Fwd - Silver Action: A Unique Invitation from the Tate Modern

Thu Dec 20 23:10:02 UTC 2012

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Dear colleagues and friends,

I am delighted to publicise this unique 
participatory action and art event at the Tate 
Modern gallery - which involves an unusual form 
of life story telling. If you are an older woman 
- you are invited to participate! If you are not, 
please read on anyway, just in case you know 
someone perfect for this action, or, 
alternatively, if you would like to be involved as a supporter.

Best wishes for the holiday season,
Margaretta Jolly

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Participatory Action,
Sunday 3 February 2013
Tate Modern, London
OPEN CALL

What do you believe in? What do you stand for? 
What are you willing to take action on? How could 
you make the world a better place? What is a woman's role in public life?

Tate Modern is looking for women aged near or 
beyond 60 from all communities to take part in an 
exciting new work by the artist Suzanne Lacy.

Silver Action is a temporary participatory action 
by the artist Suzanne Lacy that references 
Britain's history of political activism to 
position older women as contemporary actors in 
the public sphere. Hundreds of women will gather 
in the The Tanks at Tate Modern in an action 
connecting histories and activisms.

Information for Participants
— No previous experience in the arts, performance or activism needed
— The action  will be documented by film and photography
— This is  a voluntary position
— You need to commit to participate in this 
action on Sunday 3 February 2013 from 10.0017.00 
(exact times tbc nearer the date)
— You may be required to attend one meeting at 
Tate Modern in the week prior to the action

Description of the project:
In this new work, UK women are positioned within 
the context of local and national histories of 
key social and political movements of the 1960s, 
70s and 80s. The Housewives Register (1960), the 
Ford Machinists Strike (1968),  the demonstration 
at the Miss World Competition (1970), The 
Grunwick Dispute (1976-8), The Women's Aid 
Federation of Northern Ireland (1978), the 
formation of the Southall Black Sisters (1979), 
the Greenham Common encampment (1981-2000) and 
organising by wives of The Miners' Strike (1984) 
 amongst many other actions  demonstrate 
women's importance in transforming the 
contemporary social and political landscape in 
the last half of the 20th century.  The 
commonalities in these histories and their 
agendas are not represented in the public 
imaginary, yet they do exist; embodied in the 
relationships, memories, archives and current activisms of older women.

Silver Action brings together current themes in 
social and political discourse: ageing, activism, 
social media and the role of personal commitment 
in shaping the public agenda. It involves a 
collaboratively sourced time-line of women's 
activism during the past fifty years, including 
personal stories and experiences and an action in 
The Tanks at Tate Modern on Sunday 3 February.

As this project articulates activist histories of 
British women, many of whom are now near or 
beyond sixty and facing a new set of challenges, 
it offers a hopeful metaphor of inclusion and social relevance.

For more information about the artist Suzanne 
Lacy, you can visit the current installation in 
The Tanks at Tate Modern (on until 20 January 
2013) 
http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern-tanks/display/suzanne-lacy-crystal-quilt 
or listen to the interview on BBC radio 4, 
Woman's Hour in July 2012 in which Suzanne Lacy 
talks about an earlier performance with older 
women, The Crystal Quilt, 1987. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00vwj1x

Tate Modern is an art gallery situated on 
London's Bankside, housing the UK's collection of 
international modern and contemporary art from 
1900 to the present day and hosting special exhibitions and events.

Interested in taking part?
Please contact action.lacy at tate.org.uk

www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tanks-tate-modern/music-and-live-performance/suzanne-lacy 

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