2/5/2001
Pit Pony
Hoxton Distillery, London
Web project and artist talk. Francesca Gore, Michael Curran and Trish Lyons, Dara Birnbaum and Marina Ambramovic and Charles Atlas. The second event in the Pit Pony series will take place, with performances starting at 20.00. Coming up for air once a month, Pit Pony is a series of video screenings, performances and interventions in The Macbeth on the first Thursday of every month, programmed by Michael Gillespie.
Web project and artist talk.
Francesca Gore, Michael Curran & Trish Lyons, Dara Birnbaum and Marina Ambramovic & Charles Atlas
The second event in the Pit Pony series will take place, with performances starting at 20.00. Coming up for air once a month, Pit Pony is a series of video screenings, performances and interventions in The Macbeth on the first Thursday of every month, programmed by Michael Gillespie.
FrancescaGore Pussy Smallpockets
On stage, Francesca Gore will become Pussy Smallpockets who rejects the unmarked position, and suggests voluntary loss of control on the viewer unrelentingly.
Michael Curran & Trish Lyons Out Out Damn Spot
Through film excerpts, sing-a-long, witchcraft and visions, Michael Curran and Trish Lyons explore connections, sections & dissections of the Scottish play, Macbeth.
Dara Birnbaum Technology Transformation: Wonder Woman, 1978
In Dara Birnbaum's stunning re-working of the TV programme 'Wonder Woman', the character is hooked and locked into the moment she 'turns'. Desiring more and more and more trickery and 'magic'.
Marina Ambramovic & Charles Atlas SSS, 1989
An autobiography of Marina Ambramovic: From beginnings in Belgrade to initiations in Body Art and snakes writhing on her head; to the now mythical break-up with Ulay and encounters with power-dressing.
Talk with Richard Couzins
Coinciding with Thursday's Pit Pony, Hoxton Distillery will be open between 18.30 and 21.00 for a late night viewing of the Richard Couzins exhibition.
The exhibition continues through to 20 of May. Richard Couzins will be giving a talk on his exhibition at 19.30 on Thursday10 May, followed by a DJ set with Joe Dillworth.
Web Project
During our current exhibition of new video work by Richard Couzins, Hoxton Distillery launches the first of a series of web comissions by Michelle Deignan and Simon Goodwin. Visit the project section at
http://www.hoxtondistillery.org.uk to see http://adistillery.org.uk
Pit Pony: Thursday 3 May in The Macbeth from 20.00