I don’t know what I want, but I want it NOW

2 - 12 November 2023
Thurs to Sun, 12-5pm

Private View :
Thursday 2nd November, 6-8pm

With the title from a quote by Vivian Stanshall, the exhibition explores themes of immediacy, urgency, compulsion and capitalism with works by artists from different global perspectives and moments in time.

Curated and Produced Alma Tischlerwood

Events
Scroll down for further information about the performance and workshops taking place throughout the exhibition

Introduction

"I don't know what I want, but I want it NOW!" presents an international, European exhibition of new and existing visual art, multimedia, sound and performance works that explore the interplay between the urgency in politically and environmentally precarious times.

Viewers are invited to embark on a thoughtful journey through the exhibition space and experience a cross-cultural dialogue with the artists' works. From immersive videos to 2D and 3D works and sound, the concept or idea is to focus on the extreme conditions we currently live under, both economically and psychologically. At the same time, it explores what Buddhists call "hungry ghosts", beings tormented by a desire that can never be satisfied.

This phrase is borrowed from a satire by Vivian Stanshall that eerily fits today's distribution of deprivation and overconsumption.

All the works will respond to the title in its broadest sense, "I don't know what I want, but I want it now!"

Participating artists

Supported by

Events

Sunday 5 November: 4:30 - 5:30pm
Meet Me At…….extraordinary things can happen when art and dance meet

Meet me at….is a performance that combines the worlds of visual art, performance and dance. Led by artis and a choreographer, this project aims to develop a deeper understanding of how movement and art intersect and influence each other.

To book, please email: foreign.investment.art@gmail.com

Saturday 11 November 3:00 - 5:00pm
WORKSHOP: Launching a Meta-University (places are limited)
RSVP: john@newschoolfutures.com

Facilitated by Prof John Wood (academic and performer) 
The workshop will introduce a radical educational agenda to be explored through a series of co-creative activities. It will explore learning with Head, Hand, Heart and Humour. www.newschoolfutures.com

Sunday 12 November 3:00 - 4:00pm
Sharing the Voice Workshop
Dave Cotterill (musician), directs the DCC Deptford Community Choir in collaboration with Alma Tischlerwood (visual artist)

The workshop will take place alongside members of a local community choir. It will include singing techniques led by Dave. 
Choir members will recite a text created using the cut-up technique in which a written text is cut up and rearranged to create new meanings. The concept dates back to the Dadaists in the 1920s. Everyone will be invited to join the DCC choir in performing a song at the end of the workshop.
To book, please click link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sharing-the-voice-workshop-tickets-729789679577

Further information on all events can be found at www.southlondonmuseum.com

All workshops take place at APT Gallery, 6 Creekside, Harold Wharf, SE8 4SA