March 07
‘Staring at the Sun’
Publication of a specially commissioned essay on the use of digital animation, 3D CGI and the real-time processing of sound and image in the work of Semiconductor; the text is reproduced in the booklet insert for Worlds in Flux: a retrospective collection of their work released commercially on DVD by Fatcat Records.
May 07
‘Letter from Bergen’
Report on the 2007 Borealis Festival. Held in Bergen, Norway is published in The Wire. This international festival connects film, art installations and performances together in the form of a critical narrative, including installations from Banks Violet, work by Luigi Nono and Kaija Saariaho and performances by Single Unit and Sun O)))).
‘Babylon by the Sea: A Postcard from Coney Island’
Published in the Spring 07 edition of Nude magazine, this is a first-person account of a visit to Coney Island’s legendary Boardwalk in the company of American underground filmmaker Mark Boswell and his wife Susanne.
June 07
‘Letter from San Francisco’
Report from San Francisco is published in The Wire, including an account of Morton Subotnik’s performance at the Recombinant Media Lab, the Bldgblog conference at the California College of the Arts and an encounter with experimental filmmaker Craig Baldwin at the Artists’ Television Access.
November 07
‘Everything Is Going Extremely Well’
A new, specially commissioned text appears in the Autumn/Winter 07/08 edition of Succour magazine. An experimental narrative, it retells the story of Kubrick’s film 2001: A Space Odyssey from the perspective of those people immediately outside the camera’s range. The issue, themed around the future, is launched at the Whitechapel Gallery on November 8.
December 07
‘Gravity: The Eternal Countdown’
Commission from Arts Catalyst to supply a text made up of 120 entries, each of which is connected to some a disaster, mishap or policy reversal that has set back the human exploration of space. The entries, together with their specific dates, accompany documentation of Aleksandra Mir’s ‘Gravity’ installation at the Roundhouse, published by Arts Catalyst as a calendar for 2008 and launched at the ICA.
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Lectures 2007
April 07
‘Conquest of the Universe’
A specially commissioned lecture/presentation on underground film and music in New York during the early years of the 1960s at Kill Your Timid Notion, an annual three-day festival of experimental film and music performances taking place at Dundee Contemporary Arts in Scotland. Lecture held on April 15. A recording of this talk is also broadcast by Resonance FM and is currently also available as a download: to access it click here.
January 07
Lecture Eleven: CAN YOU PASS THE TURING TEST? Gender and Identity in the Digital Age, January 23
Lecture Ten: THE BRIGHT LABYRINTH: Urban Experience in the Real-Time Regime, January 17
Lecture Nine: REQUIEM FOR THE NETWORKS, January 10
(Central St Martins Lecture MACD Critical Context 06-07 series continued)
‘Conquest of the Universe’
A specially commissioned lecture/presentation on underground film and music in New York during the early years of the 1960s at Kill Your Timid Notion, an annual three-day festival of experimental film and music performances taking place at Dundee Contemporary Arts in Scotland. Lecture held on April 15. A recording of this talk is also broadcast by Resonance FM and is currently also available as a download: to access it click here.
January 07
Lecture Eleven: CAN YOU PASS THE TURING TEST? Gender and Identity in the Digital Age, January 23
Lecture Ten: THE BRIGHT LABYRINTH: Urban Experience in the Real-Time Regime, January 17
Lecture Nine: REQUIEM FOR THE NETWORKS, January 10
(Central St Martins Lecture MACD Critical Context 06-07 series continued)
Events and Performances 2007
October 07
‘Sputnik and Beyond’
First of two events to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the launch of Sputnik: a special screening at the ICA of archive footage, taken from David Hoffman’s feature-length documentary The Fever of 57, with a narrative written and read by Ken Hollings, together with an accompanying soundtrack performed live by Thomas Dolby, The Radio Science Orchestra and Lydia Kavina. The ICA, October 3. To watch a complete video of this performance, click here.
July 07
‘Tales of the Ratfink’
As part of the first UK screening of Ron Mann’s Tales of the Ratfink, a feature-length documentary on the life of graphic artist and custom car designer Ed Roth, KH and illustrator Savage Pencil hold a public discussion of Roth’s influence on underground culture and design. The Horse Hospital, July 27. Their conversation is later broadcast on Resonance FM.
May 07
‘The Secret Public’
To coincide with The Secret Public, a retrospective show featuring underground art made in the UK during the 1980s, KH chairs a panel discussion at the ICA with Christine Binnie of the Neo Naturists, David Dawson of the B2 Gallery and video artist Akiko Hada. May 9.
‘Dashiel Hammett Night’
KH, along with fellow contributors to the Serpents Tail anthology London Noir, presents a night of readings from the work of US crime fiction writer Dashiel Hammett. Also taking part are Cathi Unsworth, Martyn Waites, Max Decharné and the Sandy Dillon Band. The Horse Hospital, May 19
February 07
Biting Tongues Performance
The first performance with members of the original Biting Tongues since their reunion at the ICA in 2003, takes place at Islington Mill, a new gallery and performance space in Salford, near Manchester. ‘Effortless ferocity…the Tongues are back as exhilarating and urgent as ever’ The Wire.
January 07
‘Dr X’
Ken Hollings presents a reading at the Permanent Gallery, Brighton, on January 26 of ‘Dr X’: a text originally commissioned as part of a mixed-media presentation for the Royal Institution in London. The event is organized by the Hammett Story Agency with Arts Council funding; and the reading is recorded for a future download.
Rational Rec Presents ‘Rational Review of 2006’
Funded by the Arts Council, Rational Rec’s ‘Rational Review of 2006’ takes place on January 9: an annual look back at the best film, talk and music from the previous year. Taking part in the review panel are: Jason E Bowman - artist, curator, arts consultant: Ken Hollings – writer, broadcaster, lecturer Gillian Moore – head of Contemporary Culture, South Bank Centre Sally O’Reilly – art writer, critic and event organiser. Chaired by Cecilia Wee (Salon or Seminar, Resonance FM) at Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, London.
‘Sputnik and Beyond’
First of two events to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the launch of Sputnik: a special screening at the ICA of archive footage, taken from David Hoffman’s feature-length documentary The Fever of 57, with a narrative written and read by Ken Hollings, together with an accompanying soundtrack performed live by Thomas Dolby, The Radio Science Orchestra and Lydia Kavina. The ICA, October 3. To watch a complete video of this performance, click here.
July 07
‘Tales of the Ratfink’
As part of the first UK screening of Ron Mann’s Tales of the Ratfink, a feature-length documentary on the life of graphic artist and custom car designer Ed Roth, KH and illustrator Savage Pencil hold a public discussion of Roth’s influence on underground culture and design. The Horse Hospital, July 27. Their conversation is later broadcast on Resonance FM.
May 07
‘The Secret Public’
To coincide with The Secret Public, a retrospective show featuring underground art made in the UK during the 1980s, KH chairs a panel discussion at the ICA with Christine Binnie of the Neo Naturists, David Dawson of the B2 Gallery and video artist Akiko Hada. May 9.
‘Dashiel Hammett Night’
KH, along with fellow contributors to the Serpents Tail anthology London Noir, presents a night of readings from the work of US crime fiction writer Dashiel Hammett. Also taking part are Cathi Unsworth, Martyn Waites, Max Decharné and the Sandy Dillon Band. The Horse Hospital, May 19
February 07
Biting Tongues Performance
The first performance with members of the original Biting Tongues since their reunion at the ICA in 2003, takes place at Islington Mill, a new gallery and performance space in Salford, near Manchester. ‘Effortless ferocity…the Tongues are back as exhilarating and urgent as ever’ The Wire.
January 07
‘Dr X’
Ken Hollings presents a reading at the Permanent Gallery, Brighton, on January 26 of ‘Dr X’: a text originally commissioned as part of a mixed-media presentation for the Royal Institution in London. The event is organized by the Hammett Story Agency with Arts Council funding; and the reading is recorded for a future download.
Rational Rec Presents ‘Rational Review of 2006’
Funded by the Arts Council, Rational Rec’s ‘Rational Review of 2006’ takes place on January 9: an annual look back at the best film, talk and music from the previous year. Taking part in the review panel are: Jason E Bowman - artist, curator, arts consultant: Ken Hollings – writer, broadcaster, lecturer Gillian Moore – head of Contemporary Culture, South Bank Centre Sally O’Reilly – art writer, critic and event organiser. Chaired by Cecilia Wee (Salon or Seminar, Resonance FM) at Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, London.
Audiovisual 2007
December 07
‘All Your Tomorrows Today’
Special feature on the history of the RAND Corporation written and presented by KH on Radio 3, produced by Mark Burman. The programme includes in-depth interviews with Paul Baran and Daniel Ellsberg and RAND’s leading expert on international terrorism Brian Jenkins. First broadcast December 21. To hear an MP3 of the programme click here.
For a post on the programme from Boing Boing, click here.
See also my blog post for Wednesday July 30, 2008 ‘RAND Corporation on Radio Three, by clicking here.
October 07
‘Born Under Sputnik’
A Strange Attractor Special broadcast on Resonance FM on the fiftieth anniversary of Sputnik’s launch, Born Under Sputnik features Ken Hollings and Thomas Dolby in conversation, discussing the influence of the world’s first artificial satellite on contemporary culture and society. Recorded at Unit X in August 07, broadcast on October 4.
February 07
‘You Can Choke Like That’
Early Biting Tongues recording, featuring cutup text and tapes by KH, is reissued on D-I-Y 80: an anthology from Soul Jazz Records, featuring contributions from Fire Engines, Buzzcocks, Thomas Leer and Throbbing Gristle.
‘All Your Tomorrows Today’
Special feature on the history of the RAND Corporation written and presented by KH on Radio 3, produced by Mark Burman. The programme includes in-depth interviews with Paul Baran and Daniel Ellsberg and RAND’s leading expert on international terrorism Brian Jenkins. First broadcast December 21. To hear an MP3 of the programme click here.
For a post on the programme from Boing Boing, click here.
See also my blog post for Wednesday July 30, 2008 ‘RAND Corporation on Radio Three, by clicking here.
October 07
‘Born Under Sputnik’
A Strange Attractor Special broadcast on Resonance FM on the fiftieth anniversary of Sputnik’s launch, Born Under Sputnik features Ken Hollings and Thomas Dolby in conversation, discussing the influence of the world’s first artificial satellite on contemporary culture and society. Recorded at Unit X in August 07, broadcast on October 4.
February 07
‘You Can Choke Like That’
Early Biting Tongues recording, featuring cutup text and tapes by KH, is reissued on D-I-Y 80: an anthology from Soul Jazz Records, featuring contributions from Fire Engines, Buzzcocks, Thomas Leer and Throbbing Gristle.
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