Nought to Sixty

Nought to Sixty

Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)

May 1, 2008

Nought to Sixty
5 May – 2 November 2008

ICA, London

www.ica.org.uk/noughttosixty

Nought to Sixty is an ambitious, fast-moving programme of exhibitions and events that – over the course of six months – is presenting sixty solo projects by emerging British- and Irish-based artists. This wide-ranging programme is being held at the ICA from spring until autumn 2008, over which period there will be new events staged every week, building up a multi-faceted portrait of the contemporary art scene in Britain
and Ireland.

The artists in Nought to Sixty are drawn from a thriving art scene that stretches across the Britain and Ireland, but which is especially concentrated in cities such as London, Glasgow and Dublin. Most of the participating artists are under thirty-five, and few of them have had significant commercial exposure. The project draws instead on a network of artist-run initiatives and brings this energy into the ICA, emphasising the ICA’s founding role as a club which fosters exchange between artists – and between artists and the public.

All of the artists and artist groups in Nought to Sixty are presenting solo projects, and hence the programme avoids the group show format into which emerging artists are so often placed – and instead gives participants a more autonomous space. The core of the programme takes the form of exhibitions in the ICA’s Upper Galleries, but the season also includes events in the ICA Theatre, Cinemas and Nash and Brandon Rooms as well in the building’s public areas.

Exhibitions will last a week, and are being marked by special opening and closing viewings every Monday evening from 7 to 10pm. Monday evenings are also being used for performances, screenings and talks, as well as for other events featuring Nought to Sixty artists and guests. The special exhibition viewings on Mondays are free and open to all; the other events are also free, although booking for these is required.

The Nought to Sixty programme is being announced monthly, and publicised through the monthly magazine as well as on the ICA’s website. As well as details of each month’s programme, the magazine and website will also carry further comment and information, including extended essays and a gazetteer of artist-run projects and resources. The ICA wants to encourage debate about the range of forces that make up a healthy art scene, and to this end the events programme includes a series of monthly salon discussions.

The highlights of the May programme include the following. Participating artists: Babak Ghazi; Nina Canell and Robin Watkins; Alastair MacKinven; Seamus Harahan; Kim Coleman and Jenny Hogarth (with Boyle Family); Aileen Campbell; Matthew Darbyshire; Hardcore is More Than Music. Salon Discussion: ‘Independent Publishing and Critical Discourse’, in collaboration with Afterall. Extended essay for publication and website: written by Lisa Le Feuvre.

Nought to Sixty is being organised by Mark Sladen and Richard Birkett of the ICA, with the help of a wide range of collaborators. The programme is supported by the Scottish Arts Council and Culture Ireland. Other partners include Afterall, Art Review and LUX. Nought to Sixty is a major part of a range of events designed to mark the ICA’s 60th anniversary, a season which climaxes with a 6oth anniversary exhibition and auction in September-October 2008.

For further information, please contact:
Zoë Franklin
ICA Press Office
Tel: 020 7766 1418
Email: zoe.franklin@ica.org.uk

www.ica.org.uk

Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London

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