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Anthony Schrag begins the first stage of his residency at Standpoint

Anthony Schrag’s practice is largely based around the phenomenological. In this sense the artist chooses to focus on the physical sensations of the body, as opposed to intellectual or emotional considerations.

The work often takes the form of solo performances, interactive installations, publications, interventions, sculptures and a variety of other strategies to explore these notions

Anthony is interested in subverting the social, political or emotional situations by altering physical expectations with the hope that an alternate reading of a corporeal experience will give birth to new meanings, new knowledge or shifts in perception.

When working in this way, the artist attempts to return the body to the locus of the art experience, rather than any abstracted notions that rely so heavily on training, culture, class and education. Some projects have included falling walls, sticky floors, firing himself out of giant catapults, kidnapping city councillors, climbing buildings and blowing things up. The impulses for this type of work comes from an interest in theories related to socially engaged practices and inviting a wide spectrum of the public into shared, cultural debate.

For further information please see
http://www.anthonyschrag.com/


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Standpoint Futures – Confirmed Residency Program

6th – 20th February 2011

Anthony Schrag (first stage of residency – 2 week research visit)

21st February 2011 – 25th March 2011

Leo Fitzmaurice

Public presentation of work 24th – 25th March 2011

4th April – 6th May 2011

Simon Liddiment

Public presentation of work 27th – 28th April 2011

16th May – 18th June 2011

TS Beall

Public presentation of work 16th – 17th June 2011

27th June – 29th July 2011

Anthony Schrag

TBC Public Realm Project

22nd August – 23rd September 2011

Hannah James

Public presentation of work 1st – 2nd September 2011

3rd – 29th October 2011

Rebecca Bibby

Public presentation of work 27th – 28th October 2011


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Happy new year!

This is the first post, and definitely a beginning, but also this project has been in development now for nearly 2 years… researching, planning, testing our ideas and fundraising.

We ran a pilot programme in 2010 for 2 artists, S Mark Gubb from Cardiff, and Samantha Donnelly from Manchester. It was pretty great for both of them, and I was delighted with the response from curators etc – these are the advisors they had studio visits from:

Ellen Mara de Wachter – curator 176 Projects, Anita Zabludowicz collection

David Thorp – independent curator

Sandra Ross – director Pumphouse Gallery

Sarah Williams- curator Jerwood Space

Vincent Honore – curator David Roberts Arts Foundation

Sacha Craddock- curator, writer and critic, Bloomberg space

Kirsty Ogg – curator Whitechapel Gallery

Cathy Lomax, director Transition gallery

Pieternel Veermortel – director FormContent

Sarah McCrory – curator Frieze Projects

You can see images of the work Sam and Mark made and more info on them on our website.

Out Grants for the Arts application was accepted in early October, then we were full steam on getting out the call for applications.

We had 85 entries.

We selected 6 artists for 2011 over December, we shortlisted 15 artists from their applications, who we then interviewed (2 by skype as they were across the pond) All this with the help of our regional partners and some independent experts – Michaela Crimmin, Alex Finlayson, Sacha Craddock.

We will announce the selected artists shortly.


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