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The Trickle-Down Syndrome

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The Trickle-Down Syndrome

Benedict Drew [2017] The Trickle-Down Syndrome. Installation view. Whitechapel Gallery, London. Photo Sophia Kosmaoglou.
Benedict Drew [2017] The Trickle-Down Syndrome. Installation view. Whitechapel Gallery, London. Photo Sophia Kosmaoglou.

We visited Benedict Drew‘s exhibition The Trickle-Down Syndrome at the Whitechapel Gallery with students on the Critical Theory in Contemporary Art Practice course. The exhibition was a sprawling interconnected array of objects, banners, screens, cables and digital components. What is the Trickle-Down Syndrome? How does it relate to the infamous laissez faire economic theory? What are the throbbing fleshy forms and knobbly knotted represented in videos, banners and roughly-hewn objects? Continue reading The Trickle-Down Syndrome →

ALTERNATIVE ART EDUCATION, CRITICAL STUDIES, EVENTS, PEDAGOGY

ART&CRITIQUE (2015-2019)

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ART&CRITIQUE was a peer-led and volunteer-run alternative art education network dedicated to critical engagement with art practice, theory and research. It was founded in November 2015 and based at The Field and LARC. We employed collaborative, co-operative and collective models of pedagogy and organisation and fostered alternative models of art education in a series of public events. Looking for the Art+Critique course instead?

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Badiou, Autonomy, Dissidents

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Badiou, Autonomy, Dissidents

On Friday, 14 October we’re reading the first chapter of Alain Badiou‘s Handbook of Inaesthetics with Badiou scholar Kerry W. Purcell at [SYMPOSIUM] book club. This event is fully booked, please follow the link to join the waiting list and we will be in touch if there are cancellations. On Saturday, 15 October we’re discussing Autonomy & Critique with Dasha Loyko at the next Studio Crit, please follow the link to book your place. In October the Gallery Crawl is heading to south east London, for more details please read on. Continue reading Badiou, Autonomy, Dissidents →

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Sontag, Art & Philosophy

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Welcome to a new season at [ART&CRITIQUE]. We have two events coming up this month starting with a discussion of Susan Sontag‘s essay Against Interpretation on Friday, 9 September, followed by a [GALLERYCRAWL] from Mayfair to St James (via Soho) on Saturday, 24 September. In October we welcome Badiou scholar Kerry W. Purcell who will be chairing a discussion of Alain Badiou’s Art & Philosophy, the first chapter of Handbook of Inaesthetics (2004).

Last Year at Marienbad [1961] Dir. Alain Resnais. France-Italy, black & white, 94min.[SYMPOSIUM] BOOK CLUB Sontag: Against Interpretation
Friday 9 September 2016, 6:00-8:30pm
The Field, 385 Queens Road, London SE14 5HD
Chaired by F. D.
Free, please book your place
Please visit the website for more details, to book & download the text.

[GALLERYCRAWL] #7web[GALLERYCRAWL] From Mayfair to St James (via Soho)
Saturday 24 September 2016, 2:00-5:00pm
Timothy Taylor 15 Carlos Place London W1K 2EX
Timothy Taylor / Hauser & Wirth / Sadie Coles / White Cube Mason’s Yard
Free, booking not required
Please visit the website for the details & a map of the route.

Alain Badiou and Kerry W. Purcell have lunch in 2015.[SYMPOSIUM] BOOK CLUB Badiou: Art & Philosophy
Friday 14 October 2016, 6:00-8:30pm
The Field, 385 Queens Road, London SE14 5HD
Chaired by Kerry W. Purcell
Free, please book your place
Please visit the website for more details, to book & download the text.

ALTERNATIVE ART EDUCATION, EVENTS, PEDAGOGY

STUDIO CRITIQUE

STUDIO CRITIQUE

The STUDIO CRIT was an opportunity for artists, curators, designers, film-makers and other producers to present their work to an audience of peers for discussion and feedback. These events were free and open to everyone. Please scroll down for the guidelines and event archive.

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ALTERNATIVE ART EDUCATION, EVENTS

ART CRAWL

ART CRAWL

The art crawl was a series of tours organised by ART&CRITIQUE, on the last Saturday of the month we would head out to visit exhibitions and have a critical discussion on route. The itineraries were curated by members and contributors, supported with tools and guides available in the infosheet. Continue reading ART CRAWL →