John Wallbank showed some of his work with Studio 1.1 in ’No Soul for Sale – a Festival of Independents’, 14 May – 16 May in the Turbine Hall, at the Tate Modern.
studio1.1 began with no particular battle-plan. They have evolved with a range of shows as diverse as possible, presenting artists at any stage of their career, from any country, in any discipline. Their commitment is to the work itself, and to fostering the three-way relationship between artist, artwork, and viewer; looking for what Cage, in another context, called ‘the quality of encounter’. Art isn’t a distraction, or an act of consumption, but a relationship.
To celebrate Tate Modern’s 10th anniversary, the gallery will hosted “No Soul For Sale – A Festival of Independents”. The festival brought together over 70 of the world’s most exciting independent art spaces, non-profit organizations and artists’ collectives, from Shanghai to Rio de Janeiro, to take over the iconic Turbine Hall with an eclectic mix of cutting-edge arts events, performances, music and film on 14-16 May 2010.
Ranging from monumental structures to witty interventions, epic performances to interactive installations, participants exhibited alongside each other without partitions or walls, creating a pop-up village of global art for visitors to explore. All participants hosted a live event of their choice on the dedicated performance space on the Turbine Hall bridge, ranging from talks and screenings to performances
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