The ‘Sick Monday’ exhibition closes with a Blu-Ray launch and a screening party
Dean Kenning ‘Meltdown Economics’
Doors 6.00pm Tickets £10
*All proceeds from this event will go towards STOP THE HORSE HOSPITAL FROM CLOSING campaign
BLU-RAY PUBLICATION LAUNCH & FINISSAGE SCREENING PARTY: 6-9pm, Monday August 19th
EXHIBITION: Monday 22nd July – Monday 19th August 2019, Wed - Sat, 12-6pm
‘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.
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.
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 DVD special launch price of £25.
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