HUNGER’s weekend guide: Rave against Brexit, Mouse Taxidermy and Ø
For this guide, it’s safe to say we’ve got an eclectic mix of events… As Boris Johnson continues to grasp at a b-word deal for his impending ‘do or die’ Hallowed Eve, protests are due to take place on Saturday, and across the weekend we also have 15 years of Hyperdub, Nam June Paik, Anthropomorphic Mouse Taxidermy and more. Enjoy!
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Thursday is the new Friday you know… For this mid-to-late weeknight out get to know Shanghai’s SVBKVLT label at the latest edition of Hyperdub’s monthly party series – Ø.
Including live a performance by 33EMYBW (Wu Shanmin), the Shanghai native has been an active member in the Chinese music scene for over a decade, her 2018 album ‘Golem’, released was met with critical acclaim and was voted one of the best electronic albums of 2018 by Bandcamp.
Other acts include Gooooose, the frontman of one of China’s most well-known experimental rock/electronica band “Duck Fight Goose”; Mun Sing, Giant swan’s Harry Wright’s solo project; Osheyack, the producer and musician based in Shanghai whose work fuses elements of IDM with gabber, techno, ambient and drone music across a broad spectrum; and Yan Tech, his work to date is a mutating assemblage ranging from experimental performance pieces to dystopian Rap albums and self-aware Pop music videos.
Purchase tickets here.
Price £8, 22:30 – 03:00
Location: Corsica Studios, 5 Farrell Court, Elephant and Castle, London, SE17 1LB
Nam June Paik (Opening Night)
Known for his experimental, innovative and playful work, Nam June Paik’s work has had a profound influence on today’s art and culture. He pioneered the use of TV and video in art and coined the phrase ‘electronic superhighway’ to predict the future of communication in the internet age.
This major exhibition will be a mesmerising riot of sights and sounds. It brings together over 200 works from throughout his five-decade career – from robots made from old TV screens, to his innovative video works and all-encompassing room-sized installations such as the dazzling Sistine Chapel 1993.
Born in South Korea in 1932, now living and working in Japan, Germany and the USA, Paik developed a collaborative artistic practice that crossed borders and disciplines.
Today is the opening night so if the buzz of an overcrowded gallery space, (or masses of queuing in the Tate’s case) isn’t for you the exhibition is on till February 9.
Purchase tickets here.
Price £13/FREE is member, October 17 – February 9
Location: Tate Modern, Bankside, London, SE1 9TG
The Gaia Centre Presents – Giving
A night with a very important cause, GIVING is a fundraising event in collaboration with The Gaia Centre – the domestic abuse service for Lambeth.
Taking over the Ivy House for a night of live music and SE London’s finest DJs, including Baque Luar, the female vocalist collective; WOOM, a 4-piece vocal ensemble and Anja Ngozi & Maxwell Owin, the DJ duo who blend together a wide range of music.
The issue outlined by the charity:
Victims of domestic violence and abuse who need to protect themselves can obtain orders from the courts (like a restraining order) that prevent the perpetrator from going to the victim’s home or contacting them in any way. These orders carry the power of arrest if they are not listened to. It is free to apply for these orders from the courts however once granted, if victims do not have a solicitor, they have to pay for a company to ‘serve’ and explain the order to the perpetrator themselves.
People who are not eligible for free legal assistance through means-tested Legal Aid are being asked to pay £150+ for these orders to be served. People who are not eligible for Legal Aid often cannot afford this amount, especially due to the financial strain abusive relationships so often come with.
There have been significant cuts to Legal Aid, which is a direct impact of austerity and the Tory cuts to all our vital services.
This night aims to raise money to go directly into the hands of clients who will then have a protective order that, if breached by the perpetrator, can result in their arrest and potential charge and conviction. These orders can save lives, and there cannot be a barrier in clients utilising them for their safety.
Purchase tickets here and if you are a victim of Domestic Abuse living in Lambeth please contact the Gaia Centre on their freephone 24-hour helpline: 0808 2000 247.
Price £7, 19:00 – 00:00
Location: The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Road, Nunhead, SE15 3BE London, United Kingdom
15 Years of Hyperdub: Mala, Kode9, Lee Gamble, DJ Spinn, Scratchclart, Proc Fiskal & MoreG
More Hyperdub! A celebration of one of the most important and influential electronic music labels in the UK, responsible for seminal releases by Burial, Kode 9, Zomby and many more which have sculpted the scene globally.
The night’s line-up spans the label’s history and future: for the first time playing together in the UK, label head, DJ and producer Kode9 goes b2b with South London legend, and one of the oldest friends of the label, Mala; Scratcha DVA ft Lasy Lykez; Lee Gamble; DJ Spinn; Loraine James and more.
Will Burial show up? Probably not, he never does…
Purchase tickets here.
Price £15, 22:00 – 06:00
Location: Village Underground, 54 Holywell Lane, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3PQ
Susan Hiller: Ghost / TV
Matt’s Gallery presents Ghost / TV an exhibition of objects and video by Susan Hiller that continues her investigations into the numinous, the ephemeral, and the personal.
At the time of her passing in January 2019, Hiller was due to start planning her fifth exhibition with Matt’s Gallery, following on from Work in Progress in 1980, An Entertainment in 1991, The Last Silent Movie in 2008, and Channels in 2013 – shows which introduced some of her most groundbreaking and iconic works. The exhibition had to be postponed, and Ghost / TV has been developed since then in close collaboration with Susan Hiller’s son, Gabriel Coxhead.
The exhibition will display a video, Running on Empty (2017), stems from Hiller’s commission to create Channels, a monumental audio-sculptural installation that incorporates 102 cathode-ray tube television sets programmed to play reports of near-death experiences. While constructing Channels, Hiller and Matt’s Gallery Director Robin Klassnik discovered one particular television set that spontaneously and intermittently communicated a haunting, poignant message of its own. Their attempts to document that elusive message, to recreate and capture the phenomenon on camera, even as the television’s functioning proceeded to decay and degenerate in a violent medley of colour and pattern, forms the subject of Running on Empty – a work which thus becomes about art-making itself, about processes of collaboration, moments of serendipity, and the pleasures of visual play.
Find out more information here.
Price FREE, 12:00 – 18:00
Location: Matt’s Gallery, 92 Webster Road, SE16 4DF, London
R3 Soundsystem – Second Referendum Now
A very Brexit themed Saturday, R3 Soundsystem is a mobile rig which will host some of the country’s biggest DJs as it travels with the march.
R3 Soundsystem says: “There’s no way in hell the people of this country are gonna be dragged back to the dark ages by Boris Johnson and his right-wing populist haters. Fuck that! No one voted for this. Britain voted on leaving the EU without the facts last time. Now we know what Brexit really looks like, the British people must get a second vote. RESIST, REJECT, REVOLT”
The long list of acts includes Groove Armada, Floating Points, Midland, A Guy Called Gerald, Bicep and Mykki Blanco.
Find out more information here.
Price FREE, 12:00 – 20:00
Location: Hyde Park, Marble Arch, London, W1J 7BS
Rave Against Brexit
‘Say “NEIN” to Brexit’, there still is a chance that it won’t happen! As BJ (otherwise known as Boris Johnson) is delegating his deal to Commons let’s play some techno bangers loud enough for him to hear.
“People’s Vote march will stretch from Hyde Park Corner to Parliament Sq, with over one million people expected. We will bring a sound system and play some techno along the route, location TBC.”
Find out more information here.
Price FREE, 13:00 – 17:00
Location: TBC
Poorly Lit with Alexis and Tom Unlikely
Fancy letting off any protest steam? Alexis and Tom Unlikely present their new collaborative dark space project Poorly Lit.
Alexis has featured on lineups at Printworks Mixmag Live, The Pickle Factory and Tesselate, mixing a fine blend of groove-laced techno, electro, EBM and house that has come recognised by acts as distinct as Objekt or Peggy Gou.
While Tom Unlikely has been a South East star, playing his way around London.
All they ask is that “if you attend you do not behave like a massive douchebag. You can, however, be very extra in a nice way.”
Find out more information here.
Price FREE, 22:00 – 03:15
Location: The Four Quarters, 187 Rye Lane, SE15 4TP London
The Barbican Archive Residency
A relaxing Sunday activity, the Barbican Archive Residency is a weekend of free talks, workshops, films and pop-up installations showcasing material from the Barbican’s Archive as well as the collections from several guest London archives, exploring material relating to protest, experimental music, community video and much more.
Find out more information here.
Price FREE, n/a
Location: Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS
Anthropomorphic Mouse Taxidermy
No this is not a massive typo, it’s a real event – reserved for the adventurous individual.
Run by The Last Tuesday Society, who is responsible for the growth of this Victorian whimsical craze. Not for the faint-hearted, this event is an ideal introduction to taxidermy craft – from skinning & preparing, to mounting and preserving… (Christmas gifts sorted?)
If you thought this was weird enough, there’s even a Halloween special – Pornographic Mouse Taxidermy!
Purchase tickets here.
Price £50, 11:00 – 16:00
Location: The British Academy of Taxidermy, Islington Arts Factory, 2 Parkhurst Road, N7 OSF
