‘The book, that started four years ago as a possible form in which my ephemeral works could live on, gradually developed into an intensive writing project about movement and the imaginative power of language.’ Toine Horvers
This series of interviews, held by curator and writer Gilane Tawadros are focussed entirely on Stuart Brisley’s practice and directed by him. The artist’s narration of his practice demonstrates an unswerving resistance to controlling the narrative or fixing the meaning of his works.
This book was produced as part of ‘Challenging Archives’, at. the University of Bristol Theatre Collection: a Wellcome funded project to catalogue and conserve the archive of the artist Franco B. Maddy Costa and Mary Paterson were writers in residence for the project from 2018-2020.
Mishandled Archive offers a way of imagining, creating and disseminating an archive.
This short documentary film maps Performance Magazine’s history and legacy by bringing together original editors, guest contributors and others connected to the magazine to reflect on it over 30 years on.
23 mins.
Documentation of the thank you event for LADA donors. Part of LADA at 20.
An evening with artists readings of extracts from significant books held in LADA’s Study Room. Part of LADA at 20.
Documentation of the event organised as part of LADA’s 20 anniversary celebrations across 2019: some of LADA’s icons present their own pop culture icons.
Recounts the group’s evolution and different approaches to collaboration throughout the years. Two DVDs include a documentary, interviews with BMI members, and performance footage.
Artists book accompanying the exhibition Tongue-tied at Matt’s Gallery, 2-24 November 2019.
Documentation from the performance art conference, 9-16 July 2017. In German and English,
Exhibition catalogue. Galerie Edition Z, Chur, 2016.
Publication about the project which brought questions of archiving performance art to a broader public. In German and English.
Documents Bern’s performance scene. In German.
Catalogue of the 7th Art of Encounter, focuses on anagrammatic encounters. 4/10-26/10 2018.
In german and English.
A performance-based feature film produced and filmed on location during the month-long performance walk from Northern Germany through Poland to the Russian region of Kaliningrad, in May/June 2015.
Includes feature film, trailer, poster, stills from the movie, and film description.
La Ribot, Exhibition catalogue. 11/8-2/9 2017, Berlin.
Presents 285 works from 48 countries performed during 2018, documented in the words of their creators.
The curator who founded MoMA’s video program recounts the artists and events that defined the medium.
Documents a series of site-specific performances which took place at fallen Sound Mirrors along the southeast coast of England in the summer of 2019.
A book on the photography of Raymond, who documented performance art in Boston for thirty years until his untimely death in 2012.
Examines fandom as a set of practices for approaching and writing about art.
Documentation of the event considering questions of archives and legacies through the art and lives of four extraordinary and influential artists who have died in recent years – Ian Hinchliffe, Rose Finn-Kelcey, Lol Coxhill and Roger Ely.
Videos by artists about the Live Art Development Agency. Including 10 commissioned films by artists marking LADA’s 10th anniversary in 2009.
Videos by artists exploring Live Art and disability. Including videos commissioned for LADA’s “Access All Areas: Live Art and Disability” programme in New York, 2014.
Exhibition publication: Misbehaving Bodies, Wellcome Collection, 29 May 2019 – 26 January 2020.
Part of the Library of Performing Rights (P3041).
Over the course of 16 months Ithe artist took about 200 photographs of their reflection in the window of a derelict shop on Windsor Avenue, Fairview, Dublin 3. 52 images were selected and each is accompanied by a piece of text.
Artists from the Tempting Failure 2018 festival, photographed on an instant camera in the moments after their performance.
Brochure for the Live Art programme at the Liverpool Biennial 2002 (18-21 September).
The first major survey of the artist’s interdisciplinary practices. Bringing together newly commissioned and other writings by major thinkers in and beyond visual and performance studies, and extensive documentation of the artist’s work from two decades of practice, it navigates through and between performance, biotechnical practices, image-making, and writing.
An interview focused on An Extraordinary Rendition, performance created in response to the work of Goat Island. In misc. folder 7.
Booklet about programmes held at the Swiss venue. In German.
Booklet about programmes held at the Swiss venue. In German.
Booklet about programmes held at the Swiss venue. In German.
Booklet about programmes held at the Swiss venue. In German.
BA Design dissertation exploring the archive; the research formed the theoretical foundation for Kong’s studio practice.
First print issue of the journal published by a collective for thinking gay communism together.
Part of the Library of Performing Rights (P3041).
Asking urgent questions about drag today, Louche takes a critical and constructive approach to queer performance culture: its past, present and future. Featuring contributions from over thirty artists, writers and illustrators.
A book on the photography of Bob Raymond, who documented performance art for thirty years.
The fifth of 10 differently themed performance series and journals, aiming to invigorate and make globally visible Los Angeles’s performance art community.
The fifth of 10 differently themed performance series and journals, aiming to invigorate and make globally visible Los Angeles’s performance art community.
The fourth of 10 differently themed performance series and journals, aiming to invigorate and make globally visible Los Angeles’s performance art community. Looks at the artists who consider the aesthetics and play of communication, distribution of politicized actions, and working in multiple channels and platforms to be an integral part of their performance practice.
The fourth of 10 differently themed performance series and journals, aiming to invigorate and make globally visible Los Angeles’s performance art community. Looks at the artists who consider the aesthetics and play of communication, distribution of politicized actions, and working in multiple channels and platforms to be an integral part of their performance practice.
The third of 10 differently themed performance series and journals, aiming to invigorate and make globally visible Los Angeles’s performance art community.
The third of 10 differently themed performance series and journals, aiming to invigorate and make globally visible Los Angeles’s performance art community.
The first of 10 differently themed performance series and journals, aiming to invigorate and make globally visible Los Angeles’s performance art community.
The first of 10 differently themed performance series and journals, aiming to invigorate and make globally visible Los Angeles’s performance art community.