Welcome to Independents Liverpool Biennial 08

The Independents 08 strand of the Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art is the art world equivalent of a festival fringe, an independent mix of exhibitions, live art, performances, interventions and happenings which occupy and emerge from galleries and spread across the city into every available space; the streets, markets, shops, bars, parks and churches. The Independents are not themed, categorised or centrally curated by the city’s institutions. They exist on their own terms, doing their own thing, looking for attention, dialogue and interaction.

The Independents involves the largest number of artists and curators during the Biennial with over 160 exhibitions and events and over 250 artists in more than 60 venues.

Independents invites you to immerse yourself in the underground, take a chance on the rising stars and glory in the experimental.

Cross the tracks and seek out the new and exciting variety of art amongst the many studios, galleries and individuals who make up Independents Liverpool Biennial 08.

This website and corresponding guide is your passport to the Independents 08.

Quiescence by McCoy Wynne. 7 - 12 October 2008
Viewing Tuesday 7 October 17.30 - 20.30
Photographic exhibition of quiescent places awaiting their planned regeneration.The exhibition is a collaboration of photographers Steve McCoy and Stephanie Wynne

Over the past 5 years they have responded to buildings and environments that are about to undergo a change of use.

The photographs depict the subjects during a period of stasis, after one use has ceased and before the next begins. They are not images of abandonment or dereliction but a document of calm hiatus before the clamour of redevelopment begins. Evidence of former occupations remain but also traces of present occupation, an appropriation of the space by birds and plants.

New work by Caroline Black
9 October – 9 November
The Green Street (formerly STOKED)
357 Smithdown Road
10 – 17.00 Mon – Sat

‘If clothing could speak, what would be revealed’

We all have a significant memory that involves a special item or outfit, through the work the artist is investigating and challenging our perceptions and our relationship with our clothing.

In this new work Caroline is exploring the meaning, memory, experience and value left in our favourite or special items of clothing, and the time, repition and ritual of  the making process.

 The work explores not only our personal memories attached to garments but the physicality and intimacy of wearing clothing, and the history  embedded into the garment during the making process.

The arts page of the October issue of liverpool.com magazine (p62) has incorrect information for Emma Tooth's exhibition 'Concilium Plebis'.

It is actually taking place now (and until 15.11.2008) at Novas CUC in the Aghafar gallery on the 3rd floor with the International Artists show.

This was not the fault of liverpool.com as the venue was changed after their deadline (they are to blame for the other errors on the page though IJ)

Out Today - Mothman Comic Book Preview Issue Zero
By Tony Knox, Anna McDade, Katie Hanratty

A free preview issue zero downloadable comic book inspired by character The Mothman.

For issue one Artists will be invited to contribute to the comic book.

The finished hardcopy comic book to be realised in Köln and Liverpool at the close of the Year in connection with Eight Days a week at the Bluecoat.

view online click here.

The Event Listings and City Centre Map is now available to download.
Several thousand are being printed for distribution around the area and the venues.
There is also a 36 page guide being distributed which gives more details of the events.
Look out for that.

Click here to download the map (pdf file 1.mb)

Registered users can now download the Independents Liverpool Biennial 08 logo for use on websites and publicity material.

Login to your account and you will see a Downloads option in the User Menu.