Auto Italia South East
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Auto Italia South East is an non-profit Artist-run space
, founded in 2007 and co-run by Kate Cooper, Amanda Dennis and Richard John Jones. Currently located on the Old Kent Road Peckham
, South London
in a donated used car showroom, Auto Italia is both an artist-run project space and a site for exhibitions, events and collaboration.
The organisation commissions and produces new work through collaboration with a growing group of artists.
in 2011 the Arts Council England
added Auto Italia to it's list of National Portfolio Organisations
with five, one hour long TV episodes performed and broadcast live over the internet and to a studio audience.
In September 2011 Auto Italia began a second series of TV shows again performed in front of a live audience and broadcast live online from the space. This series focuses on how television affects expectations and perceptions of culture and public spaces. Artists have been commissioned to produce new work for the shows including soap operas, factual programmes, documentary works, and human and mechanical choreography.
Participating artists include Nathan Budzinski, Benedict Drew, Francisco Pedraglio, Heather Phillipson, Eddie Peake, Andrew Kerton, Leslie Kulesh, Rachel Pimm, and Lorenzo Tebano.
The festival brought together artists such as Darren Banks, Justin Jaeckle, and Katie Guggenheim and musicians such Male Bonding
, Roseanne Barrr, Lovvers and Graffiti Island.
Artist-run space
An artist-run space is a gallery space run by artists, thus circumventing the structures of public and private galleries.Artist-run spaces have become realised as an important factor in urban regeneration...
, founded in 2007 and co-run by Kate Cooper, Amanda Dennis and Richard John Jones. Currently located on the Old Kent Road Peckham
Peckham
Peckham is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Southwark. It is situated south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London...
, South London
South London
South London is the southern part of London, England, United Kingdom.According to the 2011 official Boundary Commission for England definition, South London includes the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Sutton and...
in a donated used car showroom, Auto Italia is both an artist-run project space and a site for exhibitions, events and collaboration.
The organisation commissions and produces new work through collaboration with a growing group of artists.
in 2011 the Arts Council England
Arts Council England
Arts Council England was formed in 1994 when the Arts Council of Great Britain was divided into three separate bodies for England, Scotland and Wales. It is a non-departmental public body of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport...
added Auto Italia to it's list of National Portfolio Organisations
Auto Italia LIVE
In 2010 Auto Italia LIVE was launched in collaboration with LuckyPDFLuckyPDF
LuckyPDF is an artist group based in South-East London, UK that has been running since 2008. LuckyPDF is made up of the artists James Early, John Hill, Ollie Hogan and Yuri Pattison primarily, with an extended network . They create internet video programs typically showcasing other artists work...
with five, one hour long TV episodes performed and broadcast live over the internet and to a studio audience.
In September 2011 Auto Italia began a second series of TV shows again performed in front of a live audience and broadcast live online from the space. This series focuses on how television affects expectations and perceptions of culture and public spaces. Artists have been commissioned to produce new work for the shows including soap operas, factual programmes, documentary works, and human and mechanical choreography.
Participating artists include Nathan Budzinski, Benedict Drew, Francisco Pedraglio, Heather Phillipson, Eddie Peake, Andrew Kerton, Leslie Kulesh, Rachel Pimm, and Lorenzo Tebano.
Yes Way!
in 2009 and again in 2010 Auto Italia collaborated with the music promoter and record label collective Upset the Rhythm to curate a weekend festival called Yes Way!The festival brought together artists such as Darren Banks, Justin Jaeckle, and Katie Guggenheim and musicians such Male Bonding
Male bonding
Male bonding is a term that is used in ethology, social science, and in general usage to describe patterns of friendship and/or cooperation in men...
, Roseanne Barrr, Lovvers and Graffiti Island.