To coincide with the weblaunch of the International Village Shop, a joint venture by public works, myvillages.org, Grizedale and Somewhere.
This Friday Session will be about shops. Shops/Stalls as a
format are increasingly used by
artists/activists/architects/neighbourhood initiatives etc. to
circulate products with a particular locality and the knowledge
attached, and to test and present new forms of economy and trade.
Presentations followed by conversations, with
Christian Nold on his
current project Bijlmereuro in Amsterdam,
Michael Smythe who runs nomad
Kit Hammonds and Emily Pethick about Publish and Be Damned
Leila Mc Alistar who runs Leila's Shop on Arnold
Circus
and others tbc soon.