Friday 16 November 2007, 10.00–19.00

Bringing together leading artists, archivists and theorists, this study day explores why the archive has become a central issue in contemporary artistic strategy and examines how the archive has been figured, contested and constructed by artists. It will also examine a range of theoretical thinking and critical engagement with the past in order to provide a creative space for the future.

10.00               Registration

10.15               Introduction, Sue Breakell, Tate Archive

Archive Interactions

10.25–11.15     The Archive Inside Out

Ruth Maclennan and Uriel Orlow discuss their individual and collaborative works investigating the archive and the archival, followed by comments and a discussion with Sue Donnelly

11.15–11.40     Coffee Break

11.40–12.30     Process, Progress, Project, Archive

Bruce McLean in conversation with Liz Lawes and Donald Smith

12.30–13.10     Angela Weight in conversation with Catherine Moriarty on artists and archives at the Imperial War Museum

13.10–13.30     Panel Discussion chaired by Clive Phillpot

13.30–14.30     Lunch (not included)

(Con)testing the Archive

14.30–15.00     Archive, Archive, Archive! Julie Bacon

15.00–15.30     The Archive and the Event  Neal White

15.30–15.50     Being Mammy  Harold Offeh

15.50–16.20     Tea Break

The Archive, the Event and its Architecture

16.20–17.00     Tangentially: the Bathroom and the Archive

Lucy Gunning and Jo Melvin with Victoria Worsley

17.00–17.45     Panel Discussion chaired by Clive Phillpot

18.00–19.00     Reception sponsored by the Faculty of Arts and Architecture, University of Brighton

Tate Britain  Auditorium
£25 (£20 concessions), booking required
Price includes drinks afterwards