FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

Live Session Friday 13 November 2009 6:30pm Venue: Chapel

The Paper Cinema and Kieron Maguire   With intricate, hand-drawn marionettes, and a surreal mix of puppetry and film, The Paper Cinema breathes new life into performance art. Accompanied by musician Kieron Maguire and aided by video projection, artist Nic Rawling creates classic narratives of love, mystery, and, above all, adventure.




Friday 13 November 2009 8:00pm Venue: Chapel

Art in an Ephemeral Age Michael Archer, Julian Spalding Is ephemeral art a profound rejection of the marketplace? Could it just be the art of the 21st century? In a combative opening session, Guardian critic and Goldsmiths professor, Michael Archer makes the case for ephemeral art. Controversial author and curator Julian Spalding responds.




Live Session Friday 13 November 2009 9:30pm Venue: Chapel

Richard Strange In a rare appearance, acclaimed writer, actor and musician Richard Strange takes to the stage for an eclectic and unique set.




Night Session Friday 13 November 2009 11:00pm Venue: Lower Gallery

Matt the Hat Eclectic DJ Matt the Hat brings the party to life with his musical bag of tricks. From Glastonbury to Glade, he’s played Rock ’n’Roll to Rarebit, Gypsy Wedding polkas to funk.




Night Session Saturday 14 November 2009 1:00am Venue: Lower Gallery

Aubrey Fry Fresh from appearances in London, Brighton and Ibiza, rave legend Aubrey Fry keeps us dancing with an upbeat set of continental electro and not-quite-minimal techno.






Art Session Saturday 14 November 2009 11:30am Venue: Lower Gallery

The Rise of Ephemeral Art Richard Wentworth, Marius Kwint, Julian Spalding, Arifa Akbar chairs Has art always been ephemeral or is it merely a contemporary phenomenon? Historian Marius Kwint, influential artist Richard Wentworth, and author Julian Spalding get to grips with where we are and where we’ve come from.




Art Session Saturday 14 November 2009 2:00pm Venue: Chapel

Selling v. Selling out Richard Noble, Patricia Ellis, Felix Braun, Godfrey Barker chairs Can we sell the temporary? And should we want to? BBC Radio 4’s Godfrey Barker charts morality and the market with Saatchi collaborator Patricia Ellis, graffiti artist Felix Braun, and art market theorist Richard Noble.




Art Session Saturday 14 November 2009 3:30pm Venue: Chapel

Exploring the Now Richard Wentworth, Hilary Lawson, Richard Noble, Jan Dalley chairs Is it possible to capture transience? Is experience itself enough to be art? FT Arts editor Jan Dalley goes in search of the present with philosopher and video artist Hilary Lawson, artist Richard Wentworth and theorist Richard Noble.




Art Session Saturday 14 November 2009 5:00pm Venue: Chapel

The Emperor's New Art ? Julian Spalding, Felix Braun, Godfrey Barker, Eleanor Lindsay-Fynn chairs Is ephemeral art simply vacuous: of little value and of little consequence? Julian Spalding and BBC Radio 4’s Godfrey Barker debate with graffiti artist Felix Braun. Artist Eleanor Lindsay-Fynn chairs.




Live Session Saturday 14 November 2009 7:00pm Venue: Chapel

Anthony Haden-Guest Legendary writer, critic and filmmaker Anthony Haden-Guest opens with renditions from his unique and charismatic writings.




Live Session Saturday 14 November 2009 7:30pm Venue: Chapel

Plaster of Paris This South London duo have delighted audiences from Glastonbury to Europe. Delivering syncopated songs of love, lust and loss, they are accompanied by the Kazoomaphone- an instrument that looks as exciting as it sounds.




Live Session Saturday 14 November 2009 9:00pm Venue: Lower Gallery

Clean Bandit Fresh from supporting Calvin Harris and playing centre stage at the Secret Garden Party, Clean Bandit craft a precision blend of electronica, hip hop and classical music complete with four piece string quartet and live mc.




Night Session Saturday 14 November 2009 10:30pm Venue: Lower Gallery

DJ Death Disco With regular appearances at The Arches and Notting Hill Arts Club, music industry legend Alan McGee presents some seriously glitzy, dark, delicious, dirty disco to get the crowd dancing.




Night Session Saturday 14 November 2009 11:30pm Venue: Lower Gallery

Owllo and Howard Smith Returning to the globe, electro DJs Owllo (aka Martin Powell) and Howard Smith serve up their filthy basslines and pounding rhythms into the early hours. They’ve played at legendary venues in Bristol, Brighton, Cardiff and Ibiza.






Art Session Sunday 15 November 2009 11:30am Venue: Chapel

Ephemeral Art and the Cult of Celebrity Godfrey Barker, Patricia Ellis, Anthony Haden-Guest, Richard Noble Is art world celebrity a means of overcoming the ephemeral? BBC’s Godfrey Barker, Saatchi collaborator Patricia Ellis, art commentator Anthony Haden-Guest and Goldsmiths Richard Noble look beyond the personality cult.




Art Session Sunday 15 November 2009 2:00pm Venue: Chapel

Art as Memory Massimo Bartolini, Stephanie Rosenthal, Sarah Appleby, Jonathan Dronsfield, Jan Dalley chairs Can art survive as memory alone? Installation artist Massimo Bartolini, Hayward Gallery chief curator Stephanie Rosenthal, philosopher Jonathan Dronsfield, and Burning Man artist Sarah Appleby go in search of remembrance.




Art Session Sunday 15 November 2009 3:30pm Venue: Chapel

The Future of Ephemeral Art Charlotte Bonham-Carter, Michael Archer, Massimo Bartolini, Eleanor Lindsay-Fynn chairs Is ephemeral art the future or merely a flash in the pan? What will the galleries of the future look like? Former Ruskin School director Michael Archer, artist Massimo Bartolini and Charlotte Bonham-Carter of the ICA peer into the crystal ball.




Live Session Sunday 15 November 2009 5:00pm Venue: Chapel

Phil Scott Delicate and soulful, the soft sounds of Phil Scott’s acoustic guitar have struck a chord with audiences the world over. From South America to the States, India to Nepal, Phil Scott’s blend of blues and folk truly inspires.