Articles from Louise Hojer

City Escape and Escapade

author: Louise Hojer : London, UK
Friday, July 22nd, 2005

City Escape and Escapade

author: Louise Hojer : London, UK

City Escape and Escapade Saturday 30 July 2005, 12.30 – 8.30pm, ICA Theatre One-day symposium hosted by the London Consortium Curated by Louise Höjer and Ricarda Vidal The city is often regarded as a concrete, hectic jungle from which it is difficult to escape and where play is limited to late afternoon drinking. Here we invite speakers who demand recognition, transcend city walls, re-mythologies forgotten corners and create alternative realities. City Escape and Escapade brings together artists, curators, writers, theorists, extreme athletes and gamers who all make the city their playground. Featuring: Robin Priestley (Space Hijackers), B+B, Stewart Home, Sebastien Foucan, Iain Sinclair, Christine Atha,...