Tom Hackett

I have just been made aware of this artist's work, here are two photos of a project he did, toiling on the riverbank then installing in the gallery... examining 'notions of work and recreational escape'

http://www.tomhackett.org/tomhackettanother%20place.html
both images copyright Tom Hackett

apexart project inspired by Artist Placement Group

Antony Hudek has curated an exhibition, 'The Incidental Person' at apexart, NYC, which strikes a chord with the ideas we are dealing with within Nine Trades of Dundee (my bold): 
The late British artist John Latham referred to the 'Incidental Person' as someone who invests a situation, observes it and responds to it in a specific, though not necessarily tangible or practical, way. For Latham and some of the other artists involved in Artist Placement Group (APG) between the 1960s and 1980s, the Incidental Person allowed the emphasis to shift from the person's identity — 'artist', 'theorist', 'worker', 'politician' etc. — to her or his engagement in a given context. Hence APG's axiom 'Context is half the work.'

In recounting the origins of APG, Barbara Steveni has said that the initial incident occurred when Robert Filliou and Daniel Spoerri, who were staying with her and John Latham to prepare an exhibition in London, needed some found material. Despite the late hour, Steveni offered to collect whatever she could find at an industrial site beyond the city limits. Sifting through debris while the factory was in full activity, she experienced a “eureka” moment, as she put it: “Why aren’t we here? Not to pick up buckets of plastic, but because there’s a whole life that we don’t touch. This is what people go on about — academics, artists, politicians — but they go nowhere near it.” This exhibition includes projects by people who attempt precisely to “touch” what is “out there”, who, while meticulously attentive to the context at hand, refuse to hew to such distinctions as art/non-art, art/life or art/politics.

Joana Bastos images

Jenny emailed me some more info about Portuguese artist, with interest in 'work' Joana Bastos...here are a couple of images which show two of her artworks:

Alan's workshop at Braeview went well

The group of pupils responded well to working on paper first and taking over the walls as they got stuck in - here's some photos

well done Alan - any other schools out there interested? get in touch

Clare Thornton's own blog

Clare has her own blog where you can see info about her recent projects including as part of Craftivism at Arnofini
http://www.clare-thornton.blogspot.com/

Joana Bastos artist's site

This artist does interesting work which relates to cleaning and other jobs, flick through the pages of her site at:

http://www.joanabastos.com/

View from your desk

Work in Admin or an Office?

Get involved in Pippas project by sending us a view from your desk. It could be the view out your window, a view you love or one you would like to change.

Send photos to ninetrades@dundee.ac.uk

Photos thanks to Caroline Peters, Ramanee Peiris, Daryl Smith, Jonathan Weyers & Louise Soutar