Headmix

How to take great panoramic photos

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:51:14 +0000

Photographer Cristos Koukelis tells of his methods and motivations behind his exhibit "Two degrees off the Arctic Circle". http://www.lamaisondefay.blogspot.com http://visionon.tv/headmix

Two degrees off the Arctic Circle with Fay Sebel

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:37:44 +0000

Fay Sebel introduces the exhibit of cristos Koukelis and the work of "La Maison de Fay" in general. http://lamaisondefay.blogspot.com/ http://visionon.tv/headmix

A very important offer for new artists

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:37:20 +0000

Have you been rejected by other galleries and want some resl support? Fay Sebel welcomes new artists to "La Maison de Fay". For more info: http://lamaisondefay.com http://visionon.tv/headmix

Two degrees off the Arctic Circle

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:00:01 +0000

La Maison de Fay owner Yvonne Replica tells us the thinking behind exhibiting Cristos Koukelis' spectacular Icelandic photos. http://lamaisondefay.blogspot.com/ http://visionon.tv/headmix

Just Doing It - Women Documentary Makers and Social Change

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:19:16 +0000

An excerpt from the session with radical women documentarists Emily James, Manu Luksch and Andrea Luka Zimmerman. More info at http://rebelliousmediaconference.org http://visionon.tv/headmix

ABCs of the Propaganda Model Part 2 of 2

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:16:18 +0000

Alison Edgley and Brian Dominick in discussion about the Herman-Chomsky way of analysing the corporate media with the participants of the Rebellious Media Conference. http://visionon.tv/plugandplay

ABCs of the Propaganda Model Part 1 of 2

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:56:38 +0000

Alison Edgley and Brian Dominick take us through the fundamentals of the Herman-Chomsky propaganda model for arming ourselves against corporate media. Talk radical media at http://live.rebelliousmediaconference.org http://visionon.tv/plugandplay

Radical to the Core - part 2 of 2

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:34:49 +0000

Part 2 of the session where Michael Albert and Jessical Azulay present real life experiences of applying Left values to our media organizations. Talk radical media at http://live.rebelliousmediaconference.org http://visionon.tv/headmix

Radical to the Core - part 1 of 2

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:31:04 +0000

If we apply Left values to our media organisations what would they look like and how might they function? In this session, Michael Albert and Jessica Azulay will be drawing on real life experiences exploring possible answers to this question. Talk radical media at http://live.rebelliousmediaconference.org http://visionon.tv/headmix

The Sukey Raptor has a new plan - Bank of Ideas

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:24:35 +0000

Sam from the Sukey team (the anti-kettling app) is discussing with visionOntv about the challenges Sukey encountered during the last events and what new strategies he has planned for the future. If you want to help or get involved: http://sukey.org More info: http://occupylsx.org/ http://www.bankofideas.org.uk/ http://visionon.tv

Changing the System - discussion

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:05:22 +0000

Radical visions for transforming the UK's media. Talk radical media at http://live.rebelliousmediaconference.org http://visionon.tv/headmix

Diversity in newsrooms

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:53:21 +0000

Elizabeth Pears, a freelance journalist from the Voice, talks about the lack of diversity in newsrooms and what can done to change it, at the Media and the Riots Conference at London College of Communication.

Kettled for delivering a letter

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:25:49 +0000

The sister of Kingsley Burrell on how difficult raising points and protesting are when the subject isn't politically correct

Meet the Radical Media Makers

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:07:16 +0000

For those interested in getting involved a rare chance to meet and network with the current very active crop of radical media makers. An informative go-round followed by a lively debate.

Hipsters swarm into Dalston

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:41:12 +0000

They are everywhere tonight.

Billy Bragg at the bankofideas

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:25:11 +0000

Is the occupation movement post idealogical, what dose this mean?

Billy Bragg, rock musician and left-wing activist.

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:26:44 +0000

Visited London occupation to run a workshop on song righting. http://www.billybragg.co.uk The Bank of Ideas is situated on Sun Street, Hackney in an abandoned office block purchased several years ago by the bank UBS. It is an enormous space complete with a 500-seater lecture hall. It has been opened to the public for the non-monetary trade of ideas to help solve the pressing economic, social and environmental problems of our time. http://www.bankofideas.org.uk

Why occupy

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:48:20 +0000

At the http://www.bankofideas.org.uk we ask people why they are here and what they wont to create.

Jessica Azulay on the New Standard

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:35:30 +0000

Co-founder of the New Standard Jessica Azulay tells Kayte Fairfax how they ran a radical newspaper. Talk radical media at http://live.rebelliousmediaconference.org http://visionon.tv/headmix

What is Anarchism?

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:16:46 +0000

Colm Coplin gives an outline to D Murphy, stressing anarchism's growing appeal as a way of organizing. Talk radical media at http://live.rebelliousmediaconference.org http://visionon.tv/headmix

Richard Keeble on Chomsky and peace journalism

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:53:29 +0000

Professor Richard Keeble talks to Christian Jensen about Chomsky's work ethic and influence on him, and the importance of Peace News' 75th anniversary. Talk radical media at http://live.rebelliousmedia.org http://visionon.tv/headmix

The Perils of the Mainstream

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:58:42 +0000

Patrick Chalmers, author of Fraudcast News, talks to Sakura Saunders about his own painful experience at Reuters. Talk about radical media! http://live.rebelliousmediaconference.org http://visionon.tv/headmix

Poem - Britain on Trial

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:54:02 +0000

Poetry from Selina Nwulu from Voices That Shake. http://voicesthatshake.blogspot.com http://visionon.tv/headmix

Poetry Premiere - visionOntv exclusive!

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:46:30 +0000

Big thanks to Rotimi Skyers from Voices that Shake for his poem "Totty Fire". http://voicesthatshake.blogspot.com http://live.rebelliousmediaconference.org/unheard-voices http://visionon.tv/headmix

The Kitchen Sink Collective

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:20:18 +0000

The #realsocialnetwork film makers are part of the Kitchen Sink Collective. Here is Ling Lee, another member, about to start her first documentary film commission in China. http://kitchensinkfilms.com http://visionon.tv/headmix http://therealsocialnetwork.org.uk/ http://underkonstrukt.com

Little Miss Wilde - Real Social Network

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:41:02 +0000

Jessica Riches aka #littlemisswild talks about how she got involved with the Real Social Network project during the UCL occupation. About the film: With access to the backroom meetings of a group of London students, The Real Social Network follows them as they hack software, occupy universities and shut down banks on the way to building a movement. http://www.therealsocialnetwork.org.uk/ http://visionon.tv/headmix

Adelina Bichis - Editor of the Real Social Network

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:15:53 +0000

Adelina Bichis discuss the editing process on the Real Social Network, a film mostly edited in her kitchen... About the film: With access to the backroom meetings of a group of London students, The Real Social Network follows them as they hack software, occupy universities and shut down banks on the way to building a movement. http://www.therealsocialnetwork.org.uk/

Mobile Phone Report - Realsocialnet film preview

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:19:49 +0000

The Real Social Network captures the passion, the anger and the technology that has forever changed the game between those in power and us. http://therealsocialnetwork.org.uk/

Short Mobile Report - the realsocialnet preview screening

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:13:16 +0000

rotest has changed. Between the first UK student protests in November 2010 and the global uprising in the spring of 2011, a new radicalism, fuelled by modern technology, has hit the streets. http://therealsocialnetwork.org.uk/

Pay the rent or see Chomsky?

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:58:38 +0000

Artist Liz Ejuone explains her choice. She also tells us her reaction to John Pilger: "At last, a journalist!" Talk about radical media http://live.rebelliousmediaconference.org http://visionon.tv/headmix

Real social network Interview of Srdjan Keca

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:25:34 +0000

Filmmaker Srdjan Keca talks to us during the preview of the Real Social Network at UCL. About the film: With access to the backroom meetings of a group of London students, The Real Social Network follows them as they hack software, occupy universities and shut down banks on the way to building a movement. http://www.therealsocialnetwork.org.uk/

Is a Media Problem Shared a Media Problem Solved?

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:04:38 +0000

Eleanor Lisney from Disabled People Against Cuts talks to Richard Hering. http://dpac.uk.net Go live about radical media http://live.rebelliousmediaconference.org http://visionon.tv/headmix

How to Master Social Media

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:03:49 +0000

Chris Smith tells Richard Hering about his video aggregator Ecotube and how to master social media. http://eco-tube.com Get involved in radical media http://live.rebelliousmediaconference.org http://visionon.tv/headmix

Ivory Tower or Prison?

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:57:06 +0000

Aisling Leyden talks to Richard Hering about how the academic world imprisons and excludes. Sign up and get involved with radical media. http://live.rebelliousmediaconference.org http://visionon.tv/headmix

Michael Albert on Pareconomics

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:32:27 +0000

Founder of Znet Michael Albert talks to Richard Hering about an alternative to capitalism and 20th century state socialism. http://live.rebelliousmediaconference.org/znet-zsocial-and-beyond http://visionon.tv/headmix

Looters vs Photoshop (the video)

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 02:10:53 +0000

Thanks to all contributors distributed under creative commons. http://photoshoplooter.tumblr.com http://visionon.tv

Art and the tsunami

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:02:08 +0000

Artist Hoon Yoon uses cherry blossom (sakura) to express the destruction caused by the Japanese earthquake. A piece from the Central St Martins graphic design degree show 2011. Review by Richard Hering http://visionon.tv/headmix

In the footsteps of Oshima

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:28:22 +0000

Richard Hering and Takako Yamaguchi pay a visit to legendary Japanese director Nagisa Oshima's house. http://visionon.tv/headmix

Painting a different canvas - Naomi Oguchi's tent

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:57:44 +0000

Part of the Independant exhibition at the 3331 Gallery, Tokyo. Naomi Oguchi creates a tent within a tent. Review by Richard Hering. http://www.3331.jp/en/ http://visionon.tv/headmix

Letters across the generations - 3331 Gallery Tokyo

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:49:50 +0000

Sayuko Takekura and Tomoyo Asakura's project of delivering letters from older people to unknown young people - part of the Independant exhibition at 3331 Gallery, Tokyo. Review by Richard Hering. http://www.3331.jp/en/ http://visionon.tv/headmix

The Cutting Edge at 3331 Tokyo

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:41:25 +0000

Shoko Toda's installation cuts out the video image to stunning effect. Review by Richard Hering. http://www.3331.jp/en/ http://visionon.tv/headmix

Red Pig Flower paints her emotions

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:43:15 +0000

At the Hackney Wicked Wicked Festival, artist Red Pig Flower creates a huge painting before our eyes. Review by Richard Hering. http://hackenywickedfestival.co.uk http://visionon.tv

London artists rally for earthquake victims

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:11:13 +0000

At the Ganbare Japan exhibit in the Rag Factory, East London artists donate their works for the new fund Aid for Japan, which works with orphans from the earthquake disaster. Richard Hering talks to artist Nozomi Hoshikawa. http://nozomilkyway.jimdo.com/ http://visionon.tv/headmix

London artists support Japan earthquake orphans

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:37:58 +0000

Ganbare Japan exhibition in the Rag Factory, East London. All work donated by the artists to support the new Aid for Japan fund working with orphans from the earthquake disaster. Richard Hering talks to Sorichiro Kamura, one of the curators.

Arts - New Work Network

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:20:50 +0000

Sorry about the bad sound on this one Networking Support for Artists New Work Network (NWN) supports the development of new performance, live and interdisciplinary arts practices by nurturing arts practitioners through the creation of innovative professional development activities that focus on networking, exchange and collaboration across the UK and internationally. http://www.newworknetwork.org.uk/

What is Richmix?

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:49:37 +0000

A Art centre in London http://www.richmix.org.uk/ Located in the heart of East London, Rich Mix is a social enterprise that offers live music, film, dance, theatre, comedy, spoken word and a range of creative activities for people of all ages and all cultures. All profits go back to support education, arts and community activities which nurture new and emerging talent. Sorry for the bad sound.

Made In Worthing

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 07:47:59 +0000

[Art, Exploration and Adventure] Worthing, Sussex Artists, writers and makers explore a seaside town and its stories, past, present and future, looking for the places where things overlap, boundaries blur and it all gets fuzzy. http://www.madeinworthing.com

Artquest -

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 18:51:32 +0000

Artquest provides critical engagement and practical support to London's visual artists and craftspeople, working with practitioners in London throughout their careers. http://www.artquest.org.uk

Live Art Collective East (LACE)

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 18:20:59 +0000

Find out more at http://liveartcollectiveeast.com

Recycles Furniture - Out of the Dark

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 18:16:37 +0000

Out of the Dark recycles, repurposes and revamps salvaged furniture as a means to educate, train and employ young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. http://outofthedark.org.uk/outofthedark/home.html

Empty Shops Network: Just do it!

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:33:57 +0000

Dan from the Empty Shops Network shares his tips for artists and activists looking for temporary creative space.

Adhockracy - Olympics

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:33:36 +0000

The issues with useing the word olympics in your video.

Adhocracy - intern

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 11:38:58 +0000

How to get a job in the arts, we interview a intern at Adhocracy.

La Maison de Fay's Cup Soup 2 pop-up exhibit

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 07:14:38 +0000

JJ and Aaron from Wolf and Brothers on why they invited La Maison de Fay's pop-up exhibition to thier Loft Gallery in Shoreditch, East London. Show curated by Fay Sebel and Yvonne Replica. http://www.facebook.com/pages/La-Maison-De-Fay/118587744868226?sk=wall http://wolfandbrothers.com http://visionon.tv/headmix

Red Pig Flower at La Maison de Fay's Cup Soup 2 Pop-Up Exhibition

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 06:38:04 +0000

Another great happening by artist Red Pig Flower at La Maison de Fay's Cup Soup 2 exhibition in the Loft Gallery, Shoreditch. Show curated by Fay Sebel. Fragile Gallery by Yvonne Replica. http://www.facebook.com/pages/La-Maison-De-Fay/118587744868226?sk=wall http://visionon.tv/headmix

Juwon Park at La Maison de Fay's Cup Soup 2 pop-up exhibition

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 06:04:33 +0000

Amazing animation at the Loft Gallery, Shoreditch. East London. Part of the "pop-up" La Maison de Fay exhibit "Cup Soup 2", curated by Fay Sebel. Fragile Gallery by Yvonne Replica. Space provided by Wolf and Brothers. http://www.facebook.com/pages/La-Maison-De-Fay/118587744868226?sk=wall http://wolfandbrothers.com http://visionon.tv/headmix

Photographer David Blackmore at the Hackney WickED Festival

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:23:56 +0000

David Blackmore takes photos on disposable camera and buries the cameras in the ground.... http://davidblackmore.co.uk http://visionon.tv http://hackneywickedfestival.co.uk

Red Pig Flower paints her emotions

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:15:08 +0000

At the Hackney Wicked Festival, artist Red Pig Flower creates a huge painting before our eyes. Review by Richard Hering. http://hackenywickedfestival.co.uk http://visionon.tv

Just Do it the movie launches!

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:56:30 +0000

Just Do It, a tale of modern day outlaws, is touring the UK's cinemas, and Richard Hering was at the Rio, Dalston to see it. Go and see it too! Donate and get a goody-bag! Try some direct action yourself! http://justdoitfilm.com http://visionon.tv

Time to burn the breadboard

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:14:55 +0000

a short film about life

J30 Strike Show - Save the squatters

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 00:49:45 +0000

Fifth episode of our studio show, shot in Parliament Square during the June 30 strike and demo. Phoenix, activist, update us on the government's proposal to make squatting illegal and urge people to get involved in the campaign against it. More info: www.squashcampaign.org - squattastic.blogspot.com - squat.net

J30 strike show - Cultural workers interview

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:00:46 +0000

First episode of our show, shot in Parliament Square during the June 30 strike and demo. Interview of two cultural workers, part of the Precarious Workers. They talk to us about how difficult it is for artists, self-employed, freelancers, interns to get regular contracts and usually end up "chasing the carrot". More info here: http://precariousworkersbrigade.tumblr.com/

The Future of Journalism

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:58:53 +0000

Learn how to be the media with visionOntv. First-time film by Hanna Bruche. http://visionon.tv

visionOntv's "Long Live the Media" weekend

Mon, 04 May 2009 10:17:12 +0000

Participants from visionOntv's "The Media is Dead, Long Live the Media!" gathering say why they are there. http://visionon.tv

What is a Rainbow Gathering?

Sun, 22 May 2011 15:07:34 +0000

Rainbow Gatherings are temporary intentional communities, typically held in outdoor settings, and espousing and practicing ideals of peace, love, harmony, freedom and community, as a consciously expressed alternative to mainstream popular culture, consumerism, capitalism and mass media. This short video from the Greek Rainbow Gathering was made with images and music from: http://www.marokouri.com http://visionon.tv/web/hamish http://www.seizetheday.org

Rainbow people clean up Greek beach

Tue, 03 May 2011 23:33:46 +0000

Report by Hamish Campbell from the Rainbow Gathering 2011, Greece. http://visionon.tv/headmix

Don't We All Need A Little More Rainbow?

Tue, 03 May 2011 23:20:58 +0000

Beach report by Savannah at the Rainbow Gathering 2011, Greece. http://visionon.tv/headmix

F***K off as a funding path

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:37:58 +0000

What to say to mainstream media who wont activist video. Http://hamishcampbell.com

What is visionOntv and why is it important?

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:58:33 +0000

This was ;record

Meet the cheerleaders

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 23:53:50 +0000

Richard Hering talks to artists Florence Jung, Chingsum J Luk and Cynthia Merhej about their piece in the Between Between Gallery. http://visionon.tv/headmix

Cheerleader Art Fair

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 23:39:06 +0000

Art Fairs really should have cheerleaders... Performance piece by artists Cynthia Merhej, Florence Jung and Chingsum J Luk. Shot on iphone by Richard Hering. http://visionon.tv

Mind the Gap

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 23:11:57 +0000

Central St Martins and Zurich students combine to perform in the Between Between Gallery, Shoreditch, London. Shot on iphone by Richard Hering. http://visionon.tv/headmix

Why did you come?

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:07:57 +0000

Architecture student Yelena tells Richard Hering what she likes about the Between Between Gallery, Shoreditch. http://visionon.tv/headmix

Between Between Gallery Shoreditch

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 23:02:46 +0000

Performance art, gallery space, great company, warm welcome from the two brothers. What more could you want? Richard Hering reports http://visionon.tv

Film Review - Nyman with a Movie Camera

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:05:05 +0000

Michael Nyman's re-versioning of Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera screened at the Documentary Now Conference, reviewed by visionOntv's Richard Hering. http://documentarynow.wordpress.com http://visionon.tv/headmix

Citizen TV reporter training at Space Studios 2

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:33:27 +0000

Making your own movies - a training workshop. http://visionon.tv/training

Citizen TV reporter training at Space Studios

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:11:16 +0000

Learning DIY media in Hackney. The growth area for renewing traditional media and for spreading of ; grassroots citizen journalism. Currently all the tools are out there for a DIY media revolution, but there is a real lack of the skills to use them. http://visionon.tv/training

¡Documentary Now!

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:10:57 +0000

A Conference on the Contemporary Contexts and Possibilities of the Documentaryhttp://documentarynow.wordpress.com

THE OCCUPATION OF THE SLADE SCHOOL OF FINE ART

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:12:32 +0000

"We believe that the current proposed cuts to university funding threaten the existence of arts and humanities education in England and Wales. It is for this reason that we have made the decision to occupy the Slade School of Art building. We demand that the government provide the same protection for arts and humanities in universities as is provided for the sciences. We vehemently oppose the transformation of the university system into market based model; education should be a public debate, not a private economy."

Student protest #demo2010

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:56:41 +0000

What has the media had to say about the student demos. http://visionon.tv/grassroots

Redgold film screening - what did you think?

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 18:25:19 +0000

We ask views of the film what they thought.

Redgold film screening - the camera is turned on the visionOntv interviewer

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 10:09:06 +0000

What is visionontv? http://visionon.tv

Feel good film -The Legend of Pale Male Movie Trailer Released

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:22:53 +0000

Documentary In US theaters: November 24th, 2010 http://www.thelegendofpalemale.com Director: Frederic Lilien Run Time: 85 minutes This is the true account of one of the most surprising and remarkable love stories in the history of New York. It begins in 1993, when a young man from Belgium looking to change his life has an unexpected encounter in Central Park. He meets a hawk. Not just any hawk, but a wild Redtail, a fierce predator that has not lived in the City for almost a hundred years. Compelled to follow this extraordinary creature, he buys a video camera and sets out to track the hawk. Little does he know that the journey will take him almost twenty years and lead him down many trails of life, death, birth, hope, and redemption. Affectionately known to New Yorkers as Pale Male, the hawk becomes a magnificent obsession and a metaphor for triumph against all odds. His nest, perched on a posh 5th Avenue co-op, starts out as a novel curiosity to a handful of avid birdwatchers but becomes an international tourist destination - a place of pilgrimage. Then, on a December afternoon without warning, in the space of half an hour, the building dismantles Pale Male's beloved nest. In a wingbeat, media from around the world assemble on 5th Avenue to cover the unprecedented protest. Gathering behind Pale Male is an army of birdwatchers, movie stars, poets, children, dogs, and late night comedy show hosts. What unfolds next, as they say, could only happen in New York.

Donald Duck Meets Glenn Beck

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:59:16 +0000

John McIntosh's re-imagined Donald Duck cartoon remix constructed using 50 classic Walt Disney cartoons from the 1930s to 1960s. Donald's life is turned upside-down by the current economic crisis and he finds himself unemployed and falling behind on his house payments. As his frustration turns into despair Donald discovers a seemingly sympathetic voice coming from his radio named Glenn Beck. This transformative remix work constitutes a fair-use of any copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US copyright law. http://www.rebelliouspixels.com http://visionon.tv

Crude 2010 - Liberate Tate

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:06:35 +0000

Oil Painting Protest over BP sponsorship in Tate Modern Turbine Hall Liberate Tate calls for footprint of art museum to be free from Big Oil Tuesday (14 September) art activists from Liberate Tate staged a guerrilla art intervention in Tate Modern, covering the floor of the iconic Turbine Hall with dozens of litres of oil paint in protest at the museum taking sponsorship from BP. The flash mob-style event was staged a day before a Tate Board of Trustees meeting. Liberate Tate are part of a growing public movement calling on Tate's governing body to end its sponsorship agreement with the oil company. Tate's Board of Trustees has decided to review the BP corporate sponsorship. At 5pm, around 50 figures dressed in black entered the gallery each carrying a BP-branded oil paint tube. In a circle they placed the paint tubes on the floor and each stamped on one, spraying out dozens of litres of paint in a huge burst across the floor. The installation art work, 'Crude', was then signed 'Liberate Tate' and offered to Tate for its collection. Blake Williams, a participant in the performance, said: "Ten years ago tobacco companies were seen as respectable partners for public institutions. The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has brought home to an even wider public that the impact of big oil companies like BP on the environment and the global climate makes them equally unethical for an art museum, especially one that purports to demonstrate leadership in response to climate change." Tate's latest annual report (2009/10), released this month, claims "sustainability is a prime consideration throughout Tate's work". Tate reduced its energy use and overall carbon emissions last year and makes much of its partnership with the Carbon Trust and that it was a founding signatory to the national 10:10 campaign, launched at Tate Modern, aiming to reduce carbon emissions by 10% in 2010. Liberate Tate said: "Tate has so far chosen to take a very narrow view of its footprint in relation to climate change and to not yet take into account its formal relationship with Big Oil. At a time when arts institutions wish to demonstrate how central the arts are in bringing social benefits to all and thus deserving of strong public funding, the museum must accept responsibility for its full impact in society." "Tate has a sponsor in BP that is engaged in socially and ecologically destructive activities. This is incompatible with Tate's ethical guidelines, its stated vision in regard to sustainability and climate change, and for maintaining Tate's reputation. In addition, its mission is undermined if visitors to Tate galleries cannot enjoy great art without the museum making them complicit in creating climate chaos. We call on the governing body to recognise this and end Tate's relationship with BP." Earlier this year Liberate Tate issued an open invitation for artists, art lovers and other concerned members of the public to act to ensure that Tate ends its oil sponsorship by the end of 2011 ahead of Tate Modern's expansion into its cleaned out underground oil tanks. "You don't abandon your friends because they have a temporary difficulty." - Nicholas Serota, Tate Director An oil spill is one thing. Destruction of entire ecosystems, massive human rights abuses and millions of deaths from climate change is another thing altogether. BP's 'difficulty' is not temporary; it is fundamental. BP is a climate criminal - pushing our civilisation to the brink of destruction in pursuit of profit. Climate Change kills hundreds of thousands of people a year and will kill many more unless we act immediately and radically to stop it. BP and the Tate should not be friends. It is long past time for the Tate to abandon BP and renounce its complicity in their crimes.

Oily Gaga

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:51:00 +0000

Green Kite Midnight do Lady Gaga - no poker-face here.... http://climatecamp.org.uk http:/climatecamp.tv http://visionon.tv

Danny the poet talks rubbish

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:07:16 +0000

Passionate performance from Danny Chivers. http://climatecamp.tv http://visionon.tv

An Immodest Proposal

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:01:15 +0000

Harry Giles doesn't like the rich, and could eat a whole one. http;//harrygilesbrazenrhymes.wordpress.com http;//climatecamp.tv http://visionon.tv

Narcissus Trance Review Part 1 of 3

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:06:36 +0000

A very stimulating exhibition in the E:vent Gallery off Hackney Road, East London. How can we reawake into the "post-digital"? Curators: Shama Khanna and Paul Purgas. Review by Richard Hering. http://narcissustrance.co.uk http://visionon.tv

Narcissus Trance Review Part 2 of 3

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:24:22 +0000

2 more intriguing pieces from Narcissus Trance at the E:vent Gallery off Hackney Road, East London. Curators: Shama Khanna and Paul Purgas. Reviewer: Richard Hering http://narcissustrance.co.uk http://visionon.tv