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Sick Monday


Sick Monday presents an exhibition of newly commissioned short videos and posters by eighteen artists.

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EXHIBITION: Mon 22nd July – Mon 19th August 2019, Wed - Sat 12-6pm 

EXHIBITION & POSTER LAUNCH: 6-9pm, Monday 22nd July

BLU-RAY PUBLICATION LAUNCH & FINISSAGE SCREENING PARTY: 6-9pm, Monday August 19th

In order of appearance:
Antoine Catala, Sophie Carapetian, Dean Kenning, Beagles & Ramsay, Lee Holden & Josephine Wood, John Russell, David Burrows, Vanessa Scully, Birgit Ludwig, Anita Delaney, Noor Afshan Mirza & Brad Butler, A.K Bindesbøll & Ava Fersi, Laure Provoust, Ada Wesolowska, Ben Rivers, Jason File, Liam Scully and Paul McCarthy.

We open the exhibition with a poster launch, plus newly commissioned text by horror film scholar, Dr Lindsay Hallam.

‘Sick Monday’ is a celebration of the ‘video nasty’, its influence on contemporary video artists, and its overlooked critical capacity to express social and political truths in an exuberant style.

Sick Monday is curated by Dean Kenning, Liam Scully and Vanessa Scully. It is supported by Arts Council England.

All posters for sale at £10 each and Blu-Rays £25.

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