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
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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