PEACE CAMP
2 – 31 December 2006
Private View : Friday 1 December 6-9pm
Brick Lane Gallery is pleased to present Peace Camp, a group show hosted by Bob & Roberta Smith which explores our perception and vision of Peace.
The exhibition will bring together over 100 established and emerging artists including Wolfgang Tillmans, Bob and Roberta Smith, Gavin Turk, Jason Shulman, Shane Bradford, Mary Zygouri, Mattia Paganelli, Ryan Booth, Ellie Howitt, Keith Ball, Alan Miller, Brian Dawn Chalkley, Andrew Mummery, Thom Driver, Rebecca Meanley-Eyre, Velika Janceva, Mike Newton, Eduard Bigas, Mark McGowan, Maria Chevska, Seb Patane, Sue Golden, Rebecca Taber, Lucy Harrison and Leigh Clarke all treating the notion of Peace through different mediums and disciplines.
At this time of global tension, Bob and Roberta Smith, The Fucks and The Brick Lane Gallery warmly invite you to set aside your fighting spirit and experience our ‘Peace Camp’: a rich and varied art utopia in London’s East End. Running from the 2nd to the 31st of December this year, Peace Camp will unite the cream of contemporary creativity in a series of talks, exhibitions and performances motivated by a contemplative and probing spirit which asks: “What is your vision of peace?”
Each day for the duration of this festive period, a separate musician, politician, writer or artist will camp out at Brick Lane Gallery exploring the notion of peace through his or her chosen medium; whilst surrounded with a plethora of work by established and fresh artists documenting this theme. The Fucks will exclisively perform live at the private view on Friday 1st December at 8.30pm - a show not to be missed.
Scheduled events include Bob and Roberta Smith listening to the radio for Peace, poetry by Micalef, printing for peace with Leigh Clarke, music by the F*cks, performances by Mark McGowan, Fletcher Boote, Bob Aldous, James Kelly, Charlie Tweed, Russel Thoburn, Verity Keefe, Grace Adam, Jo Jang, MD Williams, Victor Mount, Ingrid Plum, Verity Keefe and John Wild, talk by Freee, drawing by Rebecca Taber, projections by Ceri Buck and Marcin Gajewski , workshops by Frog Morris, Rebecca Meanley-Eyre and Miriam Halahmy, sculpting by Robin Bale and music by Jemma Freeman who will be writing the Peace anthem.
Exhibited work will include Wolfgang Tillmans, Bob and Roberta Smith, Gavin Turk, Jason Shulman, Shane Bradford, Mary Zygouri, Mattia Paganelli, John Cussans, Ryan Booth, Ellie Howitt, Keith Ball, Alan Miller, Brian Dawn Chalkley, Andrew Mummery, Thom Driver, Rebecca Meanley-Eyre, Velika Janceva, Mike Newton, Eduard Bigas, Mark McGowan, Maria Chevska, Seb Patane,Mili Muritu, Richard Priestley, Camille Van De Velde, Marcus Cope and Stephanie Moran, Stephen Bishop, Tamara Dubriyckyj, Stephen Bishop and many many more as well as a city-wide gallery ceasefire day on the 21 st December.
...Artists in Residence Schedule...
Friday 1 December |
Peace Camp Private View
Music by the Fucks
Poetry by Micalef
Shit TV will film the event for Peace
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6-10pm
8.30pm |
Saturday 2 December |
Bob Aldous will perform“Cave” for Peace
Interactive performance using the metaphor of the cave with the London underground.
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12-6pm |
Sunday 3 December
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Bob and Roberta Smith will listen to the radio for Peace
Fletcher Boote will perform “Once Removed” for Peace |
4-8pm
12-6pm
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| Wednesday 6 December |
Mark McGowan (and the Chelsea group) - Seance for Peace |
6-8pm
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Thursday 7 December |
James Kelly , sound performance for Peace
Influenced by composers such as Phillip Jeck and Janek Schaefer, James composes minimalist landscapes using turntables and old vinyl records.
Grace Adam will take a survey of what people think of as Peace. |
12-6pm
12-6pm
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Friday 8 December |
Marcin Gajewski, projection for Peace
‘floorless divided by three plus friends’ a performance for Peace
Site-specific zine ‘the horrible thing about dreaming is that everyone does it’
‘floorless divided by three plus friends’ s idea is to sustain a non-dogmatic approach to the theme by arranging an on site zine creation that invites everyone willing to contribute.
Jo Jang performing a Tea Ceremony for Peace |
12-6pm
12-6pm
3-6pm
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Saturday 9 December |
Charlie Tweed will perform 'The Man From Below's Vision for Peace Underground' for Peace
The MFB’s vision of peace is extreme - to him the only place that represents peace is his new ‘utopian’ underground world where he can make a new start.
FREEE , performing for Peace |
12 – 6pm
12-6pm
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Sunday 10 December |
Leigh Clarke will screen-print for Peace
Bob and Roberta Smith will listen to the radio for Peace
Mark McGowan (and the Chelsea group) will perform for Peace
around Brick Lane
in the gallery
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12-6pm
12-6pm
6-9pm |
Wednesday 13 December |
Rebecca Meanley-Eyre – Workshop for Peace
Lunchtime art therapy workshop 12-2pm paint, draw, write…
3-5pm “performance” – drawing and painting
6-8pm performance – therapeutic voice workshop spreading the peace
Screaming, shouting, talking…
Also taking part Ellie Howitt, Sonia Bracco, Miguel, Marie Donath and various members of the Band of Nod. Bring your instruments or percussion implements.
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12-6pm |
Thursday 14 December |
Rebecca Taber will draw for Peace
Matthew Williams, performing for Peace |
12-6pm
5pm
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Friday 15 December |
Russel Thoburn , “ Letting ourselves Be. Beyond the ego and attachment”
(An introduction to meditation and problem solving)
MEDITATION SESSIONS (30 mins)
12.30 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30 (group limited to 5 people)
PROBLEM SOLVING (One to One) 1.15 2.15 3.15 4.15 5.15
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12-6pm |
Saturday 16 December |
Frog Morris , “Lakenheath”
Frog Morris will deliver a monologue about peace in Lakenheath with poems, music and maybe some videos and slides.
Monica Shanta Brown , distributing dictionary definitions for Peace. |
4-5pm
1-6pm
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Sunday 17 December |
Bob and Roberta Smith will listen to the radio for Peace
Lucy Harrison will Publish for Peace |
1-6pm
12-6pm
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Wednesday 20 December |
Miriam Halahmy , Wall for peace
Participants and visitors will be asked to write their own thoughts on peace and post them on the wall. |
12-6pm |
Thursday 21 December
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Robin Bale - sculpting, writing and reciting for Peace
Dean Kelland handing out some appropriated /edited text relating to the notion of "Peace"
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12-6pm
12-6pm |
Friday 22 December
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Jemma Freeman playing a board game for Peace
Victor Mount willperform for Peace
Victor plans to paint black things white. He’ll have a trolley of everyday black objects which I’ll sit and carefully paint white before displaying them.
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12-6pm
12-6pm |
Saturday 23 December |
Ceri Buck , Peace Project(ion)
12 – 2pm Interviewing
2pm – 3pm workshop
3pm -5pm editing of material and additional collection of material
5pm - Projection
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Thursday 28 December |
Ingrid Plum , “Murmuration”
Naomi Siderfin , “Apology” for Peace
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12- 6 pm
1-3pm |
Friday 29 December |
Verity Keefe – crap christmas cracker joke amnesty where people come and confess there most embarrassing or favourite cracker jokes to a camera.
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12- 6 pm |
Saturday 30 December |
John Wild will perform Noise for Peace
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12- 6 pm |
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