"A Multisensory Celebration" ~ a FREE arts event at Nation of Shopkeepers ~ Fri 15th July

JDurnan Sat Jul 02, 2011 8:05 am

"A Series of Artworks Carefully Arranged" is an exhibition by a group of Young Curators from Leeds College of Art. The exhibition is in conjunction with opening of the Damien Hirst Artist Room, and has been commissioned as an interpretation of underlying themes of Hirst's work. Exploring melodramatic, theatrical and performative elements and the boundaries of our concepts of reality, using traditional and modern works' from the Art Gallery's collection, and original, interactive and interpretive works from the curators themselves.

To celebrate the opening the Young Curators present "A Multisensory Celebration", a free event at Nation of Shopkeepers on the 15th July. With performances from..

Glasgow based audio/visual artist
KONX-OM-PAX (Display Copy / Warp)
https://youtu.be/meSAUM5wPsA

"a beautifully trippy soundscape that’s evocative of abandoned spaceships forever transmitting unanswered signals into the cosmos" Dummy Mag on Konx-Om-Pax's 'Light In Extension' LP

Dominic Al Bhardi of Manchester's psychedelic doo-wop group Boy or Bison will perform his solo show as
RATFANGS
https://youtu.be/q52Bk-LFLp4

Accompanied by live visuals from Scrubber Fox

+more tbc

with DJ support from Room 237's Coby Sey

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In response to theme of our exhibition at Leeds Art Gallery

We present a new exhibition in Nation of Shopkeepers with new work from DR.ME, Pat Bradbury, James Downing, Laura Copland, Isobel Mei & Ross Christie.

Ventral presents hyperreal video installation "ECCE HOMO 3.0, formerly My Mother is a Screen Saver and Slept with my Hard Drive." Who will be present to hand out booklets including a short essay in relation to his work.

In Nation of Shopkeepers courtyard LIMN will curate live illustrative performances projected on to eight-foot screens.

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From 11pm onwards the party will be soundtracked by Princeton Radio Project DJs: MNPNY + Cownie.

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