Initially a curatorial project, Republic of the Moon was originally shown at FACT, Liverpool in 2011. Agnes Meyer Brandis’ Moon Goose Analogue has subsequently been displayed in the Great North Museum, Newcastle as part of AV Festival 2012 and then toured to Z33, Belgium and shown in the exhibition A Space Odyssey 2.0 alongside Andy Gracie’s Drosophilia Titanus. The manifesto was launched for the opening of the exhibition The Republic of the Moon at the Bargehouse, London in 2014.
Some of the artists involved in these exhibitions were asked to describe what an artist would do on the Moon. Others approached a Republic of the Moon from different angles.
Introductory essay and edited by curator, Rob La Frenais with contributions from the exhibiting artists – Agnes Meyer-Brandis, Leonid Tishkov, Liliane Lijn, Katie Paterson, WE COLONISED THE MOON, Joanna Griffin and additional material from Tony White, Andy Gracie, Dr Ian Crawford and from the Whole Earth Catalog.
Republic of the Moon was a touring exhibition, commissioned by Arts Catalyst with FACT. The first version of the exhibition was presented at FACT Liverpool in winter 2012. The exhibition and residency were made possible with Grants for the Arts support from Arts Council England and Science & Technology Facilities Council. Bargehouse is owned and managed by social enterprise, Coin Street Community Builders.
Publication Details
Manifesto for a Republic of the Moon
ISBN 978-0-9927776-0-9
Edited by Claudia Lastra
Published by Arts Catalyst, 2014
Designed by Abake & Margherita Huntley
Monochrome, pages, softback and electronic
The publication has been made available in a standard format for most devices including iPhone, iPad, Android phones, Kobo, Sony and Nook readers. The epub version can be viewed on your desktop computer.
Physical copies are available to buy from Arts Catalyst’s base in Sheffield, Soft Ground.