- Yodel Rodeo
MISHA MYERS
17 April 2004, High Noon to High Tea
Royal Albert Memorial Museum and city centre streets
Myers’ persona, Buffalo Sue, reframes the old Roman walls of Exeter into a rodeo corral, singing her Texas lullabies. Line dancing interludes performed by Exeter’s Montgomery Mavericks. You can follow along both remotely over a 3-D map of the old city at the Museum, or in the city centre streets. - Lonesome Long Gone
MISHA MYERS
Saturday 15 May, High Noon to High Tea
Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Myers presents Buffalo Sue alongside the Museum's exhibit of a North American Bison. - Blue Boy Walks: Wrights & Sights
Wrights & Sites are Stephen Hodge, Simon Persighetti, Phil Smith and Cathy Turner.
The displaced, shrapnel-scarred Blue Boy stands alone. To this orphan landmark for shoppers, we come bearing carrier bags of gifts, the colour of the sky. - In and Out of Middle England
30 April & 1 May 2004
Exeter Phoenix
A two-day symposium which aims to provide a critical platform for current ‘cultural diversity’ debates and to examine related socially-engaged concerns within contemporary visual arts. Presented by decibel, Arts Council England South West and organised in partnership with Spacex and Picture This.
Programme Highlights
What is Middle England? Sarat Maharaj, art historian/co-curator of Documenta XI; Kodwo Eshun, writer/researcher; Raimi Gbadamosi, artist/curator and Susan Pui San Lok, artist/writer.
Investigating Histories: Artists Oladélé Bamgboyé, Ansuman Biswas & Erika Tan present their current archive based projects.
Migrations: Artists film programme including work by Marine Hugonnier, Uyen Luu, Rosalind Nashashibi and Alia Syed, followed by a discussion with participating artists.
Paradise Omeros: the latest film by Isaac Julien.
Re-Bop Session: a live multi-media performance by Soul Jazz Sound System and Jonnie Williams
