Exhibitions & Art, Installation.
NEW COMMISSION BY LIGHTHOUSE AND BRIGHTON FESTIVAL Artists Polina Medvedeva and Andreas Kuhne present an interactive exhibition and a one-off performance exploring music subcultures of Brighton, zeroing in on non-conformity and defiance of standard lifestyles in our digital age. ABOUT THE INFORMALS II EXHIBITION Date: 2 - 24 May 2020 Open: 11am - 6pm (closed Mon & Tue) Venue: Lighthouse Tickets: FREE, no booking The exhibition uses projections, text, music and dialogue to tell stories of Brighton's digital-savvy emerging talent who use musical culture to challenge stigmas and stereotypes at a time when politics is against them. ABOUT THE ARTISTS: Andreas Kuhne Andreas Kuhne (1988, the Netherlands) is an improviser, sound artist, and drummer. His art practice involves creating audiovisual works and field improvisations by revealing the musical qualities of on-site inert objects with live electronic setups for real-time generation and manipulation. He is a Master of Music graduate from the ArtEZ University of Arts, and the founder and curator of the interdisciplinary concert series RAMSES/ MPRO in Amsterdam. Recent performances include; A4 cultural space, Bratislava; Lofoten International Art Festival, Solvaer; Sonic Acts Festival, Amsterdam; Inversia Festival, Murmansk; Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam; Overkill Festival, Enschede; State of Fashion Exhibition, Arnhem; Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam. Polina Medvedeva Polina Medvedeva is a Russian-Dutch (documentary) filmmaker and artist based in Amsterdam. Her work researches the notion of informality, focusing on informal economies and non-conformist communal structures, their principles influencing the aesthetics of her videos. Medvedeva's works have been exhibited at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, WIELS Contemporary Art Centre, Brussels; Al-Ma'mal Foundation for Contemporary Art, Jerusalem; Rotterdam City Theatre; Art Brussels; Centre of Fine Arts Groningen; De Nieuwe Vide gallery, Haarlem and screened during IDFA Docs for Sale and on VPRO among others.
