Every day, more and more arts institutions are thinking of news ways display work in the light of our current situation. Many of London’s galleries and museums are even rethinking ways to reach the art-starved among us through 360 degree museum tours and artist talks.
Post-Grad Community was inspired by the idea of transporting artwork online, and what better way to do this than with UAL’s talented students and alumni. Walls in Online Places (WIOP) is an online exhibition showcase for students to share their work whilst in isolation and practicing social distancing.
The exhibition open call is inspired by Hans Ulrich Obrist’s article The Kitchen Show for Paris Review in 2014. It describes how Obrist went about curating an exhibition in his kitchen and the alternative ways in which artists made and installed work in this non-gallery setting.
The first cohort of artists shared their artworks which you can view or download here. Or you can read about Volume 1 here.
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image: 'World Soup' 1993 Richard Wentworth - The Kitchen Show curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist
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image: Fischli & Weiss 1991 - The Kitchen Show curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist
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The Kitchen Show curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist
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The Kitchen Show
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The Kitchen Show
Call for participation:
Walls in Online Places, Vol. 2 (WIOP) is a continuation of this project, with the aim of hosting a digital showcase of works in an online catalogue alongside campaigning across the UAL Post-Grad Community online platforms like Post-Grad Stories and Instagram.
We will also host an online private view to connect all the artists from across the globe, inviting fellow artists, tutors, friends and family to join us and discuss the artworks and share their isolation experiences.
- This opportunity is open to all UAL postgrad students (taught and research communities) and UAL alumni -
Why get involved?
This would be a wonderful opportunity to open up your networks to the 6,000+ UAL postgrad students and alumni on our mailing list through promotion via our online social channels. It will inspire other postgrads to take a positive approach to producing and making work at home and most importantly, it can support your well-being during our forced isolation period and let others know that they are not alone.
What can you propose?
All art mediums welcome!
We can publish videos through our YouTube Channel and sound files should be uploaded online so the link can be embedded in the catalogue.
Why not film a performance piece, record a cookery lesson, put together a podcast or do some live painting/drawing? Or propose a LIVE Instagram takeover with performance or a workshop?
Accompanying texts will need to have basic details about where you are self-isolating, are you at home alone, with flatmates, family, pets? Share your experiences of lockdown.
To apply, please provide the following:
- Name
- Course
- College
- Title of work
- 150-word statement
- Images/Videos/Links
- Instagram account and/or website details
Please tick below how you’d like to participate: (you can tick all four)
- Feature in the online publication
- Do an Instagram Takeover for @UAL_PostGrad_Community
- Present at the Private View
- Write a story about your experience or artwork for Post-Grad Stories page.
Deadline: Midnight, 7 June 2020
Send Application to: pgcommunity@arts.ac.uk
We are happy to receive any questions you may have too!
Post-Grad Stories
A thriving online magazine of our postgraduate student voices sharing thought-provoking experiences, practices and articles about what matters to them.
Want to write an article? Get in touch with the Post-Grad Community team PGCommunity@arts.ac.uk