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  • Exquisite Corpse workshops overview

    Permission Taken, which exhibited at Birmingham Open Media and University of Birmingham between October 2015 – May 2016, focused on copyright, remix culture and ideas around sharing, originality and ownership. In planning the exhibition I was fully aware that these concepts can be quite complex to comprehend and, worse still, incredibly boring, so I…

  • Permission Taken launch photos

    It’s been open since 2nd March and now the second part of Permission Taken, taking place at the Bramall Music Building at University of Birmingham, had its launch event on 7th April from 17:30 – 19:30. Many thanks to everyone that turned up and heard my short speech and drank all the wine. The…

  • Permission Taken launch, 7th April

    It’s been open since 2nd March and now the second part of Permission Taken, taking place at the Bramall Music Building at University of Birmingham, will be having its launch event on 7th April from 17:30 – 19:30. Join us this Thursday 7 April in the Bramall Music Building from 17.30 for the launch…

  • Permission Taken at University of Birmingham, 2nd March – 30th May

    I’m happy to announce that the second part of Permission Taken will be taking place from 2nd March – 30th May at the Bramall Music Building at the University of Birmingham This exhibition displays work by Antonio Roberts created during his 2014/15 artist-residency at the University of Birmingham. Roberts focused on issues surrounding copyright,…

  • Remix Party photos

    The Remix Party happened on 20th January to celebrate the closing of my exhibition, Permission Taken, at Birmingham Open Media. Throughout the night remixes art artwork from the University of Birmingham were displayed in the main gallery space whilst Ryan Hughes took on DJ duties with soundscapes and the occasional R&B hit. It was…

  • Permission Taken opening

    Permission Taken launched at Birmingham Open Media on 23rd October and it couldn’t have been better! You may have noticed my internet presence has been somewhat quiet over the last few months. This can all be attributed to the many hours it took to prepare for this, my first solo exhibition. Prior to this…

  • Artist in Residence Mixer – December 5th

    In addition to everything else, since July I’ve been an artist in residence at the University of Birmingham. I’ve been quietly writing about the project over on its own dedicated blog, and on 5th December there will be a chance to meet me and Matt Westbrook, the other artist in residence, in meatspace and…

  • University of Birmingham Artist in Residence

    I’m happy to announce that I have been accepted onto the University of Birmingham’s Artist in Residence programme for 2014-2015. The University of Birmingham‘s Artist in Residence programme provides artists with a studio on campus and a unique chance to engage with the diverse range of cultural collections held here. The artists work alongside…

  • Dirty New Media photos

    Here’s a selection of photos taken by Pete Ashton for Dirty New Media. The full album can be seen here. If you took any photos or videos please upload them and tag them with “DNM” and “Dirty New Media”. Or just send them to me and I’ll upload them 😉

  • Dirty New Media

    Dirty New Media took place on Thursday 21st March at The Barber Institute of Fine Arts. It was one of the most adventurous exhibitions that I’ve curated! Thanks go out to: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, for taking a chance and including something wildly different to their usual programme Vivid Projects, for asking…