Nomadic artist led platform present a selection of films on social housing, gentrification and regeneration from the 1970’s – present day. The evening includes artist films by Katharine Meynell, Zoe Redman, Jocelyn Pook and John Smith. Selected by artist Vanessa Scully, as part of the series ‘ Thamesmead Texas presents: The future of artists and architecture in Thamesmead’ the event sits within a new installation entitled ‘Heavy View’ by British Artist Laura Yuile that developed out of Yuile’s consideration of technological and architectural obsolescence.
Curated by Vanessa Scully, as part of The Future of Artists and Architecture exhibition. In partnership with TACO! Part of Art Licks Weekend 2019.
FILMS
PART ONE: Meanwhile space in London* (SHORT FILMS)
Katharine Meynell, Kissing (2014), 3:00 mins, digital video
John Smith, Dungeness (1987) 3:35 mins, 16mm film
William Raban, Cripps at Acme (1981), 5:35 mins, 16mm film
Wendy Short, Overtime (2016), 10:09 mins, digital video
Channel 4, Home Truths – Art and Soul (2014), 4:51 mins, digital video
Vanessa Scully, No 1 The Starliner v1 (2014), 1:05 mins, 35mm slides and digital video
Vanessa Scully, No 1 The Starliner v2 (2014), 1:05 mins, 35mm slides and digital video
Vanessa Scully, No 1 The Starliner v3 (2014), 1:05 mins, 35mm slides and digital video
John Smith & Jocelyn Pook, Blight (1996), 16 mins, 16mm film
PART TWO: A history of social housing in London (FEATURE)
Tom Cordell, Utopia London (2010), 82 mins, digital video and archive material
Tessa Garland, Here East (2017), 5:42 mins, HD video
FURTHER WATCHING AND READING:
Bridget Riley, Peter Sedgley & Peter Townsend, The SPACE Story, (1968-78), 21:21 mins, 16mm film
SPACE was founded by artists Bridget Riley and Peter Sedgley and Peter Townsend in 1968. They recognised the dire need of professional visual artists for affordable studios in London and were inspired by a visit to artists’ spaces in New York.
William Raban, 72-82, (2014), 60:00 mins, 16 mm film and digital video
The first ten years of the groundbreaking London arts organisation Acme are explored through rarely seen archival film and new interviews.
Charmian & Jack Saward, Living at Thamesmead, 1974, (1974), 25:46 mins, 16 mm film
Semi-fictional account of a couple who live in the Thamesmead estate. Shows the architecture and landscaping of Thamesmead and everyday lives of the residents. Includes sequences showing evening social activities, sporting events, and educational and health facilities.
Anna Minton, Big Capital, who is London for? (2017). Penguin Books
We all need a place to live, but in London – and now much of the UK – housing is a financial asset rather than a basic right. Who is the city for?
VANESSA SCULLY is an Australian artist and filmmaker based in London. Most recent projects explore her mixed-race heritage as a ‘person of colour’, whilst questioning the institutional knowledge of ‘the Philippines’, as depicted by mass media news and entertainment. Scully graduated with an MA in Experimental Film from Kingston School and Art in 2019.