Artists Wesam Al Asali, FRAUD and Nastassja Simensky come together to bring a critical framing to the concept of preservation. Embracing different methodologies and spanning diverse contexts – from the Syrian conflict, to pre and postindustrial England – their practices shed light on issues of accountability, agency, power and ownership.
For & Against: Art, Politics and the Pamphlet
An exploration into the legacies and potentials of the pamphlet form.
For & Against was a collaboration between Radar and Loughborough University's Dr Gillian Whiteley and Dr Jane Tormey, collectively known as RadicalAesthetics-RadicalArt (RaRa). Through pamphlet commissions, public events and an exhibition, it brought together research into the radical traditions of the political pamphlet and contemporary art practice, exploring the legacies and continuing relevance of the pamphlet at the intersection of arts and political struggle.
Gillian Whiteley's forthcoming book Art, Politics and the Pamphleteer (Bloomsbury) will explore the issues raised by the programme in further detail.
Artists
Project Partners
Dr Gillian Whiteley
Senior Lecturer in Art History and Visual Culture
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Events
For & Against: Art of the Pamphlet Exhibition
Fri 26 May - Fri 26 May - 2017
10:00am - 17:00pm
Pamphlet Day
Sat 27 May - Sat 27 May - 2017
10:00am - 15:00pm
A day of stalls, installations and events exploring the political and aesthetic power of the pamphlet. Read more
