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▼ 2012
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Season's Greetings
- 6 Dec.
'Performance Voyage II'
Screening at ONE NIGHT ONLY GALLERY at "Skalvija" Gallery in Vilnius.
www.skagalerija.blogspot.co.uk
- 14 Dec.
'Performance Voyage II'
Screening at GALLERY RAJATILA in Tampere.
www.rajataide.fi
- 23 Nov.
'Performance Voyage II'
Screening at VILLA KARO The Finnish-African Cultural Centre in Grand-Popo, Benin.
www.villa-karo.org
- 25 Nov. '12. 16:30.
'Balett Mekanique'
Inspired by Oscar Schlemmer's work in the 1920's a rough and ready performance will take place at Exercishallen Norr in Östersund. The event will be part of the K.75 anniversary exhibition which runs until 2 Dec. Organised by Jamtli Museum to coincide
with Lördagsakademien.
watch a video documentation of the performance
K.75
Lördagsakademien
- 3 Dec.
'Performance Voyage II'
Screening at ONE NIGHT ONLY GALLERY c/o UKS in Oslo.
www.onogallery.com
- 12 Nov. '12. 6-9pm.
'MUU Monday: Performance Night'
Performance Night is part of the MUU 25 Years Anniversary and features a programme of live performances, the screening of the
Performance Voyage II programme including
the White Canary meets the Leopard's Unicorn II as well as presenting the MUU Performance Art Bank.
The event takes place at the MUU Gallery in Helsinki.
www.muu.fi
- 23 Oct. - 24 Nov. '12.
'Four Hands'
An exhibition and a performance with Jane Motin at Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre in Paris. I am showing a selection of new work; a video piece titled
Forest of Trees (prequel), the mirror works
Craft Queen Mirrors I-III, and the live performance
Assemblage Marquer
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watch a video documentation of the performance
Jane Motin
Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre
- 21 Sep. '12.
'Theatre of Life'
Finissage with catalogue launch and a performance by Lerato Shadi as well as a screening of Marina Abramovic's documentary
The Artist is Present.
Theatre of Life is curated by Dobrila Denegri at the Center of Contemporary Art in Torun, Poland.
'An evening of performance art'
Theatre of Life exhibition documentary
www.csw.torun.pl
- 21 - 23 Sept. '12.
'London Art Book Fair'
Slade Press will be at the London Art Book Fair at Whitechapel Gallery. Admission free.
Preview 6pm 20 September.
Photo by Toby on the Thames & Hudson blog
Whitechapel Gallery
Slade Press
- 14 Sept. '12.
'Benen, staarten en golven'
A column by Richtje Rensma based on the text
Legs and Tails written in relation to the
Siren and the Sea performance. Published in LUCY, an online platform run by Centrum Beeldende Kunst Utrecht.
LUCY
- 8 - 13 Sept. '12.
'Siren and the Sea'
A new performance and a video installation presented by WAAR Projects at W139 in Amsterdam. With a reading by Richtje Reinsma, titled
Legs and Tails.
WAAR Projects
W139
Richtje Reinsma
Read
Legs and Tails
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*I stopped breastfeeding quite a while ago, and it would be nice to hear from you now.
**I am no longer on maternity leave. Please, do call.
- 24-26 Aug. '12.
'WHAT A MESS!'
the White Canary meets the Leopard's Unicorn II performance video will be screened in the Muu Gallery's
Performance Voyage II programme at WHAT A MESS! art fair at Hydrogenfabrikken Kunsthall in Fredrikstad, Norway.
Hydrogenfabrikken Kunsthall
- 18-19 Aug. '12.
'Pää pyörälle'
the 'Art Bicycle Tour' in and around Helsinki will be visiting galleries and art institutions for specially commissioned art works and events. I will perform
the White Canary: the Service Years at Hanasaari Cultural Centre.
information leaflet the White Canary: the Service Years
watch a video documentation of the performance
Pää pyörälle
Hanasaari Cultural Centre
- 5-9 Aug. '12.
'the Artist Colony'
The inagural Artist Colony will take place at Solbacka on Kråkö in Borgå archipelago, Finland.
www.theartistcolony.org

- 18 June '12.
'Agnes Varda 'The Gleaners & I' '
A performative dinner event at Chelsea College of Art & Design in London. Organised by the Subjectivity & Feminisms Research Group. I wore my
London Faschinator and delivered a speech of jumbled meanings.
Subjectivity & Feminisms projects
- 24 May '12.
'100 år och hundra konstnärer'
Book launch to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the art organisation JLK in Östersund, Sweden, presenting 100 artists. Editors Sten Gauffin, Christina Wistman and Torbjörn Aronsson.
www.jlk-konstforeningen.se

- 19 May - 2 Sept. '12.
'the Demented Diamond of Kling & Bang's Confected Video Archive'
Kling & Bang at Reykjavik Art Museum - Hafnarhus. Part of (I)ndependent People: Collaborations and Artists Initiatives, Reykjavik Arts Festival.
Kling & Bang Gallery
Independent People
- 18 May - 16 Sep. '12.
'Theatre of Life'
A group exhibition focussing on the expanded field of art involving performance and theatre, dance and experimental music. Curated by Dobrila Denegri at the Center of Contemporary Art in Torun, Poland. I will be showing
Finishing School; Karyatid as a live performance during the opening weekend and as a video piece in the exhibition. Participating artists John Cage, Yoko Ono, Marina Abramović, Valie Export, Natalia LL, John Baldessari, Neša Paripović, Ulay,
Marek Sobczyk, Katarzyna Kozyra, Maurizio Cattelan, David Michalek, Pierre Bismuth, Jonathan Monk, Vanessa Beecroft, João Onofre, Francesco Vezzoli, Gil Kuno, Partick Tuttofuoco, Nezaket Ekici, Pilvi Takala, Marlene Haring, Ana Prvački, Mihoko Ogaki,
Malin Ståhl, Branko Milisković, Francesco Fonassi, Nicola Ruben Montini, Lerato Shadi, Maks Cieślak.
www.csw.torun.pl
watch a video documentation of the performance
Photo: Nicola Ruben Montini
- 4 - 5 May '12.
'Performance Voyage 2'
Organised by the Artist's Association MUU as part of the New Performance Festival in Turkku, Finland. A video of my performance
The White Canary meets the Leopard's Unicorn. II. will be included.
www.muu.fi
- 16 Mar. - 1 Apr. '12.
'Turtle Salon'
Between March and April 2012
Turtle Salon will be hosted by Meter Room Coventry and Grey Area Brighton. A salon in two-parts, the project draws from Shamberg's sprawling network of artists, friends, projects, and places.
With works by Romeo Alaeff, David Blandy, Nick Cash, Ana Corbero, Natalie Curtis, Daniel Devlin, Anna Faroqhi, Leonard Kogan, Barbara Kruger, Louise Lawler, Mocksim, Jane Nisselson, Melanie Owen, Yvonne Rainer, Kay Rosen, Malin Ståhl, Michael Shamberg,
Lawrence Weiner
Opening Event at Meter Room 15 March 6.30-8pm.
Installation view of
Red Curtain
video.
Meter Room
Grey Area
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Ferric Oxide Editions
launched in January 2012 for art/sound/image/text. A special book edition of 'Out in the Open' and 'White Canary. Deer' keepsake boxes in stock.
ferricoxideeditions
- 11 Feb. - 11 Mar. '12.
'Turtle Salon'
Michael Shamberg's
Turtle Salon opens at Hardy Tree Gallery in London. Private view 11 Feb. 7-11pm.
Hardy Tree Gallery