Nick Cave: Until
Tue - Fri 12 - 5pm
Sat & Sun 12 - 6pm
CLOSED MONDAYS
Tramway presents the first exhibition in Europe of established contemporary artist and activist Nick Cave.
Until, organised by MASS MoCA, Massachusetts and co-produced with Carriageworks, Sydney and Crystal Bridges/The Momentary, Arkansas is Cave’s largest and most ambitious project to date. Cave who lives and works in Chicago is renowned for his Soundsuits, compelling and ornate figurative sculptures that can be worn and performed. An artist whose work has been driven by the social and personal impact of racism for close to three decades, Cave created his first Soundsuit as a form of both camouflage and symbolic body armour, an insulating layer of accumulated materials and meanings.
Cave’s meticulously crafted sculptures feature a sensorial array of found materials often found in craft, kitsch, or folk contexts, while the forms and materiality of the work references craft, kitsch, or folk, while the forms and materiality of the work also evoke the outfits and celebrations of Mardi Gras parades, drag performance, and shamanistic or ritual costumes. Cave has been gathering this material for years ranging from antique toys, ceramic birds, fruit and animals, buttons, festive decorations, pompoms, crochet blankets, gramophones and pony beads.
In Tramway's main gallery, Cave will exhibit a massive immersive installation made up of thousands of found objects which make viewers feel as if they have entered a rich sensory tapestry, akin to stepping directly inside the belly of one of his iconic Soundsuits. Though opulent and celebratory, the exhibition remains firmly connected to the political impetus behind Cave’s ongoing body of work. Until is a space where alluring kinetics and sumptuous materiality gives way to stark images, referencing complex issues of gun violence, racial profiling and gender politics that currently divide the United States of America, and the extension of these matters in communities around the world. As such, Until echoes the function of the Soundsuits, positioning the black body as simultaneously vulnerable and resolutely present.
Until will function as an alternative town hall, becoming a gathering space for community events, performance and discussion throughout the duration of the exhibition. ‘I view this work as an elaborate community forum, as much as a work of sculpture’ notes Cave.
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Until was organised by MASS MoCA, Massachusetts and co-produced with Carriageworks, Sydney and Crystal Bridges/The Momentary, Arkansas. Principle exhibition support was provided by an anonymous gift. Major exhibition support was provided by Jack Shainman Gallery and Beadcraft. Curated by Denise Markonish MASS MoCA and for Tramway by Claire Jackson.
Jonathan Baldock: Facecrime
Tue - Fri 12 - 5pm
Sat & Sun 12 - 6pm
CLOSED Mondays
Facecrime is the first solo exhibition in Scotland by Jonathan Baldock (b. 1980) who works across multiple platforms including sculpture, installation and performance. Baldock has an ongoing interest in the contrast between the material qualities of ceramic and fabric, drawing them together in his theatrical installations and sculptural assemblages.
Facecrime is comprised of a series of ceramic columns inspired by the discovery, in 1974, of more than a thousand perfectly preserved clay tablets, inscribed in cuneiform - an early writing system - ca. 2500 BC, in the ancient city of Ebia, Syria. This exhibition pays homage to these extraordinary artefacts, developing an alternative history of clay as a tool of communication and a carrier of language that defiantly stands the test of time.
Drawing from histories of labour, folklore and storytelling, Baldock experiments with glass, basketry and spinning to highlight the decline of traditional making and skills lost due to technology. In his recent works, Baldock uses these traditional techniques to depict contemporary forms of communication, creating classical-digital hybrids which draw early human script into dialogue with the emoji, the fastest growing language.
Borrowing its title from George Orwell's dystopian novel, 1984, the exhibition evokes an absurd and unsettling contemporary ruin that the audience wander amongst as though discovering the signs and visual languages of a once prosperous civilization.
Facecrime was commissioned by Camden Arts Centre through the Freelands Lomax Ceramics Fellowship and in partnership with Tramway. Jonathan Baldock is represented by Stephen Friedman Gallery, London.
Citizens Theatre presents The Duchess [of Malfi]
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A Citizens Theatre and Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh co-production
By John Webster
Adapted and directed by Zinnie Harris
Webster’s dark tale of bloody treachery is the most thrilling and chilling of the Jacobean revenge tragedies – an exploration of male rage and female resistance as two brothers try and control their sister, block her marriage and repress her agency with fatal results.
Reflecting contemporary debates about female empowerment and the abuse of male power, this bold new interpretation is written and directed by Zinnie Harris. Zinnie has garnered huge critical success for her previous adaptations of The Oresteia: This Restless House, (Citizens Theatre and National Theatre of Scotland) and her more recent versions of Ibsen’s The Master Builder (West Yorkshire Playhouse) and Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, which sold out at the Edinburgh International Festival.
Recommended for ages 16+.
Contains strong language, violence and sexual content that some people may find upsetting.
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Previews: Wed 4 & Thu 5 September
Matinees: Sat 14 (2pm), Wed 18 (1.30pm) & Sat 21 September (2pm)
Access performances:
Fri 13 September 7.30pm (BSL Interpreted)
Sat 14 September 2pm (AD and CAP)
Shared Space
Sharing Space, Sharing Creativity, Sharing Ideas: An afternoon Scratch Event
A Moment's Peace and Küche present the second series of regular events seeking to raise the creative profile of anyone with lived experience of the immigration system.
An open and relaxed afternoon of multi-lingual and multi-disciplinary artistic work. Allies and would-be allies welcome. Join us or join in.
This is a pay what you decide event: no entry fee but contributions welcome!
Shared Space is supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland.
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Image courtesy of Najma Abukar
Sense Field: Steve Hollingsworth & Jim Colquhoun
This event is part of Altered States and Human Threads, a season from the inclusive arts organisation Artlink, devised in response to 'Until', our current exhibition by Nick Cave, and aimed at breaking down barriers of difference through shared experience. It will take place in the gallery.
Within the Nick Cave installation, Steve Hollingsworth & Jim Colquhoun will create an immersive group experience. Part performance, part workshop, Sense Field will feature sound, movement, costume, masks and improvisation to alter our sense of time and space. Participants will be encouraged to move around the space, using sound, voice, vibration to create an experience in which all involved begin to share a very different sense of consciousness.
This performance is informed by the interests and insights of individuals with profound and multiple learning disabilities who have collaborated with the artists over a number of years.
Suitable for ages 16+
If you require additional info on access to this event please contact Artlink directly.
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Part of Altered States and Human Threads (23 September – 14 October) curated by Artlink (Edinburgh) which aims to unite diverse audiences through immersive experiences. Funded by Creative Scotland.
Robert Softley Gale: Comfort Zones? Whose Comfort Zones?
This event is part of Altered States and Human Threads, a season from the inclusive arts organisation Artlink, devised in response to 'Until', our current exhibition by Nick Cave, and aimed at breaking down barriers of difference through shared experience. It will take place in the gallery.
Robert Softley Gale is an established figure in the Scottish arts scene, with over eighteen years of experience in diverse roles – including disability rights activist, actor and performer, writer, artistic director and supporter and advocate of equality of access to the arts for disabled people, whether as artists or audiences.
In this interactive discussion-workshop, he will look at the ways in which we can stretch our comfort zones and meet those around us in an equitable space. How can the arts create environments that allow us to share experiences that brings us closer together and how do we challenge ourselves to become less divided and remove the boundaries we construct around ourselves? Come ready to move.
Suitable for ages 16+
If you require additional info on access to this event please contact Artlink directly.
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Part of Altered States and Human Threads (23 September – 14 October) curated by Artlink (Edinburgh) which aims to unite diverse audiences through immersive experiences. Funded by Creative Scotland.
Jason Byrne: Wrecked but Ready
Phil McIntyre Entertainments Ltd by arrangement with Lisa Thomas Management presents
Jason Byrne returns with his brand-new show, Wrecked But Ready. After 23 consecutive years Jason is wrecked but he is as ever ready (which is a battery, but he’s more Duracell than Eveready).
In particular the past year has been extremely testing for the wrecked Jason, but despite all this is he’s waiting to spill it out on stage. No one show is the same, expect all the usual spontaneous fun.
Come along and witness ‘the outright King of live comedy’ (The Times)
Ages 14+
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Sensational Brass: Wendy Jacob & Brass Aye?
This event is part of Altered States and Human Threads, a season from the inclusive arts organisation Artlink, devised in response to 'Until', our current exhibition by Nick Cave, and aimed at breaking down barriers of difference through shared experience. It will take place in the gallery.
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Sensational Brass is a rollicking performance featuring the community brass band Brass Aye? and giant weather balloons. The balloons act as speakers that receive and carry sound you can feel with your fingertips, feet or with your whole body. Unplugged, untethered and unimpeded, musicians, balloons and guests are free to move and bounce amongst each other. Volume: loud! Orchestrated by artist Wendy Jacob.
This event is informed by the interests and insights of individuals with profound and multiple learning disabilities who have collaborated with the artists over a number of years.
Suitable for ages 16+
If you require additional info on access to this event please contact Artlink directly.
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Part of Altered States and Human Threads (23 September – 14 October) curated by Artlink (Edinburgh) which aims to unite diverse audiences through immersive experiences. Funded by Creative Scotland.
Mark Vernon & Daniel Padden: Deep Listening
This event is part of Altered States and Human Threads, a season from the inclusive arts organisation Artlink, devised in response to 'Until', our current exhibition by Nick Cave, and aimed at breaking down barriers of difference through shared experience. It will take place in the gallery.
A meditative deep listening audio event in the form of an augmented surround sound soundscape and gong bath. Participants will lie in the centre of a circle of gongs and speakers in a fully immersive, passive listening experience blending natural sounds, ambient textures and the resonating harmonics of gongs. Mats, cushions and eye masks will be provided.
This event is informed by the rich sensory interests and insights of individuals with profound developmental and multiple learning disabilities. Devised by Mark Vernon and Daniel Padden.
No latecomers admitted.
Suitable for ages 16+
If you require additional info on access to this event please contact Artlink directly.
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Part of Altered States and Human Threads (23 September – 14 October) curated by Artlink (Edinburgh) which aims to unite diverse audiences through immersive experiences. Funded by Creative Scotland.
DIG: Rob Heaslip (UK/IRE) | ENDLING
ENDLING/Crìocharan
Part of Dance International Glasgow
World Premiere
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An endling is an individual that is the last of its species. Once the endling dies, the species becomes extinct. ENDLING uses dance, vocals, music and design to reimagine tales of funerary and mourning rituals of Scottish and Irish Gaels, their chants, songs and customs; many on their own deathbeds and disappearing with each passing generation. Rob Heaslip collides popular and folk culture to create a tale of collective memory and consciousness in a world awash with acid pink, green and purple. Contemporary meets traditional, macabre meets joyful, and morbid fascination is welcomed in to the raucous world of a Gaelic wake.
Crìocharan - an neach mu dheireadh dhe a sheòrsa. Le a bhàs, thig bàs air an t-seòrsa sin. Tha ENDLING a’ cleachdadh dannsa, guth, ceòl agus ìomhaigheachd airson cruth ùr a chur air traidiseanan tìodhlachaidh agus caoinidh nan Gaidheal Albannach agus Èireannach, na traidiseanan sin fhèin air leabaidh a' bhàis le gach ginealach a dh’fhalbhas. Tha Rob Heaslip a’ tarraing an t-seann-nòis agus an nòis-ùir còmhla airson sgeulachd dhathach, dhealrach a tha a’ snìomh iongnadh mu bhàs còmhla ri othail an taigh-fhaire Ghàidhealaich.
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Funded by Creative Scotland, Bòrd na Gàidhlig, Culture Ireland and The Work Room
Image: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan