What art says about us: An interview with Silent City

The link between activism and art is at the core of Silent City’s newest venture. We spoke with members Sally Mumby-Croft, Cara Nahaul and Emily Whitebread about their new project, and their plans for the collective.

The new publication from Silent City, ‘Art and Activism’, poses three key questions: Should art be separated from activism? Should art have a political value or function? Should art be …

Exhibition Review: Curatorial Collective Circuit Wisely Present 17 Artists

In September 2010 Circuit Wisely presented their second exhibition in an undisclosed live/work space

Flyer designed by Russell Palmer
Two years since their first show in the basement of Shoreditch Town Hall, Circuit Wisely presented 17 Artists in an East London live-work space. …

A review of Silent City, Part One: A Symposium on Climate Change

An exhibition that addressed the issue of climate change with a particular focus on its impact on the Third World: A reaction against exhibitions such as ‘Earth: Art of a Changing World’ hosted by the RA which tend to present a classless vision of ecological justice made in the West, prioritising the needs of the developed nations over all others.

Untitled (CCD) by Claire Roberts (detail)
The central premise of Silent City, the group comprised of artists Emily Whitebread, Cara Nahaul and Sally Mumby-Croft, whose first exhibition has just opened in …

Film Preview: Mauerpark, the documentary.

Save Green Spaces from the onslaught of Private Development. The short documentary Mauerpark examines the importance of saving an open free space in the place where the Wall once stood.

Emily Whitebread interviews Francesca Weber-Newth and Sally Mumby-Croft about their recently completed short documentary film: Mauerpark.

Mauerpark [‘Wall Park’] lies on the former ‘no man’s land’, which separated Berlin for 27 …

Silent City Call for Artists, Filmmakers, Writers and Students

The exhibition/symposium Silent City is “a reaction against shows such as the RA’s “Earth: Art of a Changing World” which have the tendency to “present the West as a vision …

X Presents – Let’s be proactive NEETS!

The Heart of Dixie becomes The Heart Of Exchange, starting in London, ending up all over the country

Earlier this year the directors of ‘X’ Emily Whitebread and Sarah Walters invited Art students and recent graduates to participate in an proactive exhibition based in Romford. Amelia’s Magazine spoke …