Unrealised Projects
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Unrealised Projects is an artist run web-based project established in London by Sam Ely and Lynn Harris
in 2003. Unrealised Projects investigates the potential of unrecognised, unfinished or unfulfilled ideas. The project is ongoing.
Lisa Le Feuvre writing on Art Failure states:
Unrealised Projects have participated in Publish And Be Damned
an annual independent publishing fair in both 2009 and 2006, in June 2009 Volume 4 publication (a partial introduction to a process in progress) was launched at the Liverpool Artists Book Fair at A Foundation.
Chris Aldgate & Lee Johnson, The Centre of Attention
, Martin Clark, Denise Hawrysio, Per Hüttner
, DRL Jones, Lisa Le Feuvre, Miranda Lopatkin, Simon Morris, Dan Mort, James Porter, Pia Richter, Sebastian Roach, Hayley Skipper, Heidi Stokes, Markus Vater
.
Vol. 2:
John Bowman and Simon Poulter, Aliki Braine, Pavel Büchler, Toby Christian, David Critchley, Michelle Deignan, Brendan Fan, James Robert Ford
, Colin Glen, Michael Gough, Daniel Griffiths, Denise Hawrysio, Andrew Hunt, Ruth Höflich, Cameron Irving, Mike and Paul, The Miller and McAfee Press, Philip Newcombe, Paul O'Neill, Paulmart, Jonathan Pierce, Hayley Skipper, Heidi Stokes, Laurence Taylor, Stephen Willats
.
Vol. 3:
Catherine Martin, Brit Bunkley, Paul Bruce, Sarah crowEST, Simon Horsburgh, Bronia Iwanczak, Anthony Johnson, Ruark Lewis, Maria Miranda + Norie Neumark, Pat Naldi, Suzanne Triester, A.M.J Utilities.
Vol. 4:
Ami Clarke, Sarah Conway-Dyer & Claire Coupe, David Cunningham
, Debbie Daniel, Neva Elliott, Jarrod Fowler, Cecilie Gravesen, Robert Kiff, Uta Kögelsberger, Josh Love, Andrea Medjesi-Jones, Sophie Risner, Ola Stahl, Paul Stanley, Cecilia Wee.
Vol. 5, São Paulo:
Research into São Paulo's Clean City laws (Cidade Limpa
) with As Rutes (Beatriz Carvalho & Cristiana Ceschi) at MIS the São Paulo Museum of Image and Sound
.
Vol. 6, Unrealised Potential (in collaboration with Mike Chavez-Dawson
):
Artgoes, Artlab (Charlotte Cullinan & Jeanine Richards), Franko B, Edward Barton
, Megan Bell, Eddie Berg, Bert & Ganddie, Monica Biagioli, Paul Anthony Black, Garth Bowden, Andrew Bracey, Roisin Byrne, Jane Chavez-Dawson, Norman Clayture, Conor McGarrigle, Contents May Vary, Benjamin Cove, Nick Crowe, Neil Cummings, Oliver East, Volker Eichelmann, Tim Etchells, Doug Fishbone, Leo Fitzmaurice, Yuen Fong Ling, Sue Fox, Mark Garry, Liam Gillick (Realised), David Gledhill, David Griffiths, Janet Griffiths, Richard Healy, Harry Hill, Clare Hope, Len Horsey, Dave Hoyland, , Mark Kennard, Jessica Lack, Laurence Lane, Little Artists (Darren Neave & John Cake), Leigh McCarthy, Roger McKinley, Jim Medway, Surplus Value, Jason Minsky, Tom Morton, Neil Mulholland, Robin Nature-Bold, Hayley Newman, Franz Otto Novotny, Owl Project, Graham Parker, Simon Patterson, Adele Prince, Magnus Quaife, Brian Reed, David Shrigley, W. David Titley, Kai-Oi Jay Yung Beata Veszely, Jessica Voosanger, Cecilia Wee, Richard Wilson, Christine Wong Yap, Stuart Wright, John Hyatt.
Sam Ely and Lynn Harris
Sam Ely and Lynn Harris are research-led artists who have worked together since September 2002. In this time, they have worked on several contextually specific projects with such artists/curators as Per Hüttner, Lisa Lefeuvre, Apolonija Šušteršič, Simon Morris, Dallas Seitz and Denise Hawyrsio...
in 2003. Unrealised Projects investigates the potential of unrecognised, unfinished or unfulfilled ideas. The project is ongoing.
Lisa Le Feuvre writing on Art Failure states:
- “Other, more recent, catalogues of unrealised projects are Hans Ulrich ObristHans Ulrich ObristHans Ulrich Obrist is a contemporary art curator, critic and historian of art. He is currently Co-director of Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects at the Serpentine Gallery, London...
’s Unbuilt Roads or the online archive Unrealised Projects devised by artist Sam Ely and Lynn HarrisSam Ely and Lynn HarrisSam Ely and Lynn Harris are research-led artists who have worked together since September 2002. In this time, they have worked on several contextually specific projects with such artists/curators as Per Hüttner, Lisa Lefeuvre, Apolonija Šušteršič, Simon Morris, Dallas Seitz and Denise Hawyrsio...
. These collections show proposals that have been deemed failures before they have been realised, yet nonetheless they are released into the space of critical engagement.”
Unrealised Projects have participated in Publish And Be Damned
Publish And Be Damned
Publish And Be Damned is an annual independent publishing fair in London, United Kingdom. Its name comes from the retort of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington on being blackmailed by John Joseph Stockdale and Harriette Wilson.-Origin:...
an annual independent publishing fair in both 2009 and 2006, in June 2009 Volume 4 publication (a partial introduction to a process in progress) was launched at the Liverpool Artists Book Fair at A Foundation.
Participating Artists and Curators
Vol. 1:Chris Aldgate & Lee Johnson, The Centre of Attention
The Centre of Attention
The Centre of Attention is a London-based contemporary art organisation set up in 1999. Projects are shown internationally and constitute an ongoing enquiry into the phenomenon of art production, presentation and consumption....
, Martin Clark, Denise Hawrysio, Per Hüttner
Per Hüttner
Per Hüttner is a Swedish visual artist who lives and works in Paris, France. He graduated from Konsthögskolan in Stockholm 1993. He also studied at Hochschule der Künste in Berlin 1991-1992. He is mostly known for his photographic work and for his interactive, changing and travelling exhibition...
, DRL Jones, Lisa Le Feuvre, Miranda Lopatkin, Simon Morris, Dan Mort, James Porter, Pia Richter, Sebastian Roach, Hayley Skipper, Heidi Stokes, Markus Vater
Markus Vater
Markus Vater is a German artist. He studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and the Royal College of Art, London. As of 2008 Vater lives with his wife and child in London.-Solo exhibitions :...
.
Vol. 2:
John Bowman and Simon Poulter, Aliki Braine, Pavel Büchler, Toby Christian, David Critchley, Michelle Deignan, Brendan Fan, James Robert Ford
James Robert Ford
James R Ford is a contemporary British mixed media and installation artist.-Work:Ford's projects include House Gymnastics , Feecal the little chocolate starfish , General Carbuncle and Six Degrees of Smoking...
, Colin Glen, Michael Gough, Daniel Griffiths, Denise Hawrysio, Andrew Hunt, Ruth Höflich, Cameron Irving, Mike and Paul, The Miller and McAfee Press, Philip Newcombe, Paul O'Neill, Paulmart, Jonathan Pierce, Hayley Skipper, Heidi Stokes, Laurence Taylor, Stephen Willats
Stephen Willats
Stephen Willats is a British artist. He lives and works in London.Stephen Willats is a pioneer of conceptual art. Since the early 1960s he has created work concerned with extending the territory in which art functions...
.
Vol. 3:
Catherine Martin, Brit Bunkley, Paul Bruce, Sarah crowEST, Simon Horsburgh, Bronia Iwanczak, Anthony Johnson, Ruark Lewis, Maria Miranda + Norie Neumark, Pat Naldi, Suzanne Triester, A.M.J Utilities.
Vol. 4:
Ami Clarke, Sarah Conway-Dyer & Claire Coupe, David Cunningham
David Cunningham
David Cunningham lives and works in London. Cunningham's work has ranged from pop music to gallery installations, including work for television, film, contemporary dance, and a number of collaborations with visual artists...
, Debbie Daniel, Neva Elliott, Jarrod Fowler, Cecilie Gravesen, Robert Kiff, Uta Kögelsberger, Josh Love, Andrea Medjesi-Jones, Sophie Risner, Ola Stahl, Paul Stanley, Cecilia Wee.
Vol. 5, São Paulo:
Research into São Paulo's Clean City laws (Cidade Limpa
Cidade Limpa
Lei Cidade Limpa is a law of the city of São Paulo, Brazil promulgated in 2006 that prohibits advertising such as that of outdoor posters. It was proposed by mayor Gilberto Kassab....
) with As Rutes (Beatriz Carvalho & Cristiana Ceschi) at MIS the São Paulo Museum of Image and Sound
São Paulo Museum of Image and Sound
The São Paulo Museum of Image and Sound is a public museum of audio-visual works, established in 1970 and located in São Paulo, Brazil...
.
Vol. 6, Unrealised Potential (in collaboration with Mike Chavez-Dawson
Mike Chavez-Dawson
Mike Chavez-Dawson is an English artist and curator.Chavez-Dawson graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University, Interactive Arts BA in 1997 and MA in 1999. He is attaining a PhD research fellow at MIRIAD under the supervision of Dr. Patricia Allmer, Prof. Jim Aulich and Prof. John Hyatt...
):
Artgoes, Artlab (Charlotte Cullinan & Jeanine Richards), Franko B, Edward Barton
Edward Barton
Edward Barton is a Manchester, England, poet, artist and musician, known for his eccentric stage performances and use of home-made instruments...
, Megan Bell, Eddie Berg, Bert & Ganddie, Monica Biagioli, Paul Anthony Black, Garth Bowden, Andrew Bracey, Roisin Byrne, Jane Chavez-Dawson, Norman Clayture, Conor McGarrigle, Contents May Vary, Benjamin Cove, Nick Crowe, Neil Cummings, Oliver East, Volker Eichelmann, Tim Etchells, Doug Fishbone, Leo Fitzmaurice, Yuen Fong Ling, Sue Fox, Mark Garry, Liam Gillick (Realised), David Gledhill, David Griffiths, Janet Griffiths, Richard Healy, Harry Hill, Clare Hope, Len Horsey, Dave Hoyland, , Mark Kennard, Jessica Lack, Laurence Lane, Little Artists (Darren Neave & John Cake), Leigh McCarthy, Roger McKinley, Jim Medway, Surplus Value, Jason Minsky, Tom Morton, Neil Mulholland, Robin Nature-Bold, Hayley Newman, Franz Otto Novotny, Owl Project, Graham Parker, Simon Patterson, Adele Prince, Magnus Quaife, Brian Reed, David Shrigley, W. David Titley, Kai-Oi Jay Yung Beata Veszely, Jessica Voosanger, Cecilia Wee, Richard Wilson, Christine Wong Yap, Stuart Wright, John Hyatt.