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Artistic activism: Shifting the Public Imaginary

October 12, 2017by amyspiers Leave a comment

On 27 September 2017 Amy and Catherine presented their work at Vierte Welt, Berlin as part of a panel, “Artistic activism: Shifting the Public Imaginary“. Organised by researcher Carol Peterson […]

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Closed to the Public in Corinth

August 10, 2017by amyspiers Leave a comment

Amy and Catherine’s work Closed to the Public (Protecting Space) had a third iteration, this time in Greece at Corinth Art Platform’s “Art Panegyri” on 28 – 29 July 2017. A group of […]

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Amy and Catherine's Work, public order

The Least of the Doorkeepers Performance

May 8, 2016by amyspiers Leave a comment

On Wednesday 4 May 2016, Catherine and Amy presented a new work, The Least of the Doorkeepers (It is Possible but Not at the Moment), during the exhibition opening of Borders, Barriers, […]

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The Least of the Doorkeepers at MUMA

April 22, 2016by Catherine Ryan Leave a comment

Amy and Catherine will present a new performance work, The Least of the Doorkeepers (It is Possible but Not at the Moment), as part of the exhibition Borders, Barriers, Walls, curated by Francis […]

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Amy and Catherine's Work, public order

Come celebrate the triumph of public order this Sunday

January 13, 2016by amyspiers Leave a comment

An important announcement regarding our upcoming parade around Salamanca Place in Hobart, Australia. We are pleased to be able to announce that public order has triumphed over public space. The decent, hardworking […]

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Amy and Catherine's Work, Nina Power, politics, public order, the police, Uncategorized

No More Public Space, Only Public Order at Salamanca Arts Centre and MONA FOMA

January 12, 2016by Catherine Ryan Leave a comment

Amy and I are currently in Hobart about to present No More Public Space, Only Public Order (Water Cannon) at Salamanca Arts Centre. The work celebrates the triumph of public […]

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Amy and Catherine's Work, politics, public order, the police

Ordering the Public at Vienna Biennale

June 26, 2015by amyspiers Leave a comment

We are currently in Vienna to present a new performance work, Ordering the Public, as part of the 2015 Vienna Biennale‘s Performing Public Art Festival. During the Festival, a group of hired […]

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Amy and Catherine's Work, public order, the police

Performance Studies Melbourne April Event

April 16, 2015by amyspiers Leave a comment

We are presenting a talk on our works Nothing To See Here (Dispersal) and Closed to the Public (protecting space) for Performing Studies Melbourne. See details in the flyer below:

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On participation: The unpredictable subject

September 18, 2014by amyspiers Leave a comment

I was commissioned to write this short piece of writing by Blindside ARI for the catalogue that accompanied their Meet The Public Festival, a program of events that aimed to […]

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Amy and Catherine's Work, politics, public order, Rancière, the police, Žižek

Closed to the public at Melbourne Art Fair

August 11, 2014by amyspiers Leave a comment

Catherine and Amy will present a new work, Closed to the public (protecting space), at the 2014 Melbourne Art Fair, as part of the MAF Edge Program, “Social Capital“, curated […]

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The Least of the Doorkeepers (It is Possible but Not at the Moment), MUMA, 2016

Closed to the Public (Protecting Space), Freiburg, Germany 2016

No More Public Space, Only Public Order (Water Cannon), MONA FOMA 2016

Nothing To See Here (Dispersal), Festival of Live Art 2014

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