Late at Tate Britain: June
Late at Tate: Protest
Friday June 1, 2007
This Late at Tate co-programmed with Mark Wallinger asks questions about the right to protest and the limits of free expression.
Free Expression: Boundaries or Not?
Clore Auditorium,
18.30- 20.00
Hari Kunzru, Lisa Appignanesi, Claire Fox and Helena Kennedy QC amongst others will explore the principles of free expression and ask what might constitute the moral imperative to transgress the law and exercise the right to speak out? Does security ever trump free expression? What kind of civil society does this then create? Are there legitimate limits to free speech and if so what are they?
This event has been produced in Association with ENGLISH PEN
Free tickets available at 18.00 on the night from the Clore Foyer desk.
The Weather Underground, 2003
Clore Auditorium
2002, USA, 92 minutes
20.15-21.45
Screening of Academy Award Nominated Features Documentary
The Weather Underground emerged in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. A faction who attempted to team up with the Black Panthers to violently confront the US government started with street riots and escalated to bombing government targets. This film covers the resistance movement's campaign and the FBI’s unethical and illegal methods to hasten it. Directed by Sam Green and Bill Siegal
Free tickets available at 18.00 on the night from the Clore Foyer desk.
Not in our name
North Duveens
18.00-18.45
21.00-21.15
Not in our name, is a collective comprised of Neal Coady, Gareth Rees, Lewis Sykes who perform documentaries about protest. They use VJ techniques of sampling, repetition, synchresis and montage to create narrative films through live performance.
Films:
18.15-18.30: Road Wars (9 mins, Super 8, 1998)
A film about the anti-M11 protests in East London in the mid-90s.
18.30-18.45: What happens when we are killing people (14 mins, DV, 2002)
A film about London during the war in Afghanistan.
21.00-21.15: Dub ya War (10 mins, DV, 2003 – date)
A film about the 'Don't attack Iraq' protests in London from 2003 to 2006.
VJ Eugene from Global Eye & DJ Arianna Lago
In collaboration with art music politics
North Duveens
18.45-20.00
20.30-21.00
21.15-22.00
Eugene is part of VJ collective Global Eye, who work in new media producing video animation try to expose bombasticism, pomposity and myth in contemporary culture. Tonight they are joined by Arianna Lago a member of Liquid Connective to present an evening of Electro-Alternative music.
John Hegley, Andrew Bailey and Keith Moor: Perform
Room 9
19.00-20.30
Tonight’s stand-up performance mixes readings, absurdity and song to explore protest in a unique way and respond to paintings in the Tate collection including John Ward’s Goredale Scar.
John Hegley presents Cubism and Beyond - A night of readings and Withering. John Hegley is notorious for his spectacles and a dark exploration of human state. His first notable media exposure was the John Peel sessions in 1983/4, and since then he continues performing with readings, writings, songs and acerbic humour that never ceases to surprise.
Andrew Bailey: Sound Artist Andrew Bailey has since the 1970s created intense drama with finger-puppets. Art Monthly once said: "He trod with abandon the line between genius absurdity and juvenile nonsense." He has worked with Ken Campbell, John Hegley and appeared on Saturday Night Live.
Keith Moor: Artist and Bass Player. Keith Moor is an artist, musician, puppeteer and bass player who has collaborated with John Hegley and continues to play with the band Popticians. Tonight he joins Andrew and John.
Places are allocated on a first-come, first served basis. Limited capacity.
Raised Voices: Protest Choir
18.30- 19.00 in the South Duveens
19.30 -20.00 in Room 15
20.30-21.00 in Room 15
Raised voices is a London-based political choir of women and men. They sing a repertoire of left, environmental, anti-war, feminist, internationalist, anti-racist and other political songs. Tonight they bring their performance to tate.
Adrian Searle on State Britain
North Duveens
20.00-20.30
Adrian Searle has been writing for the Guardian since 1996, and has curated major exhibitions. He is currently working with the Reina Sofia museum, Madrid, and as a visiting teacher at de Ateliers, Amsterdam. He discusses Mark Wallinger’s provocative commission.
Jon Snow on The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781, 1783
21.00-21.30
Room 9
Jon has been the face of Channel 4 News since 1989, and has anchored from wherever major world events occur. He has been awarded numerous journalistic awards and his range of international interviewees extends from Nelson Mandela to Tony Blair. Tonight, he responds to an iconic Tate work.
Places are allocated on a first-come, first served basis. Limited capacity.
