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FOUR WORDS, LIVERPOOL (2016)

Alan Dunn, artist/curator, presented FOUR WORDS on the The Media Wall, opposite Lime Street as part of Liverpool Provocations:  A series of artistic interruptions Dunn will host an alternative stream of provocative 10-second animations with over 100 participants from a … Continue reading

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SKY SERIES

One Square Foot of Sky  “Collector Club”  the exhibition in Hong Kong included work by renowned artists LamTung Pang and LiuDing curated by Ying Kwok https://www.k11artfoundation.org at the art space Oi! in Hong Kong (2014) One Square Foot of Sky … Continue reading

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TOPPING-OUT ACT 1, 2 & 3, Arts Council England, Manchester (2009, 2010-11)

The ACE commissioned this event in 3 acts, ‘Topping Out’ to celebrate the migration into the new ACE  building: The Hive, Lever Street, Manchester . Act 1: used the unfinished, new building to celebrate the move to the site. It brought … Continue reading

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SPIRES EMBERS, Gogol Fest, Kiev (2009)

RED PARADIGM for Eidos Foundation, Ukrane  GOGOL FEST 2009  Mystetskyi Arsenal, KIEV, Ukraine, Curator Adam Nankervis During the live performance, red sheets were torn into strips and then hand-sewn back together into a large banner. On the opening night, FI … Continue reading

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THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PROJECT (2009)

The Fifth Floor: Ideas Taking Space at the Tate Liverpool, a thought provoking although aesthetically pleasing installation that could be described as an audible tableau vivant for visitors to look at and listen to was presented. The space has been … Continue reading

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GOLD SERIES

The GOLD series, which continues to this day, is one of FI’s most successful projects. The first incarnation of gold-x-change was commissioned by Beral Madra of BM Contemporary Art, Istanbul, during the 1997 Biennale.                                                                                                                                                                                                           EVERYTHING MUST GO  | CFCCA … Continue reading

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SUNDAY MATINEE (2005)

commissioned and funded by FACT off site projects, Liverpool This unique and highly innovative project pioneers new collaborative practice with elderly tenants in High Rise Tower blocks throughout Liverpool. In Sunday Matinee, a choreographed afternoon of heightened sensual experiences including … Continue reading

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THE DEBATE, Resonance FM London (2005)

A roundtable discussion with Sir Norman Rosenthal (curator/art historian), Alessio Antoniolli (Director, Gasworks & Triangle Network), Mark Mcgowen (performance artist) Claudia Wegener and Guy Brett (art critic/curator) on the exhibition, Joseph Beuys: Actions, Vitrines, Environments at Tate Modern. Our key proposition … Continue reading

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VENICE ORATORY, 51st Venice Biennale (2005)

Neighbours in Dialogue, Venice Agendas IV, 51st Venice Biennale, THE JANUS FACE OF VENICE Chair: William Furlong, Audio Arts, London and Mel Gooding TUNING -IN OP. 2 represents the last movement and concluding fugue of the work. It is a polyphonic … Continue reading

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GOOD MORNING CAMBERWELL (2004)

The one-day event in the House gallery was part of a month-long series of shows and events called Yesvember organised by Mark McGowen, PaulKane and Chunky Arts  in November 2004.   Good Morning Camberwell unfolded as a one-day, super-local on-the-pavement … Continue reading

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