Lloyd Corporation, Aspiring towards alternative futures
When: 15th – 18th June 2011 (Wednesday & Friday: 11am – 6pm. Late Thursdays: 11am – 9pm with the last admission 8.30pm). Saturday: 12noon – 6pm.
Where: Rivington Place, London EC2A 3BA
£: Free
What is it?
The Inivators (Iniva’s Youth Advisory Board), young ‘creatives’ aged 18-25, are given the opportunity to curate their first exhibition. Yolanda Hanson and Tug Rail present How Can I (or You) Resist. They have selected emerging artists who explore their experiences of resistance and its representation, drawing on themes from the recent Possible Damage show on the student protests created by artist Tania El Khoury and the Inivators.
Artists Lloyd Corporation (Sebastian Lloyd Rees and Ali Eisa), Paul Crook, Lily Keal and Ella Golt present video, sculpture, and drawings. They address questions about mediated perceptions of uprisings, and how resistance may be recorded, misunderstood and remembered by those involved or observing.
Lloyd Corporation’s sculptures investigate institutional portrayals of conflict and the socio-political situation within the framework of contemporary art. Paul Crook’s videos probe ideas of value and meaning in the media, advertising, the internet and entertainment, and consider the construction of legacy and monuments.
Lily Keal works in the realm of political debate, her take on documentary film tests the space between perceived history and lived moments. She maps out a string of events against the smallest gestures.
Informed by theatrical performance, utilitarian apparatus and decorative finery, Ella Golt playfully subverts materials and references, seeking order through her drawings.
Since 2007, the Inivators have taken part in artist-led projects programming alongside and in response to Iniva’s main exhibitions. They have developed the skills to create and deliver their artistic vision. Iniva continues to support individuals as they enter the early stages of their creative careers and realise projects of their own such as the How Can I (or You) Resist exhibition.
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