The first in a series of additional UK events took place on Wednesday, 11 November 2015 at DACS, Bethnal Green, London, followed by an all day event on Saturday, 21t November at Turner Contemporary, Margate. The series concludes on Friday 27 November at Globe Gallery, Newcastle.
Wednesday 11 November 2015
18.00 - 19.15 CROSSING BOUNDARIES: THE RIGHT TO SPEAK
The advent of the Internet and the rapid expansion of social media has redefined what constitutes the public space. Has this in turn created a clash between the Intellectual Property Rights of artists and the fundamental right of Freedom of Speech? Moderated by Vassiliki Tzanakou with guest who include Manik Govinda, Sacha Craddock, Gavin Turk and Nicholas Sharp
19.30 KATRINA PALMER A READING
A live reading of selected recent work by Katrina Palmer accompanied by Adam Wilson on keyboard. Palmer uses words and narrative to build sculptural objects in publications, audio installations and live readings. The work often features an artist-protagonist negotiating aspects of materiality in visceral encounters with real and imagined objects.
