter, Found Space will open their lock-up for a few days to show off their haul to the public. Ransoms may be involved.
The work is in response to Exeter’s apparently peripheral status to the British Art Show 7. For a few days, Found Space will attempt to redress this imbalance and give the people of Exeter a chance to participate in British Art Show 7 and Plymouth Fringe.
HEIST explores the mechanics of the contemporary art market, including the value assigned to different types of art or artefacts, and reflects on the legal as well as illegal transactions that utilise art as a commodity or currency.
HEIST is funded by Exeter Arts Council. Venues and dates to be confirmed.
For regular updates, you can join our Facebook Group at http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=366353642215
I've tweeted this blog - so hopefully you'll get some response to your plans
ReplyDeleteThanks very much Steve. We've only just got going with the project and will be talking to people about it over the next few months. Basically we're looking for volunteer artists and curators to put some of their work in the way of our thieving hands so we can lift it for a few days and take it off to show in Exeter. Perhaps you'd be up for it? Gabrielle
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun :)
ReplyDeleteHi Sandy
ReplyDeleteWe'll let you know more soon...then you can decide if you want to take part.
Gabrielle
As graduating Fine Arts students from Plymouth College of Art i am sure there will be several of us that would be interested in taking part and/or having our works 'lifted'! Brilliant! Nice to have met you last night at Batter Street. Please find our group profile ' NOWISE' on the Plymouth Art Fringe website :http://fringe.gotanyrice.com/category/who
ReplyDeleteNicky Steele.