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AN CLAR GLAS, 1. AUG - 6. NOV, PEACOCK, ABERDEEN SCOTLAND
An Clar Glas (The Grey Album) investigates ideas of community, pop
culture and the art institution through the iconography of the Beatles’
Sgt. Pepper album. The project culminated in a re-shoot of the iconic
album cover in Aberdeen in the autumn of 2005. It features a mix
of Aberdeen locals, Beatles fans and historic icons alongside the
two Danger Museum members.
An Clar Glas was produced during the LOCALE residency at Peacock
Visual Arts in Aberdeen in 2005. We chose to work with the Beatles
in response to the LOCALE brief, which challenged the resident
artists to collaborate with audiences outside the art scene. As
first-time visitors to Aberdeen, the Beatles became a common ground
to meet and get to know the city and some of its citizens.
Over three months we initiated events at Peacock, perhaps unlike
that of an art gallery, such as karaoke nights and screenings of
rock movies, attracting a curious mix of Beatles fans and gallery
visitors. Some of these appear in the Sgt. Pepper re-shoot. One
is granite worker Jim Reid, who followed the development of the
set, in his lunch breaks.
Parallel to this, we sampled material from around Aberdeen: Photos
of animals in the Hazlehead park, seagulls from the beach, vegetation
from the Duthie Park Winter Garden, beach sand, oil and maritime
items.
As a loose guide, we followed tips from Peacock staff. Like Peter
Blake originally asked the Beatles to list ideal audiences for their
cover, we asked the staff to list people they would like to feature.
So amongst those appearing in the piece are shop owner S. Yaseen
from the George Street Spice Shop, and Beryl Reid from the Square
One hardware shop side by side with more lofty wishes such as Liz
Taylor and Jesus.
A 1000 edition poster in LP cover format is produced from the shoot.
You can purchase at Peacock Visual Arts shop. From production of
image: Preparation image and the piece.
Link: Images from Danger Museum’s past events: Beatles
Karaoke, the discussion panel SOFTalk:
Perspectives on Art in Aberdeen,Born
to Boogie, Rolling Stones ROCK
AND ROLL CIRCUS, Danger Museum's 'Hello, Aberdeen', Danger
Museum’s Boot sale! and from the Blow-In
project in Cork.
PEACOCK visual arts is the
leading contemporary art ins titution in the North-East of Scotland,
providing print-making, digital imaging, video and photography facilities
as well as an innovative programme of international exhibitions
and projects../
PEACOCK visual arts
21 Castle Street, Aberdeen AB11 5BQ, Scotland
Admission free, Opening Hours Tuesday - Saturday: 9.30am - 5.30pm
Telephone: +44(0)1224 639539, Fax: +44(0)1224 627094, http://www.peacockvisualarts.co.uk
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