VIVID

VIVID provides a resource for artists and curators in the form of commissions, residencies, exhibitions, publications, research, talks and touring activities.

VIVID's project space accommodates the production and exhibition of media arts, bringing together technical resources, support services and presentation facilities in a unique environment.

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THU 23 SEP - SAT 16 OCT 2010 | PREVIEW - WED 22 SEP, 6-8 PM

OPEN THU - SAT | 12-5 PM | admission FREE

VIVID is delighted to announce details of The Last Tape, an exciting new commission by British artist Haroon Mirza. The work, comprising film and sculptural assemblage, sews together Krapp's Last Tape a one-act play written by Samuel Beckett and Mirza's exploration of post-punk pioneers Joy Division.

The Last Tape is presented at VIVID from Thursday 23 September to Saturday 16 October 2010 as part of VIVID's LANGUAGE season.

The new commission is supported by The Henry Moore Foundation, Birmingham City Council, and National Lottery through Arts Council England. The Last Tape is curated by Jenine McGaughran in association with VIVID.

Image: Photo by Peter Martin

Karin Kihlberg & Reuben Henry. Production still. (April 2010)

VIVID is delighted to announce details of the first UK tour of new work by artists Karin Kihlberg & Reuben Henry. Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, Birmingham Cultural Partnership and The Henry Moore Foundation, this touring exhibition is produced by VIVID and developed in collaboration with Danielle Arnaud and ArtSway.

Inbindable Volume, the inaugural commission developed in residence between VIVID and Jan Van Eyck Academie, and additional commissions developed with our touring partners will tour to Danielle Arnaud, London (17 September to 24 October 2010), Citric Gallery, Brescia, Italy (19 March to 30 April 2011) and ArtSway, Hampshire (Summer 2011).

For more information click here.

Image: Karin Kihlberg & Reuben Henry. Production still. (April 2010)

FRIDAY 10 SEPTEMBER | 8PM - LATE

For one night only VIVID hosts an art party inspired by the colourful club nights of Birmingham's underground scenes in the 1980s. VIVID's project space will be taken over by live music, DJs and visual artists who'll conspire to create an excitingly strange evening of camp disco!

DJs include 80s original ‘Gay Jon', the brains behind Bradford Street's outrageously lewd and notorious Cum Club; and Brian Duffy, award winning sound artist and creator of The Modified Toy Orchestra. Also at VIVID, John Napier (Jugend Klub), Greg Haines (Tropical Hotdog) and Richard A. Spears (Ducks Bath) each bring you a special playlist crafted in response to The Cum Club.

Cum Clubbing is presented as part of Sleeve Notes, an ongoing project conceived by artist-curator Trevor Pitt (POD projects) during his residency at VIVID in 2009. Sleeve Notes examines the spaces where popular culture fraternizes with the canonical world of art and the individuals who played a significant, often underground role in shaping the music, fashion, and club scenes in Birmingham during the late 70s and 1980s.

Tickets £5 | available from theticketsellers.

Image: Photograph courtesy John Lupton.

Language: International Project Season

For the final show of 2010, VIVID presents a series of exhibitions, talks, and films exploring the constructs of language and meaning from far reaching cultural perspectives.

THURSDAY 23 SEPTEMBER - SATURDAY 16 OCTOBER 2010 | Preview 22 September, 6-8pm

HAROON MIRZA | The Last Tape

THURSDAY 04 - SATURDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2010 | Preview 03 November, 6-8pm

KAREN MIRZA & BRAD BUTLER

DECEMBER 2010 | LANGUAGE

The LANGUAGE season explores the constructs of utterance and meaning, through approaches including : the mode of translation ; the radical disruptions which occur when one sign-system is transposed into another ; the perceptual distinctions between noise, sound and music, and the human voice. From 1-18 December we present a series of live events and screenings including a new work and performance from Aura Satz.

Language is supported by Birmingham Cultural Partnership and The National Lottery through Arts Council England.

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