FOOR, FOOD, AGO

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From the original Festival website: HISTORY (CHANGES WITH HATS/POLITICS/HINDSIGHT), RECIPES (CHANGE WITH TASTE/AVAILABILITY/HEARSAY), AND MY (2) FEET (CHANGE WITH THE SCALE OF THE SHOE AND THE SCOPE OF THE BUDGET (AND PROGENY)). BEING (CHANGES MEMORIES) AND WHAT WE SEE AND (THOUGHT WE ) SAW/WERE/HAD/THOUGHT. HOPE CHANGES, CASH CHANGES, TASTE FASHION ROOF CHANGES. WEATHER. OCCUPATION. DESTINATION. ACCENT. APPEARANCE. DEVOTION… Possibly a simple work, describing visually and verbally how one does things, to whom, why one does things, when and where and what (one does), initially demonstrated in a decisive, simple way, then re-presented: same text plus added and altered objects and layers of lavish wardrobe. Plus ça… This double working is a common theme in my work for some long time. I therefore felt it appropriate to display, and extend, its example during such a celebration of occasions – rounding off with a tasty recreation of my timeless touring tipple “snax with facts” a not entirely sombre stimulant to one’s taste buds. The playful installation within which we shall work shall recall – and create new –moments when thoughts / speech/actions collide / are created / altered. Clothing and grammar will be built up in layers. Objets de fabulousness will be delicately distributed. 1979 CHILI CON CARDBOARD Hayward Annual 1980 RUBBERGLOVERAMA DRAMA ICA London 1982 ACH OUI, GOLDFISH ZUPPA Venice Biennale 1983 A DELIBERATE CASE OF PARTICULARS Franklyn Furnace NYC 1987 ANYONE CAN APRON Kettles Yard Cambridge 1987 MOUTH AHOY Plug In Winnipeg 1988 OH BONJOUR SAUCEPAN Brighton Pavilion 1989 ARTOCRACY S.P. Sao Paolo 1989 ICI VILLA MOI touring 1990 LOGO LINGO Serpentine 1992 SOON UPON AGO Saatchi Gallery 1992 GA GA BONGO Podewil, Berlin 2002 MOST/LY MOTIF/LY Crafts Council 2004 DRESS MESSAGES touring 2005 A FEW BIG FROCKS Tate Modern 2006 I DO SHOE touring 2007 NOT BRICK BUT BEING De La Warr Pavilion 2008 WALLWALK The Photographers Gallery London 2009 THE POMPOM YEARS Museum of Childhood London With thanks to Hype Hair, Betterbadges and Osborne & Little. For Silvia’s talk at NRLA 2010 click here silviaziranek.com