Title: Science and the Nation
Location: E:vent Gallery
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2009-05-29

Speakers: Revital Cohen, Martin Conreen, Emily Dawson, Anna Dumitriu, Ben Johnson, Kira O’Reilly & Janet Smith, Rob La Frenais, Brendan Walker

Guest curated by Tobie Kerridge & Elio Caccavale

Science and the Nation is the title of a book collectively written by the Association of Scientific Workers and published in 1947, offering a rousing appeal for the transformation of post-war Britain:

“Scientists can only make things possible, but it is the responsibility of every citizen to get things done”.

Tired of waiting for the green shoots of recovery from our contemporary crisis? Come and hear alternative manifestos for Science and the Nation from key interdisciplinary practitioners.

Title: Dexter Sinister: True Mirror Microfiche
Location: ICA
Description: Dexter Sinister present True Mirror Microfiche, a lecture with overhead projection that will be performed by a 20-strong cast.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2009-05-30

Dexter Sinister is a New York-based collaboration founded by Stuart Bailey and David Reinfurt which ‘publishes’ work exploring the intersection of design, editing, publishing and distribution. For Talk Show Dexter Sinister presents True Mirror Microfiche, a lecture with overhead projection that will be performed by a 20-strong cast, and which itself replicates, revises and recasts two previous performances staged in New York at The Kitchen and the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2008.

Free. Tickets must be collected 30 minutes before the event starts, or they will be released.