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“What's Welsh for Performance? Beth yw 'Performance' yn Gymraeg?” |
Timothy Emlyn Jones and John Chris Jones.......22 February 2007- 6pm With special guest: Andrew Knight ::in conversation about the international performance programme at the National Eisteddfod in Wrexham 1977, featuring work by Joseph Beuys, Jannis Kounellis and Mario Merz. Location: Space Workshop, Time-Based Art Department, Cardiff School of Art and Design, Howard Gardens, Cardiff CF24 0SP Admission free - to book contact mail@performance-wales.org [PLACES ARE LIMITED SO PLEASE BOOK IN ADVANCE] In English. ‘This year, also, in collaboration with the Welsh Arts Council, we are presenting something that is completely new to the Eisteddfod field – Performing Arts. In the second pavilion we offer you a journey through time and through the Celtic world, giving a new look to the Celtic inheritance in a way which is not entirely traditional: there will be an exhibition of images and prints, and each day different artists will convey their message, not by drawing and sculpture but by performing with the aim of stimulating discussion and discourse with the audience. We expect this to be one of the most exciting events in the cultural field in Wales during the last few years.’ (National Eisteddfod of Wales Wrexham 1977– Official Programme 1977) In 1977 the Welsh Arts Council organised a week-long exhibition of international performance art at the Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales in Wrexham. The event, entitled How the Past Perishes – How the Future Becomes, was curated under the banner of the Free International University by Caroline Tisdall, then critic at the Guardian, and Timothy Emlyn Jones and organised for the WAC by Andrew Knight. Exhibitors involved Joseph Beuys, Mario and Merisa Merz, Jannis Kounellis, Brian O’Doherty/Patrick Ireland, Rose Finn-Kelcey, Tina Keane, Nigel Rolfe , John Chris Jones and Timothy Emlyn Jones, among others. The press reacted in a predictable way, condemning the venture for its ‘shocking waste of public money’, and questions were asked of the Welsh secretary. The occasion also became known for the (unofficial) interventions staged by locally based Welsh artist Paul Davies, whose Welsh Not and Spiral Gag actions created at the Eisteddfod are widely regarded as ‘the inception of a self-conscious contemporary Welsh political art’ (S.Hourahane). Timothy Emlyn Jones is Dean of Burren College of Art. Originally a performance artist who has exhibited with Beuys, Stuart Brisley and John Latham, his recent work has centred on performative drawing considered as a process of enquiry. He exhibits internationally and is represented in public collections in a number of countries. John Chris Jones has been a pioneer of system design and futures research. His book Design Methods is regarded as a standard reference tool for designers. His approach to writing and publication is deeply performative, often using chance methods of composition. In recent years he has explored writing on the world-wide-web, in effect inventing what has become known as blogging (softopia.demon.co.uk). Andrew Knight is a public art strategist and manager whose professional life centres around public engagement with contemporary culture in all its forms with a particular emphasis on the visual arts. He is a former chair of Public Art Forum and has worked for AIR and SPACE, the ICA, the Welsh Arts Council and in local authorities. Timothy Emlyn Jones, John Chris Jones and Andrew Knight will be in conversation about their involvement in the international performance programme at the National Eisteddfod in Wrexham in 1977. “What's Welsh for Performance? Beth yw 'Performance' yn Gymraeg?” - An Oral History of Performance Art in Wales A two-year series of events devoted to key artists who have shaped the development of performance art in Wales since 1968. Public conversations with Ivor Davies, Roland Miller, Shirley Cameron, Anthony Howell, Timothy Emlyn Jones and John Chris Jones will introduce the audience to a previously neglected but crucial part of Welsh art history. Extensive documentary material (videos, slides, drawings etc) will be screened as part of each event. A publication accompanying the series is planned for 2007. Season 1 (2006-7): Ivor Davies .......... 12 October 2006 6pm Shirley Cameron & Roland Miller .......... 23 November 2006 6pm Timothy Emlyn Jones & John Chris Jones ...22 February 2007 6pm Anthony Howell .......... 15 March 2007 6pm Project: Dr Heike Roms; in collaboration with SHIFTwork Time Based Art Research Group, Cardiff School of Art and Design " Funded by: The Arts Council of Wales With support from: University of Wales Aberystwyth; University of Wales Institute, Cardiff and Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff |
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