Title:
URBAN LEGACIES II: Another New Babylon
Date:
Cardiff, 5-6 October 2006
Artist:
Marjetica Potrc \ Veronika Valk \ Anthony Shapland \ Layla Curtis \ Bernard Khoury \ Morgan Hayes
Location:
Various sites across Cardiff / CBAT Gallery
Background:
Urban Legacies II: Another New Babylon took Constant Nieuwenhuys’ Situationist theory as the starting point for exploring how temporary, informal and unplanned interventions by artists and creative practitioners are contributing to urban regeneration. The conference was attended by public and private property owners, urban planners, architects, artists and those with an interest in urban regeneration.
As with the original Urban Legacies conference in 2004, there were two strands to the event:
The Conference:
A series of talks and panel debates over two days will draw on extraordinary experiences from cities across the world, including Sao Paulo, Phoenix, Beirut, Tallinn and Kinshasa. Contributors include artists, architects, academics and curators who are leading new thinking on the role of art in transforming the public realm.
Please click on the images below for further information about the individual commissions.
Commissions:
In parallel, a number of commissions
by young and acclaimed artists will respond to the central theme of the conference.
These included artworks by Veronika Valk, Antony Shapland, Marjetica Portc
and a new piece of music by composer Morgan Hayes, which was performed by the
Music Theatre Wales Ensemble at the Senedd, Cardiff Bay on 06 October 2006.
An exhibition was also held at CBAT Gallery alongside the conference. Further
information about this can be found in the CBAT Gallery section of this website.
The map below shows the location of these artworks.Click here for a larger view
Please click on the images below for further information about the individual commissions.
 Veronika Valk, Black Box. |
 Anthony Shapland, 12 Encounters. |
 Marjetica Potrc, Urban Farm. |
 Morgan Hayes, Senedd Sounds |