The Longplayer Assembly and Sonic Ray
Twenty years since Longplayer began playing we are excited to announce two new projects, presented by Artangel, The Longplayer Assembly and Sonic Ray.
The Longplayer Assembly, 26th September, 10.00 - 22.00 BST, online, everywhere
Artangel presents The Longplayer Assembly, in association with the London Review of Books, brings together 24 distinct voices from around the world in an exchange of ideas about our times; past, present and future. The 12-hour long conversation will be streamed live online and introduced by Ansuman Biswas.
The speakers are John Akomfrah, Naomi Alderman, Laurie Anderson, Rupert Beale, Holly Jean Buck, Meehan Crist, Brian Eno, Saul Griffith, Janna Levin, Precious Lunga, Vibeke Mascini, Mariana Mazzucato, Mulindwa Moses, Catalina Ortiz, Will Prentice, Alexander Rose, Sukhdev Sandhu, Jacqueline Springer, Amia Srinivasan, Helen Thompson, Eyal Weizman, Farhana Yamin and Theodore Zeldin
The Longplayer Assembly is free to view. More information and links to the live stream can be found here.
Sonic Ray: 30th October - 6th December 2020, Trinity Buoy Wharf Lighthouse and Slice of Reality
Sonic Ray, a new artwork by Jem Finer, will transmit the sound of Longplayer, encoded in a beam of light, from Trinity Buoy Wharf lighthouse, across the Thames, to Richard Wilson’s Slice of Reality.
Visitors will be able to visit both sites, more information soon, in the meantime booking information can be found here.
We hope you’ll be able to join us,
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