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Torsten Lauschmann: Before The Revolution opens Friday 20 January 6–9pm

Grand Union Christmas Party 15.12.11

Oh Come all ye and join us at Grand Union 9:30pm on Thursday 15 December for our Christmas Party (after the Extra Special People Christmas Quiz at Eastside Projects from 6:30pm). Featuring more artist DJs than you can shake a shiny stick at.

Virtual Space/Digital Trace 7pm Thurs 8 Dec at Grand Union

Join us 7–9pm Thursday 8 December 2011 for the finale of the brilliant Open File series at Grand Union.

An evening screening of video works concerned with the rendering of virtual space, the digital and the immaterial by Ed Atkins, Tom Badley, Trisha Baga, David Raymond Conroy, Richard Healy, Wiliam Rounce and Mark Titchner, followed by celebration drinks and a chance to informally chat with the Open File curators.

If you can’t make it in person, the screening will also be broadcast live on If Not Now by live stream – http://www.if-not-now.tv/

Programme features:
Ed Atkins Delivery To The Following Recipient Failed Permanently
Tom Badley Trancendental Etude No. 5
Trisha Baga Peacock
David Raymond Conroy Hauling/It is not the past, but the future, that determines the present
Richard Healy OFF
William Rounce Accumulation of Marginal Gains
Mark Titchner It Is You I Love The Most

Also at Grand Union:
We hope to see you on Thursday 15 December for our Christmas Party!
9pm – late, featuring all your favourite artist DJs. We’ll be starting after the much anticipated Christmas Quiz at Eastside Projects – hope to see you there.

Site/Non-site OR How many quarters does Birmingham have? This Saturday at Grand Union

For the third instalment of Open File we invite you to join us for a short weekend walk from the gallery on the bank of the River Rea, along the Grand Union canal to St Phillips Cathedral in the centre of town.

We’ll start 2pm on Saturday 3 December at Grand Union with mince pies, mulled wine, and an informal introduction to the Open File archive with curators Jack Brindley and Tim Dixon.

At 2:30pm we’ll set off on the walk from Grand Union and you’ll be part of the production of a new sound work in and around ‘Old Birmingham’ with artists Dallas Simpson and Matt Westbrook.

This is a free event, no need to book. Please wear sensible footwear and wrap up warm. The walk will last for around 1 hour 30 minutes.

Visit http://grand-union.org.uk/ or http://openfile.org.uk/ for more info.

Open File // Pavilion: Screening 23/11/11

7–9pm Wednesday 23 November
and then 12–5pm until 26 November 2011

Join us at Grand Union for the second in the series of Open File events; a screening of Harun Farocki’s Arbeiter verlassen di Fabrik (Workers leaving the factory)followed by Pavilion’s David Spraggs in conversation with Open File curators Jack Brindley and Tim Dixon.

Pavilion is a research project into the relationship between contemporary culture and capitalism. Focusing on spatial politics and production, Pavilion will present a specially curated film programme.

Harun Farocki Arbeiter verlassen die Fabrik (Workers Leaving the Factory) 1995
Adrianna Palazzolo The End of Night 2011
Tom Crawford Aspiration Factory 2010
Jonas St Michael and Ciarán Ó Dochartaigh Riddel and Tony (spinners) 2011
David Spraggs Found footage on Dresden’s Gläserne Manufaktur (factory made of glass) found in 2010

Installation opens 12–5pm 24–26 November, with Farocki’s film screened on the hour each hour.

Open File launch 7-9pm Friday 18th November 2011

Events series, publication & website launch
18th November – 8th December 2011

http://openfile.org.uk

Open File is a curatorial conversation between artist Jack Brindley and curator Tim Dixon. Launching at Grand Union this autumn, the project will exist as an on-going series of live events, an open and expanding cumulative publication, and a new web-based archive and resource at openfile.org.uk.

Investigating ways in which we interact with architecture and space, these first 4 events will look into the past industrial function of the Grand Union building and its current manifestation as a gallery. Through the physicality of the gallery and virtual space of the website the project seeks establish an enquiry into the interaction between the material and the immaterial.

Echoes (disambiguation)

Friday 18th November 19:00 – 21:00

Steven Dickie
Solina HiFi
Vasco Alves, Adam Asnan & Louie Rice

The first in the Open File series at Grand Union, Echoes (disambiguation) will explore the relationship between sonic environments and physical space. Interested in ways in which acoustics permeate space, the architecture of the gallery becomes a vital component in the compositions.

Steven Dickie’s The appropriation of a sonic deterrent for cultural use and a simultaneous attempt to nullify it is a 2 part performance using ultra-high pitched frequencies made by the controversial mosquito device, in combination with bat detectors, specially designed ear enhancers and noise nullifying headphone.

Solina HiFi’s Camp Fire is an audio/visual performance using data collated from the performance space to calculate the space’s theoretical resonant frequencies and the conversion of light wavelength into sonic frequency (Angstrom to Hertz). The data taken from the space will give a finite number of frequencies which will be faithfully generated and played back into the space.

Vasco Alves, Adam Asnan and Louie Rice’s An attempt to activate the space beyond the confines of stereo loudspeaker arrangement is an attempt to activate the space beyond the confines of stereo loudspeaker arrangement; Using flares placed within a context where the sound of their burning is elevated to primary interest. Accompanied/contrasted with electroacoustic material, the light and smoke produced will engage with the architecture where the sound cannot.

This event will also see the launch of the Open File publication and website. The cumulative publication is a range of related material selected by Jack Brindley & Tim Dixon in collaboration with the other participating artists.

www.grand-union.org.uk

first fold records presents Bring Out Your Dead at Grand Union

first fold records presents Bring Out Your Dead
7pm – late, Friday 30 September 2011 at Grand Union

Join us for a night of live music, experiemental sounds and immersive visuals. Featuring Pierre and Karlheiz, Them Use Them, The Assembled Minds, Papa November, The Resource Centre, Einstellung, and Kipp Jones.

Free event, all welcome.

OUTPOST Open: Film at Grand Union 6.30pm Thursday 8 September

Grand Union is pleased to present OUTPOST’s touring film programme, selected by Benjamin Cook, director of LUX. Includes films by Charles CC Audsley, Mark Barker, Dave Charlesworth, Jenna Collins, Karen Cunningham and Kate Murphey.

6.30 – 8pm, Thursday 8 September 2011 at Grand Union, 19 Minerva Works, Fazeley Street, Birmingham, B5 5RS.

This is a FREE event, all welcome.

Apexa Patel review of Los Angeles Plays Itself

In collaboration with Self Service, Birmingham, thisistomorrow has been running a pilot writers mentoring scheme. Today they have published the first text from the programme by Apexa Patel, an examination of the film Los Angeles Plays Itself.

Outpost Summer Fayre

Grand Union and Eastside Projects will be off to Norwich next week to feature in Outpost’s Summer Fayre. Fancy joining us on a trip out of Brum? On Saturday 24th June will host a seminar on Artists, Spaces and Survival, followed by a closing party with DJs.