ART LIFE JOURNEY
PRACTICE
1964-69
Participated in performances (events/happenings) in UK and Europe. (Joseph Beuys, Fluxus, Yoko Ono, John Latham and others.)
1966-67
Initiated APG in collaboration with John Latham, joined by artists including Jeffrey Shaw, Barry Flanagan, Stuart Brisley, David Hall and Anna Ridley.
1966-89
Coordinator of the APG. Devised and participated in exhibitions and podium discussions across the UK and Europe.
1968-73
Negotiated and effected Industrial Placements with: British Steel, British Rail, British Airways, Esso Petroleum, ICI Fibres, Ocean Fleets, Hille International.
1972-73
Negotiated Whitehall Treaty: UK Central Government persuaded of bilateral interest. The Civil Service Memorandum of 1973 related for the first time, Artist activity into Government activity.
1973-85
Negotiation and implementation of practice in government department placements with: the Department of Environment, the Scottish Office, Peterlee Development Corporation, the Department of Health.
1977
Negotiated with Nicholas Tresilian new artist role into EEC policy, Artist as cultural worker.
1985
Established pilot European Placement Programme, funded by EEC Cultural Sector. First European placement (Economics Ministry, NRW, Germany).
1989
Established Organisation and Imagination (O+I) as independent international artist network, consultancy and research organisation.
1989-91
Negotiated/led Educational Research Project, Inner London Education Authority and the London Borough of Southwark.
1990
Established Interventionist Placement Course, Chelsea College of Art. Paper presented at Inaugural conference of ELIA (European League of Institutes of Art and Design), Amsterdam.
1990
Established European Network for Repositioning Art in Decision-Making Processes of Society with Institutes of A&D in Europe.
1991
Speaker at Scandinavian Management Symposium, Bergen, Norway, establishing Norwegian participation in O+I European Network and Erasmus.
1992
Academic coordinator of Erasmus programme, ART IN CONTEXT, at the London Institute, Chelsea, in collaboration with colleges in Norway, Spain and Holland.
1993
Promoted new artist role (performance) in St Petersburg, by invitation of the Artist Union.
1994-09
Director of O+I, coordinating O+I programme and negotiations between artists and key UK/EU public and private sector organisations, in response to current interest in relevance of newly defined artist role.
1996
Curated at ICA London first event in series The New Role of Art in the 21st Century.
1998-00
Consultant to Tate Gallery re transference of APG archives, working with Goldsmith’s MA.
1999-02
Working to establish a collaborative programme with key UK/EU private and public sector organisations and International cultural organisations, to raise profile of artist role in decision-making as appropriate to C21. Representing the APG ‘lost history’ and current practice to today’s generation of interested artists and cultural policy organisations (via illustrated lectures and performance). Working to establish an academic base for art theory and practice in this new role, (London Institute and Goldsmiths). Observing/monitoring John Latham ‘s specific art/science mid C20 ‘discovery’ relative to theoretical physics (Cambridge, Imperial College).
2002
IAAA The Oueel, The London Institute, Millbank, London. (Feb 02)
2002
IAAA Potential: ongoing archive, John Hansard Gallery, Southampton. (Jun 02)
2002
IAAA Potential: ongoing archive, TENT, Centrum Beeldende Kunst Rotterdam. (Oct 02)
2005
IAAA Produkt and Vision performance, Kunstfabrik, Berlin. (2005)
2008
IAAA Beginnings Walk, Talbot Tabernacle, Notting Hill and Portland Rd. (July 08)
2008
IAAA Scottish Walk, Stills Gallery Edinburgh, West Lothian Bings, Kirkendale Park. (Aug 08)
2008
IAAA Southwark Walk, Flat time House, Sacred Heart School, Peckham Library. (Oct 08)
2008
IAAA Westminster Walk, ICA and Serpentine Gallery. (Nov 08)
2008
Context is half the work, Manifesto Marathon, Serpentine Gallery, London. (Oct 08)
2009-10
Barbara Steveni – Beyond the Acid Free, Arnolfini, Bristol. (Nov 09-Jan 10)
2010
The Incidental Person, New York Apex Gallery. (Jan-Feb 10)
2012
The Individual and the Organisation: Artist Placement Group 1966-79, Raven Row, London. (Sept-Dec 12)
2012
Performance with Laure Prouvost, MaxMara Prize, Whitechapel Gallery, London, (Nov 12)
2015
IAAA Context is Half the Work – A Partial History of the Artist Placement Group, Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin, Germany. (Sept-Nov 15)
2015
IAAA Chelsea Walk, Chelsea College of Art and Design,
London. (Oct 15)
2015
CBO - Context is Half the Work – A Partial History of the Artist Placement Group, Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Berlin, Germany. (Sept-Nov 15)
2015
Shadow Curator for Lure of the Lost: A Contemporary Pilgrimage, Deveron Arts, Huntly, Scotland. (Jun-Oct 15)
2015
Context is Half the Work – A Partial History of the Artist Placement Group, Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin, Germany. (Sept-Nov 15)
2016
Context is Half the Work – A Partial History of the Artist Placement Group, Summerhall, Edinburgh, Scotland. (Aug-Oct 16)
2018
SERP reactivated FTHo
2018
SERP Reactivated TEX
SYMPOSIA, CONFERENCES, LECTURES and INTERVIEWS
1968
Industrial Negative Symposium, Mermaid Theatre, London.
1970
Between 6, Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf, Germany.
1971
Art and Economics, Hayward Gallery, London. (Dec 71)
1975
The New Profession, Garage Gallery, London.
1977
Documenta 6, Kassel Germany.
1977
Kunst als Soziale Strategie, Bonner Kunstverein, Germany
1977
Incidental Person Approach to Government, Royal College of Art, London. (27.10.77)
1978
Kunst als Soziale Strategie in Organisazionen und Institutionen Palais, Liechtenstein, Vienna.
1978-89
APG symposia: Incidental Person Approach to Government, Riverside Studios and (2-5.03.78) Whitechapel Gallery, London.
1979
Salle Dufy, Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris (British Council).
1981
British Ambassador’s introduction of APG to France, British Embassy, Paris, France.
1982
Apollohuis Eindhoven, Holland.
1990
ELIA conference, Amsterdam.
1991
Scandinavian Management Symposium, Norway.
1993
European Frontiers Conference, University of Kent.
1993
Borsch, St Petersburg, Russia.
1997
Foundation Studies lecture, Central St Martins, Conway Hall, London.
1998
Foundation Studies lecture, Central St Martins, Conway Hall, London.
1998
UNESCO – role of artist in 21st C, Stockholm, Sweden.
1998
Dialogues with the Machine, ICA, London.
1998
Littoral Conference, Dublin.
2001
Teambuild, Baltic, Newcastle.
2001
Art and Business? , Danish Art Foundation, Copenhagen.
2002
International Symposium on Public Engaged Art, The Substation, Singapore.
2002
Diamond 2002- Innovation and Creating, Aarhus, Denmark.
2002
The Studio and Beyond, V&A London.
2003
Interrupt Symposium - Artist as Educator, IKON Gallery, Birmingham.
2003
Free Lunch, Anna Best, London.
2004
Art, What is it Good For?, Dartington College of Arts.
2004
Speculative Strategies, University of Bath.
2005
Art and Social Intervention: The Incidental Person Symposia, Tate Britain, London.
2005
Produkt and Vision, Kunstfabrik, Berlin.
2006
Diffraction, FACT, Liverpool.
2006
APG presentation for Bill Furlong exhibition, Plymouth Art Centre.
2007
Art and Law, Kings College, Cambridge.
2007
Between 1: Value, South London Gallery.
2007
Interviewed by Craig Richardson for Scottish Office article, MAP magazine.
2008
I AM AN ARCHIVE, Leeds Art Gallery.
2008
Interviewed by Chris Freemantle and Anne Douglas for ‘Artist as Leader’ research.
2009
Art in the Social Sphere, Loughborough University.
2009
Expanded Cinema, Tate Modern, London.
2010
Come Alive: The Construction of Collective Legacy, CASCO, Utrecht.
2010
Moving Media: Ian Breakwell’s Multidisciplinary Artistic Practice, Quad, Derby.
2010
The Films of John Latham, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London.
2010
STAYING ALIVE: Collaboration for survival, Department 21, RCA, London.
2010
Art in Context, UdK, Berlin.
2010
Barbara Steveni: Beyond The Acid-Free, UCL, London. (24.03.10)
2011
Beyond the Studio: Context and Commerce, Firstsite, Colchester.
2011
Art Activism, University of the Creative Arts at Wellcome Trust, London. (15.04.11)
2011
Student Lecture, Goldsmiths College, London (31.10.11)
2012
The New Economy of Art, Conway Hall, University of the Arts, London. (13.06.12)
2012
Interview with Portland Oregon Artist-Researchers Group, Raven Row, London. (Sept 12)
2012
Conversation with Laure Prouvost, MaxMara Prize, Whitechapel Gallery, London, (Nov 12)
2012
In conversation with Jo Melvin, Chelsea School of Art Old Library, London. (06.11.12)
2013
APG Presentation: Defining Contemporary Practice, Colchester School of Art.
2013
Not Knowing: How might the Artists’ Placement Group influence the Art & Design university today?, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London.
2013
Context is Half the Work: ArtWorks Scotland: Arts in Participatory Settings, West Park, Dundee, Scotland. (14.11.13)
2013
Anti-University Discussion: Million-Minds, Braziers Park, Oxford. (17.10.13)
2014
APG Presentation, Central St Martins School of Art, London. (Jun 14)
2014
APG Lectures, Central St Martins School of Art, Flat Time House, London. (Nov 14)
2015
The Way To Venice, St Patrick’s Church, Edinburgh. (30.07.15)
2015
Action space Inflatable: Not Knowing as Pedagogy, Chelsea College of Art, London. (15.10.15)
2015
Work in Contradictions: The Open Brief and Incidental Person Revisted, Bethanien, Berlin. (06-07.11.15)
2015
APG Presentation: Public Enquiries Research Seminar, Marabouparken, Stockholm. (26.11.15)
2016
APG and the ‘open brief’ Lecture, Ruskin School of Art, Oxford. (11.02.16)
2016
O+I: Incidental Meeting, RCA Dyson Gallery, London. (19.03.16)
2016
Opportunity Area: Unearthing The Elephant, Elephant and Castle, London. (06.06.16)
2016
Tour Presentation of Context is Half the Work - A Partial History of the Artist Placement Group, Summerhall, Edinburgh. (06.09.16)
2016
In Conversation with Jo Melvin, Context is Half the Work - A Partial History of the Artist Placement Group, Summerhall, Edinburgh. (06.09.16)
2016
APG & Barbara Steveni presentation - via Skype for NIDA Art Colony, Lithuania. (24.09.16)
2016
There is a work in the interpretation of the Work, Summerhall, Edinburgh, Scotland. (01.10.16)
2016
Experiments and Incidents: Julie Martin and Barbara Steveni in Conversation, E.A.T., Art Catalyst Centre, London. (27.10.16)
2016
APG Presentation: 50 years, Depot / Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria. (08.11.16)
2016
What Happens to Us, Wimbledon College of Art (07.12.16)
2016
O+I: Incidental Meeting, Flat Time House, London. (14.12.16)
2017
O+I: Incidental Meetings:
2017
Flat Time House, London. (27.01.17)
2018
SERP Panels FTHo & TEX
2018
TEX Peoples bureau
PAPERS, ARTICLES and PUBLICATIONS
1983
Artist Placement, ASPECTS Magazine No: 24.
1986
Will Art Influence History? AND Journal of Art and Education N o. 9.
1990
Repositioning Art in the Decision-making Processes of Society’ (paper). ELIA, Amsterdam.
1991
Repositioning Art in Decision-making Processes of Society (paper). Scandinavian Management Symposium, Bergen, Norway.
1992-02
Various conference and discussion papers.
2002
The Queel , Metronome No. 8B, ed. Dr. Clementine Deliss.
2002
FOCAS: Forum on Contemporary Art and Society, editor Lucy Davis, Singapore.
2002
POTENTIAL: ongoing archive, ed. Anna Harding, Goldsmith’s College London.
2002 – 03
Countdown to Zero, Count up to Now, Mute 25: Culture and Politics after the Net.
2005
Produkt and Vision, Kulturverlag Kadmos, Berlin.
2005
Adaptation for Change: The Southwark Educational Project, in Magic Moments, ed. Anna Harding, Black Dog Publishing, London.
2005
The Interruptors, Gavin Wade, Article Press, Birmingham.
2007
Context is Half the Work, Frieze Issue 111, London.
2009
Support Structures, Celine Condorelli, Sternberg Press, Berlin / New York.
2009
Serpentine Gallery Manifesto Marathon, ed. Nicola Lees, Serpentine Gallery / Koenig Books, London.
2009
Proud to be Flesh; A Mute Magazine Anthology, ed. Josephine Berry Slater and Pauline van Mourik Broekman, Mute Publishing, London.
2010
MANPOWER: The Legacy of the Artist Placement Group, Metropolis M Magazine, Utrecht
2010
Rate of Return: The Artist Placement Group, Art Forum, New York.
2010
Context is half the work, Derive, Germany.
2012
Social Engineers on the Front Line, Tate etc., London.
2012
Incidental People, in Artificial Hells, Claire Bishop, Verso, London/New York.
2012
Barbara says - Industry Does It Faster, Roman Vasseur for Mute, London.
2013
Artist Placement Group, Sean Ashton for Art Review Issue 65, London.
2013
The Individual and the Organisation, Herbert Wright for BLUEPRINT Issue 310, London.
2013
Artist Placement Group, Sarah James for Frieze Issue 153, London.
2013
The Individual and the Organization, Richard Parry for Modern Painters February, New York.
2013
Interview with Barbara Steveni in All This Stuff: Archiving the Artist, ed. Judy Vaknin, Karyn Stuckey and Victoria Lane, Libri Publishing, Oxfordshire.
2013
NOIT-1 JL:Time-Based Portraits, FTHo / Camberwell Press.
2014
Artist as Carrier, Artistic Intervention for The New Economy of ART, ed. Gilane Tawadros & Russell Martin. DACS / Artquest.
2015/16
APG - Art at Work, Gil Leung for “What is to be done?” Spike Art Quarterly, #46.
2016
CBO - Context is Half the Work – A Partial History of the Artist Placement Group, Summerhall, Edinburgh, Scotland. (Aug-Oct 16)
2016
A Conversation in the Garden in Hit Flash Back, Laure Prouvost, MMK, KML, Mousse.
2018
Reactivating The Archive, Peckham Platform, NSEAD
2019
Incidental meetings
2019
Laure Prouvost reading FTHo
2019
In conversation with Andrea Philips - Incidental Futures at Experimental Studio, Baltic39, Newcastle.