about the project
The militant city is an ongoing research into the politics of critical art in two Olympic cities: London and Barcelona. The project investigates the role of art in the configuration of an antagonistic space in relation to the Olympic event.
about the project
The militant city is an ongoing research into the politics of critical art in two Olympic cities: London and Barcelona. The project investigates the role of art in the configuration of an antagonistic space in relation to the Olympic event.
London 2012: space of exception
Article on urbe’s Mega-events and the City special issue Here’s the abstract for my contribution, entitled “London 2012: space of exception” (the article is in Spanish) Giorgio Agamben’s theory of the state of exception, which, he argues, has become a
London 2012: space of exception
Article on urbe’s Mega-events and the City special issue Here’s the abstract for my contribution, entitled “London 2012: space of exception” (the article is in Spanish) Giorgio Agamben’s theory of the state of exception, which, he argues, has become a
The Moving Forest: How Can A Forest Move? AKA The Castle
Date: Friday 09, Saturday 10 and Monday 12 December 2011 Venue: Furtherfield Gallery and SPACE MediaLab Part of Moving Forest London2012 development workshops All events are free but space is limited. Booking essential. Please RSVP to now@movingforest.net EVENTS Friday 9
The Moving Forest: How Can A Forest Move? AKA The Castle
Date: Friday 09, Saturday 10 and Monday 12 December 2011 Venue: Furtherfield Gallery and SPACE MediaLab Part of Moving Forest London2012 development workshops All events are free but space is limited. Booking essential. Please RSVP to now@movingforest.net EVENTS Friday 9
Salon de Refuse Olympique
Salon de Refuse Olympique Friday 30th September – Sunday 2nd October 2011 An Olympian marathon of salon debates Friday 30th September 2011 Hackney Wick (un)regulated Hackney Wick is a place transformed by the Olympics. What was described as an unregulated
Salon de Refuse Olympique
Salon de Refuse Olympique Friday 30th September – Sunday 2nd October 2011 An Olympian marathon of salon debates Friday 30th September 2011 Hackney Wick (un)regulated Hackney Wick is a place transformed by the Olympics. What was described as an unregulated
Jim Woodall – Olympic State
In December 2010, Jim Woodall spent two weeks on a rooftop in Hackney Wick, living in a self-made hut and surveilling the 2012 Games construction site. His Olympic State was mostly uneventful and slow-paced, the footage emerging as a monument
Jim Woodall – Olympic State
In December 2010, Jim Woodall spent two weeks on a rooftop in Hackney Wick, living in a self-made hut and surveilling the 2012 Games construction site. His Olympic State was mostly uneventful and slow-paced, the footage emerging as a monument
24 Hour Olympic State
The Olympics can arguably be described as a laboratory for the neoliberal city utopia; after all, the Games represent the success of a brand and an event based on a combination of massive urban renewal, dodgy governance, hugely profitable advertising
24 Hour Olympic State
The Olympics can arguably be described as a laboratory for the neoliberal city utopia; after all, the Games represent the success of a brand and an event based on a combination of massive urban renewal, dodgy governance, hugely profitable advertising
Learning from Barcelona
LEARNING FROM BARCELONA: ART, REAL ESTATE AND THE PRE- OLYMPIC CITY A DIALOGUE BETWEEN LONDON AND BARCELONA 28-29 January, 2011. Birkbeck Stratford This two-day workshop brought together for the first time academics, social activists and artists from Barcelona and London
Learning from Barcelona
LEARNING FROM BARCELONA: ART, REAL ESTATE AND THE PRE- OLYMPIC CITY A DIALOGUE BETWEEN LONDON AND BARCELONA 28-29 January, 2011. Birkbeck Stratford This two-day workshop brought together for the first time academics, social activists and artists from Barcelona and London
