The Ministry of Progress
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A few friends of mine at the Ministry of Progress are holding their first exhibition 'In House'. I said I'd do them a solid and give them a shout out! If you in london on Thursday hit up the Private View, or if your about at the weekend go check the exhibition out.
Here's the blurb from them:
Number 6: What do you want?
Number 2: We want information.
Number 6: Whose side are you on?
Number 2: That would be telling. We want information... information... information.
Number 6: You won't get it!
Number 2: By hook or by crook, we will…
INFORMATION? WE HAVE INFORMATION! WE HAVE REAMS AND REAMS OF IT. THERE ARE CENTURIES OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY AVAILABLE AT THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON, THE CLICK OF A MOUSE. WE ARE RIDING THE FRONT OF A WAVE THAT EXTENDS FURTHER BEHIND US THAN WE CAN CARE TO IMAGINE; OR EVEN SEE.
THIS GENERATION OF CONTENT CONTINUES TODAY, WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW. MORE INFORMATION IS CREATED EVERY DAY. FROM BANK TRANSACTIONS TO TELEPHONE CALLS; BILLIONS OF SCRAPS OF DATA ARE METICULOUSLY FILED AWAY AND ADDED TO AN INFINITLY EXPANDING UNIVERSE OF KNOWLEDGE. WE ARE A GENERATION THAT THINKS; CREATES; DOCUMENTS. THROUGH DOING SO, WE ARE IMMUNE TO THE CORROSIVE BLINDNESS OF TIME. WE ARE IMMORTAL.
WE ARE THE MINISTRY OF PROGRESS AND WE ARE A PRODUCT OF OUR TIME.
THE MINISTRY IS FOUR ARTISTS WHO HAVE JOINED TOGETHER TO FIND A VOICE IN THE ONSLAUGHT OF THIS MODEN AGE. IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AS ONE, BUT TO ALSO REMAIN INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONERS IN OUR OWN RIGHT. WITH A NAME DERIVEN FROM ORWELL’S ALL-CONTROLLING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS IN 1984; IT IS OUR MISSION TO BE JUST AS PERVASIVE, JUST AS CONTROLLING. OUR FOCUS IS ART IN ALL OF ITS CONTEMPORARY FUNCTIONS.
WE HAVE CONCIEVED THE MINISTRY AS AN AVENUE FOR OUR OWN PROMOTION AND TO BETTER LINK OUR UNDERSTANDINGS. IT IS OUR INTENTION TO MIRROR THE CONTENT OF OUR PRACTICES WITH A MEANS OF DELIVERY SUITABLE TO THE WAY WE THINK. WE WILL BE CONDUCTING EVENTS AND STUNTS WHICH DELIVER THIS UNIQUE VISION TO THE ART WORLD.
IN HOUSE IS THE FIRST OF THESE EVENTS. IT IS BORN OF A DESIRE TO SHOW WORK IN A DIRECT AND ACCESSIBLE MANNER. IT WILL FUNCTION AS A KITCHEN-SHOW STYLE EXHIBITION, BRINGING TOGETHER A RANGE OF NEW WORKS BY MINISTRY ARTISTS AND INVITED GUESTS.
WE WILL PUT A HEAVY EMPHASIS ON THE PROPAGTION OF A CONTEXTUAL FRAMEWORK IN THE SHOW. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO DIMINISH THE ROLE OF AESTHETICS AS THE SOLE MEANS OF JUDGEMENT AND CRITIQUE. TO DO SO, WE WILL ACTIVELY ENCOURAGE THE VIEWER TO ENTER INTO A DIALOGUE WITH THE ARTISTS. TO ILLUMINATE OUR INTENTIONS FURTHER, WE WILL CLOSE THE EVENT ON THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH AN ARTIST Q&A SESSION.
Number 2: We want information.
Number 6: Whose side are you on?
Number 2: That would be telling. We want information... information... information.
Number 6: You won't get it!
Number 2: By hook or by crook, we will…
INFORMATION? WE HAVE INFORMATION! WE HAVE REAMS AND REAMS OF IT. THERE ARE CENTURIES OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY AVAILABLE AT THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON, THE CLICK OF A MOUSE. WE ARE RIDING THE FRONT OF A WAVE THAT EXTENDS FURTHER BEHIND US THAN WE CAN CARE TO IMAGINE; OR EVEN SEE.
THIS GENERATION OF CONTENT CONTINUES TODAY, WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW. MORE INFORMATION IS CREATED EVERY DAY. FROM BANK TRANSACTIONS TO TELEPHONE CALLS; BILLIONS OF SCRAPS OF DATA ARE METICULOUSLY FILED AWAY AND ADDED TO AN INFINITLY EXPANDING UNIVERSE OF KNOWLEDGE. WE ARE A GENERATION THAT THINKS; CREATES; DOCUMENTS. THROUGH DOING SO, WE ARE IMMUNE TO THE CORROSIVE BLINDNESS OF TIME. WE ARE IMMORTAL.
WE ARE THE MINISTRY OF PROGRESS AND WE ARE A PRODUCT OF OUR TIME.
THE MINISTRY IS FOUR ARTISTS WHO HAVE JOINED TOGETHER TO FIND A VOICE IN THE ONSLAUGHT OF THIS MODEN AGE. IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AS ONE, BUT TO ALSO REMAIN INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONERS IN OUR OWN RIGHT. WITH A NAME DERIVEN FROM ORWELL’S ALL-CONTROLLING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS IN 1984; IT IS OUR MISSION TO BE JUST AS PERVASIVE, JUST AS CONTROLLING. OUR FOCUS IS ART IN ALL OF ITS CONTEMPORARY FUNCTIONS.
WE HAVE CONCIEVED THE MINISTRY AS AN AVENUE FOR OUR OWN PROMOTION AND TO BETTER LINK OUR UNDERSTANDINGS. IT IS OUR INTENTION TO MIRROR THE CONTENT OF OUR PRACTICES WITH A MEANS OF DELIVERY SUITABLE TO THE WAY WE THINK. WE WILL BE CONDUCTING EVENTS AND STUNTS WHICH DELIVER THIS UNIQUE VISION TO THE ART WORLD.
IN HOUSE IS THE FIRST OF THESE EVENTS. IT IS BORN OF A DESIRE TO SHOW WORK IN A DIRECT AND ACCESSIBLE MANNER. IT WILL FUNCTION AS A KITCHEN-SHOW STYLE EXHIBITION, BRINGING TOGETHER A RANGE OF NEW WORKS BY MINISTRY ARTISTS AND INVITED GUESTS.
WE WILL PUT A HEAVY EMPHASIS ON THE PROPAGTION OF A CONTEXTUAL FRAMEWORK IN THE SHOW. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO DIMINISH THE ROLE OF AESTHETICS AS THE SOLE MEANS OF JUDGEMENT AND CRITIQUE. TO DO SO, WE WILL ACTIVELY ENCOURAGE THE VIEWER TO ENTER INTO A DIALOGUE WITH THE ARTISTS. TO ILLUMINATE OUR INTENTIONS FURTHER, WE WILL CLOSE THE EVENT ON THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH AN ARTIST Q&A SESSION.
Here's the link to the FB event with more details - Here
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