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cmd_alt_dogma exhibition by third year BA Design student Christian Watts

cmd_alt_dogma- A solo exhibition by Christian Watts, third year BA Design student at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Debuting installations, films, photography and performance of Dogma; design alter-ego/drag persona. The project, ‘cmd_alt_dogma’ is an exploration into queer performance through the creation of an alter/ego. Dogma allows a platform and a space to discuss the natures and behaviours found in heterotopic queer spaces. Dogma has performed in East London at The Glory and at the RVT for their queer variety show ‘Bar Wotever’.

The exhibition opens at 10am, Tuesday 10th May at 310 New Cross Road, with a private view including performances and the opportunity to discuss the work with Christian from 6pm. Performances beginning (subject to change) from 6pm until 9pm. The evening events will be filmed.

If you have any questions regarding the project please email Christian at: dt301cw[@]gold.ac.uk

MULTIPLEXER open lectures: Stuart Bannocks

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A lecture on: Auteur as Fallacy, ‘Vibrant Matter’, ‘The Lonely Mob’, New Aesthetics of The Left, architectures and narratives of agency, comic books, superheroes and their cities…

Stuart Bannocks is a designer, lecturer, p̶o̶s̶t̶-disciplinary, sub-dogmatist, Anvil, P–O–I, Intellitrash, Goldsmiths… Current/Forthcoming publications include: City Strips (P-O-I), Design for Dreaming (et al.), No Comment (Mark Fisher), Pornthrapology (Intellitrash), Golden Triangle (Anvil).

Goldsmiths graduate exhibited work at Milan Design Week

Last week was Milan Design Week, and we were happy to hear about one of our own alumni exhibiting there. Chuly Lee, who graduated from the MA in Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship (Design pathway) at Goldsmiths in 2012, was part of the ARTS THREAD x Designersblock 2016 showcase in Milan.

Here is what Chuly told us about this experience:

“As a Goldsmiths graduate, I am very proud of having a show during Milan Design Week 2016. Four years ago, when I was doing my MA at the College, I’ve been here to look around exhibitions as a study tour with other MA in Design students. This space reminds me of those old memories.

I think this experience is very much worth it for me, to accelerate what I am doing. It is definitely essential to have an exhibition, as a person who designs and makes things all day in the studio, because it is needed to know how my work communicates with the public, and to realise what my work makes people feel: satisfied or unsatisfied, and so on. So I believe it is very important for current design students to both visit and have this kind of shows and fairs, as many as they can, before graduation. Therefore, they can naturally get to know how this industry goes and how they will deal with their stuff in the future.

I am currently working on ceramic objects and porcelain jewellery. At this show, I’ve been meeting many people visiting from around the world. They gave me feedback that I even didn’t think about, and some of it is very positive, which makes me feel cheered up to do my business.”

(Images courtesy of Chuly Lee)

Bicycle recovery/giveaway

On Wednesday, Greening Goldsmiths tagged about 30 “abandoned” bikes across campus. (These are bikes that have been locked to the same bike rack for some time and whose owners don’t seem to want them anymore). As owners of tagged bikes are given 28 days to remove them off campus, students have until May 11th, at 12 noon to claim them back. After this deadline, all tagged bikes will be cut free and donated to the Abandoned Bike Giveaway scheme.

Students interested in getting a free bike should contact N.Hogan[@]gold.ac.uk or call/ text 07872839358 requesting to be put on the list, and then be present outside the Education Building with their student ID on May 11th at 12 noon, when the bikes will be given away on a first come, first served basis, with Goldsmiths students getting first refusal.