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Peter Saville, Ulla von Brandenburg, Tris Vonna-Michell, Throbbing Gristle, The Rebel, Sunn O))), Sue Tompkins, Stephen Willats, Stephan Dillemuth, Stephanie Taylor, Roger Hiorns, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Pil & Galia Kollectiv, Pablo Bronstein, No Bra, Martin Creed, Maria Pask, Man Like Me, Los Super Elegantes, Lali Chetwynd, Koudlam & Cyprien Gaillard, Kim Gordon, K2 Aufbau Organisation, Jutta Koether, Jonathan Meese, Joanne Tatham & Tom O'Sullivan, Jimmy Robert, Janice Kerbel, Guy de Cointet, Gustav Metzger, Enrico David, Ei Arakawa, Duggie Fields, Christian Marclay, Christabel Stewart, Cerith Wyn Evans, Carl Hopgood, Beauties of the Night, Antony & the Johnsons, Antony Hegarty, Andy Holden and Alexandra Bachzetsis

Transmissions

'Transmissions' explores the upsurge in performance-related practice that continues to suffuse the contemporary art world. A series of reportage films and collaborations on SHOWstudio during 2005-2007, created as a diary documenting each event live, 'Transmissions' captures a portrait of the scene though artist-created footage, short film, ephemera and live imagery

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Stephen Willats

 

'Multiple Clothing' presented a selection of clothing-based works by British artist Stephen Willats' that spanned 40 years of practice.

Willats began his project 'Multiple Clothing' in 1965 as a strategy to engage directly with the fabric of society, exploring clothing as a very basic externalising of the self. Made up as kits, the clothing designs were created out of many small units that zipped (or later Velcroed) together in various formations to make multiple garment types - including simple shift dresses and jackets.

The self-determining nature of acquiring and assembling these kits to each wearers' specification was essentially an amplification of the notion of self-organisation, a key principle beginning to emerge in the politics, philosophy, science and art of this era. The modish, geometric primary-coloured panel designs of Willats' early costumes recall the geometric stylistics displayed in early avant-garde ballet and theatre designs in their clean, functional sense of modernity, as well as embodying a spirit of the Sixties with their use of contemporaneous synthetic fabrics.

A defining element of Willats wearable artworks was the 'thesaurus' of words that were available to be inserted into the clear plastic pockets, either by the wearer, or by other people that the wearer interacted with. The selection was chosen by the artist from words that described human thought, mood and behaviour. Over subsequent decades Willats has developed and transformed the look and nature of garment-based works into many alternative situations, including a key period in the early to middle Eighties when he made a series of collaborations with the subcultures of London's thriving club scene.

Performances that involved the works continued throughout the projects' lifetime, including influential stagings at the ICA, London, and Daniel Bucholtz Galerie, Cologne.

 












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'Transmissions' explores the upsurge in performance-related practice that continues to suffuse the contemporary art world. A series of reportage films and collaborations on SHOWstudio during 2005-2007, created as a diary documenting each event live, 'Transmissions' captures a portrait of the scene though artist-created footage, short film, ephemera and live imagery, directed by curator and SHOWstudio Arts Editor Christabel Stewart

Credits / Contributors

  • Peter Saville Peter Saville
    Graphic Designer
  • Ulla von Brandenburg Ulla von Brandenburg
    Artist
  • Tris  Vonna-Michell Tris Vonna-Michell
    Artist
  • Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle
    Musician
  • The Rebel The Rebel
    Musician
  • Sunn O))) Sunn O)))
    Musician
  • Sue Tompkins Sue Tompkins
    Artist
  • Stephen Willats Stephen Willats
    Artist
  • Stephan Dillemuth Stephan Dillemuth
    Artist
  • Stephanie  Taylor Stephanie Taylor
    Artist
  • Roger Hiorns Roger Hiorns
    Artist
  • Rirkrit Tiravanija Rirkrit Tiravanija
    Artist
  • Pil & Galia Kollectiv Pil & Galia Kollectiv
    Artist
  • Pablo Bronstein Pablo Bronstein
    Artist
  • No Bra No Bra
    Musician
  • Martin Creed Martin Creed
    Artist
  • Maria Pask Maria Pask
    Artist
  • Man Like Me Man Like Me
    Musician
  • Los Super Elegantes Los Super Elegantes
    Musician
  • Lali Chetwynd Lali Chetwynd
    Artist
  • Koudlam & Cyprien Gaillard Koudlam & Cyprien Gaillard
    Art Collective
  • Kim Gordon Kim Gordon
    Musician
  • K2 Aufbau Organisation K2 Aufbau Organisation
    Art Collective
  • Jutta Koether Jutta Koether
    Artist
  • Jonathan Meese Jonathan Meese
    Artist
  • Joanne Tatham & Tom O'Sullivan Joanne Tatham & Tom O'Sullivan
    Art Collective
  • Jimmy Robert Jimmy Robert
    Artist
  • Janice Kerbel Janice Kerbel
    Artist
  • Guy de Cointet Guy de Cointet
    Artist
  • Gustav Metzger Gustav Metzger
    Artist
  • Enrico David Enrico David
    Artist
  • Ei Arakawa Ei Arakawa
    Artist
  • Duggie Fields Duggie Fields
    Artist
  • Christian  Marclay Christian Marclay
    Artist
  • Christabel Stewart Christabel Stewart
    Curator
  • Cerith Wyn Evans Cerith Wyn Evans
    Artist
  • Carl Hopgood Carl Hopgood
    Artist
  • Beauties of the Night Beauties of the Night
    Musician
  • Antony & the Johnsons Antony & the Johnsons
    Band
  • Antony Hegarty Antony Hegarty
    Musician
  • Andy Holden Andy Holden
    Artist
  • Alexandra Bachzetsis Alexandra Bachzetsis
    Artist

Direction and text: Christabel Stewart

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