Liberate Tate stages performance at Tate Britain reopening focusing on BP sponsorship
Art collective Liberate Tate perform rising carbon levels to chronology of Tate Britain re-hang
Southbank Centre artists call for Shell to be dropped as sponsor on Ken Saro-Wiwa anniversary
A group of artists, musicians and authors who have all performed at the Southbank Centre have signed a letter (see below) calling on the arts institution to drop Shell sponsorship on the 18th anniversary of the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni 9.
Shell Out Sounds perform 'Oil in the Water' at Royal Festival Hall
Click here to view the video of Shell Out Sounds' November 2013 pop-up performance inside the Royal Festival Hall!
Oil in the Water: audience applauds pop-up choir’s anti-Shell song
On 25th October, just as a Shell-sponsored performance by the Sao Paolo Symphony Orchestra was about to start, a 15-strong choir suddenly stood up in their seats behind the stage, in full view of the audience, and began to sing...
'About' page from old site
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'Links' page from previous site
Funding Organisations
- Artists' Project Earth
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Platform is different. We combine art, activism, education and research in one organisation. This approach enables us to create unique projects driven by the need for social and ecological justice.
Platform’s current campaigns focus on the social, economic and environmental impacts of the global oil industry. Our pioneering education courses, exhibitions, art events and book projects promote radical new ideas that inspire change.
'You can be sure of-' 'Ssh!' (RFH, 1.10.13)
To mark the opening of the 2013-14 Shell Classic International season on the South Bank - Shell Out Sounds serenaded concert-goers on Tuesday October 1st with a jaunty performance of 'You can be sure of Shell', based on an original Shell jingle from the 1950s.
Conrad Atkinson sells prints for Liberate Tate
Acclaimed artist Conrad Atkinson has donated a one-off signed and numbered print run of his painting "The Oil Ship" to sell as a fund-raiser for Liberate Tate - the artist collective whose performances address the issue of BP sponsorship of Tate galleries. They're on sale for £75 here:
http://liberatetate.wordpress.com/the-oil-ship-by-conrad-atkinson/
