Prototypes 2006
NEXT SHOWS
A Portrait of Stuart Sherman (Film/Installation)
30 January - 28 March 2010
Action
Bluecoat Gallery
Liverpool
UK
10 December - 5 March 2010
Performance Studies: A Selection of Recent Performative Work Developed at the Watermill Center
111 Front Street
Brooklyn
New York
USA
Approximating the Art of Stuart Sherman (Spaghetti Spectacle)
4 - 6 December 2009
Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery
537 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York
USA
Too Beautiful to be Wasted
26 November 2009
10 Performances
Jubilee Theatre, Roehampton University
London, UK
http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/10performances/
Robin Deacon is an artist, writer and filmmaker based in the UK. Working since the early 1990’s, much of his work encompasses live performance with a series of performed lectures that have explored journalistic and documentary approaches to arts practice. His work is characterised by a humorous and often satirical approach to the subject matter. His performances and videos have been presented in the UK and internationally in venues such as The Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (1996), The Young Vic Theatre, London (2000), Centre for Contemporary Culture, Barcelona (2006) and Tanzquartier Wein, Vienna (2007). Recently, he has become known for his works in political biography, with a series of performances on the lives of former US Secretary of State Colin Powell (2004 – 08) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2005). These works have a strong multimedia element and are often rewritten in response to prevailing news events regarding their subject. The use of recorded interviews (some recorded covertly) is a key element of these and later performances. Current projects include a documentary film on the life of late US American performance artist Stuart Sherman, currently in the early stages of production. His most recent performance piece Prototypes (2006 – 08) stylistically references the output of documentary films produced by the British Transport Commission.
Stuart Sherman 2007