It will position theoretical and artistic practices as practice of action, and therefore looks at how the dispositions of each practitioner are appropriated in various modes in order to produce subjectivity, to communicate change and to form solidarity. The event seeks to investigate the strategies that artists, theorists and critics employ to deal with mechanisms of power – such as oppression and censorship, surveillance and punishment, unemployment and estranged labour – that are inherent in daily politics to highlight the many desires that are afloat where power multiplies, unfolds, fluctuates, and diminishes to render visible the physical and psychological affects that they have. The invited speakers will animate creatures derived from (Also known as The Classics of Mountains and Seas, C4th BC) as they speak, discuss and conduct Q&A. Shoulders of Giants appropriates and extends the model of a symposium through animation, performance and projection. Venue: Senate Room, First Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, WC1E 7HU LondonĬhronus Art Center (CAC) and Centre for Chinese Visual Arts (CCVA) jointly present Shoulders of Giants, a research project initiated by SHEN Xin who is recently awarded the “CAC Fellowship for Chinese Artist 2015”.
Speakers: Esther Leslie, Hannah Black, Mark Fisher, Simon O’Sullivan
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