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DEAD SOLDIER

MARK MCGOWAN | 13.11.2006 12:21 | Anti-militarism | Birmingham | London

The artist Mark McGowan is to dress up in british army camoflague fatigues, with commando boots and a red beret on and lie down in New Street,( junction of Needless Alley), in Birmingham City Centre, curled up in a ball for one week. The performance is called Dead Soldier 2006 and is neither anti-war or pro-military, put an artistic comment on current times.

DEAD SOLDIER 2006
DEAD SOLDIER 2006


 http://markmcgowan.org

The artist Mark McGowan is to dress up in british army camoflague fatigues, with commando boots and a red beret on and lie down in New Street,( junction of Needless Alley), in Birmingham City Centre, curled up in a ball for one week. The performance is called Dead Soldier 2006 and is neither anti-war or pro-military, put an artistic comment on current times.

The project starts on Tuesday 14th November 2006 at 10am and lasts until 20th November 2006.

The project is commissioned by the International Project Space, which is part of the University UCE of Birmingham and is funded by the Arts Council.

for more info
International Project Space
Andrew Hunt, Curator
07886002310

Bournville Centre for Visual Arts
Birmingham Institute of Art and Design
University of Central England

www.internationalprojectspace.org

MARK MCGOWAN
- e-mail: chunkymark1974@yahoo.com
- Homepage: http://www.markmcgowan.org

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13.11.2006 12:56

How the hell can you "put an artistic comment on current times" without being either pro or anti-war? Art that comments without commenting? If you lie in the middle of the road, watch you don't get run over.

Bored

Funda-istas are go!

13.11.2006 12:59

Another Arts Council funded self-promotion that delves into activism, or so it would seem...

Perhaps we should parody these careerists and their opportunism?

Should this really be on the newswire?

sick of this