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The National Review of Live Art 30th anniversary

The National Review of Live Art 30th anniversary

25 Feb 2010

It all seems wrong. The National Review of Live Art has built its reputation on change. It never looks back and never stays still. The annual bonanza of what used to be called the avant garde has doggedly embraced the disconcerting, the deviant and the…

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Tom Estes: Portable Black Hole
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When Spinal Tap's Nigel Tufnel looked at his new album cover and asked himself 'How much more black could this be?', not being a research chemist he had no way of knowing that early 21st century scientists would develop shades of black that are very much blacker than regular black paint. Artist Tom Estes supervises a collaborative performance and installation of a portable black hole, created using carbon nanotubes, about which we can say with confidence, 'None more black.' Part of Annuale.
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8 Jun Noon Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh
Royal Babylon: The Criminal Record of the British Monarchy
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A one-night installation inspired by Heathcote Williams' poem 'Royal Babylon: The Criminal Record of the British Monarchy', with readings and live music imbued with a punk spirit.
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2 Jun 7pm Fleet Collective, Dundee
Ortonandon: 24 Hours
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Art group Ortonandon (composed of three sisters, Kate, Sophie and Anna Orton) invite you to spend 24 hours in their mother's home. Part of Annuale.
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23 Jun–24 Jun Sat & Sun 11pm 7 Dryden Gait, Edinburgh
Anthony Schrag: Tourist in Residence
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Anthony Schrag's work has a subversive wit; an early video, Stairs, features him walking up the underside of a flight of stars in his block of flats, filmed with an upside-down video camera, so that a person walking down the stairs normally appears to be upside-down. Here he runs a series of participatory tours of Edinburgh which encourage you to interact with the city in different ways. Part of Edinburgh Art Festival. Booking is essential.
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4 Aug–29 Aug To be confirmed Edinburgh Art Festival Pavilion, Edinburgh
Cryptic Nights: Colour Deaf
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Experience an interactive audio-visual pyramid installation, in which the audience influences its environment through live visual feeds and trigger pads. Presented by Cryptic Nights, the event is the work of musician Kayus Bankole, video artist Sisi Lu and producer/visual artist Steven Morrison – aka Colour Deaf. Thursday's event includes a fashion show (with designs from Ciorstaidh Monk) and audience Q&A, while Friday's is followed by an after party with a DJ set from Dandy Riots.
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7 Jun–8 Jun Thu & Fri 9pm CCA, Glasgow
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