In my official role of Europarc Brexecutive, I will occupy The Republic of Brexitopia from 1pm – 7pm at the Espacio Gallery, on Saturday the 9th of September, Bethnal Green Road and will commence the nullification of all EU laws that are currently applicable in the Europarc State.
Europarc Referendum Question: When we leave the EU, does Europarc need to change it’s name? Yes or no?
If yes the new name should be?
Current online score: Keep name 3 Change name 0.
The Republic of Brexitopia
6-16 SEPTEMBER
1-7pm everyday (Closed Monday)
Espacio Gallery
159 Bethnal Green Road,
London E2 7DG
The Republic of Brexitopia is an imaginary country of the near future. Degrees of Freedom have invited an international group of artists to explore the forms that such a country might take and the forces that might shape it.
Using a mix of participative, performative and provocative strategies the participating artists address not just Brexitopia’s political and economic trajectory, but also the relationship between its citizens, the lure of exceptionalism, and the narrow line between optimism and delusion, utopia and dystopia.
The tone of the artworks varies from the passionate to cool observation, from the committed to wry humour. Some responses are based on personal experience of the artists – a shaken sense of belonging and the feeling of being turned into “the other”. Other responses test the boundaries of patriotism, truth and historical remembrance.
The participative nature of many of the works invites the visitor to reflect on the idea of human agency. They suggest that we don’t have to resign ourselves to the inevitability of this or that future, but that we can choose to be active agents in shaping the future we desire.
Participating artists: Roan Allen , Roelof Bakker, Jenni Bea, Ben Bird, Lizzie Brown, Andy Caruso, Emer Costello, David Dunnico, Ahmed Farooqui, Jake Francis, Livia Garcia, Esperanza Gomez Carrera, Jacqui Grant, Tom Hackett, Christina Lovey, Liana Bortolozzo, Andy Metcalf, Billie Penfold, Marta Pieregonczuk, Laurence Rassat, Marc Renshaw, Louise Scillitoe-Brown, Chia-An Yang.
