ART ON WHAT GOVERNMENTS TELL US: AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN... Rod Dickinson and Steve Rushton: Who, What, Where, When, Why and How
Alma Enterprises 38-40 Glasshill Street, London SE1 OQR Until 16 January 2011 Free This winter, Alma Enterprises is showing the video of Who, What, Where, When, Why and How, a live performance which simulated a government press briefing to investigate the historical form and role of press statements, as well as the influence that television has had on the perception and handling of conflicts throughout history. In this meticulously-constructed recreation of a huge press conference, two actors delivered a 45 minute script composed solely of fragments of press statements from the cold war onward. The work displays how the same pieces of political rhetoric have been repeated and reused by numerous governments across continents and through the decades to justify acts of state sanctioned violence. more... http://wp.me/pIjCy-2Yp _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
