Studio Jamming: Artists’ Collaborations in Scotland
Group Critical Writing Residency is part of Studio Jamming: Artists’ Collaborations in Scotland, an exhibition curated by Cooper Gallery, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee from 30 June – 2 August 2014.
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Studio Jamming: Artists’ Collaborations in Scotland
Taking its cue from the live improvised excitement of musical jamming, Cooper Gallery in Dundee presents Studio Jamming: Artists’ Collaborations in Scotland; the first discursive survey to foreground the grassroots character of artists’ collaboration that has contributed to the remarkable achievements of contemporary art in Scotland.
Adopting a diverse curatorial approach the project is comprised of exhibitions, a dynamic event series and a Group Critical Writing Residency, culminating in a 12-hour Jamming Symposium.
Studio Jamming is set to re-search, annotate, contextualise and celebrate artists’ collaboration as a particular phenomenon of artistic practice in Scotland. The key ingredient for this process is the Studio Jamming Hub, a spatial design constructed in and around Cooper Gallery designed by Studio Miessen led by Markus Miessen, an alumni of GSA and now a leading thinker in Critical Spatial Practice. Developing as a live critical discourse, the Studio Jamming Hub acts as a collaborative ‘site’ where artists, writers, architects, educators, researchers, performers, cultural thinkers and participants present, reflect upon and elaborate the possibilities and histories embedded in artists’ collaborations.
Among the highlights of Studio Jamming is the presentation of works from artists’ collaborative groups including Graham Eatough & Graham Fagen, Full Eye, GANGHUT and Henry VIII’s Wives.
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Cooper Gallery, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design is part of University of Dundee.
Studio Jamming: Artists’ Collaborations in Scotland is kindly supported by The National Lottery through Creative Scotland.
Studio Miessen‘s contribution to this exhibition is kindly supported by the Goethe-Institut Glasgow. For more information on Goethe-Institut Glasgow please see: www.goethe.de/glasgow.
Henry VIII’s Wives artist Rachel Dagnall‘s contribution to this exhibition is kindly supported by the Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA).
Studio Jamming: Artists’ Collaborations in Scotland is an associate exhibition of GENERATION: 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland and part of the Glasgow 2014 Culture Programme.
GENERATION is a major, nation-wide exhibition programme showcasing some of the best and most significant art to have emerged from Scotland over a period of 25 years.
GENERATION offer access to world-class art on an unparalleled scale with over 70 venues across Scotland taking part. It’s free, its exciting and it’s accessible. This is a once in a generation opportunity.
The Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme is a national celebration. Culture 2014 will showcase dance, theatre, music, visual arts, comedy and much more in the run up to and after the Commonwealth Games with Festival 2014 transforming the Host City at Games Time. The Cultural Programme is a partnership between the Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee, Glasgow Life and Creative Scotland through National Lottery funding.
