Nottingham Contemporary
Wednesday 28 August,
6.00pm
I will be providing a
‘walkthrough’ for the current exhibition by Lis Rhodes at Nottingham
Contemporary, using her work Light Reading (1978) as a point
of departure for reflecting on wider cultural and artistic contexts, conceived
as different prisms through which to encounter Rhodes’ practice. The exhibition,
Dissident Lines, is Rhodes’ first-ever survey,
spanning almost 50 years of work. Lis Rhodes has a multifaceted
practice: she is important not only as an artist, but also as a pioneering film
programmer, campaigner for women's rights and an influential educator. Her
practice crosses into installation, sound art, performance and writing. She was
a foundational member of Circles, a feminist film and video distribution
network in the UK, and one of the early members of the London Filmmakers’
Co-op. She also taught at the Slade from 1978, influencing many generations of
artists.
Images above, Lis Rhodes, Light Reading (1978)