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An archive of the content from the previous Art Not Oil website - superceded in October 2013.
How John Browne, BP and the Old Boys Network keep the arts well-oiled
A laser-guided look at the old ways keeping power in the hands of a (very) few, and the way they prevent positive change from coming to pass, (for now at least):
http://blog.platformlondon.org/2012/01/13/how-john-browne-bp-and-the-ol…'Spill': artists take on oil spills, (London, Feb 2-12, 2012)
Della Rees and Alke Schmidt are interested in exploring contemporary social and environmental issues and debates through the subversive nature of art’s aesthetic dimension. In the works created for Spill, the artists have focused on the disastrous impacts caused by oil spills. Inspired by the contrast between the long-lasting nature of such events and the typically short-lived media attention, the artists map and document such ‘disappeared’ disasters using a very different aestheti
