A short, sharp travelling intervention featuring UK and USA performance artists and anti-shoppers who interrupted the usual patterns of consumption.
They performed in contested public spaces, right in the heart of corporate chain stores, where the "shopping experience" is most ritualized
The core team included representatives from:
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Whirl -Mart Retroactive Logo Distribution Conglomco My Dads Strip Club Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping How and Why Richard Dedomenici The Vacuum Cleaner
They were joined by guest artists and anti-shoppers en route Space Hijackers Immo Klink Emily Beckmann Steve Ingram Owen Gaffney |
The tour was supported by:
Q-Arts Derby, ICA London, FACT Liverpool, Platform & Waygood Newcastle
Broadway Media and Arts Centre & The Sumac Centre Nottingham, The Arts Council England.
Not forgetting the artists themselves and the support from many individuals who provided documentation, accomodation, transport, etc. etc.....