19 April – 24 June 2018

Any frame is a thrown voice

Camden Arts Centre, London
With Jimmy Robert and Julie Cunningham, Sharon Hayes, Emma Hedditch, Evan Ifekoya and Adrian Rifkin

In 2018, Kirsty Bell and Mike Sperlinger curated a posthumous exhibition of Ian White’s work for Camden Arts Centre, London.

 

From the press release:

 

“White’s works have radically different starting points: the paintings of Thomas Gainsborough, the wall labels at Tate, a film archive in Berlin, listings from a gay cruising website. Any frame is a thrown voice revisits several of these key works, rearticulating them as installations, documentary materials, or performances reimagined by contemporary artists. As such, the exhibition engages with some of the issues White was most keenly concerned with: the notion of “liveness” in a screening or event, the challenges involved in re-performance of historical works, and the vital role of the audience member.

 

“Any frame is a thrown voice is a speculative thinking aloud about the future life of White’s works, exploring how they may act as a catalyst in the present rather than as relics of the past.”

 

“As part of the exhibition, artists and performers Julie Cunningham, Sharon Hayes, Emma Hedditch, Evan Ifekoya and Adrian Rifkin will revisit White's performance work and film programming.”

 

Documentation photos: Mark Blower

 

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