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People Like Us Opening Night: 15 May 2008, 6 – 8pm Using collage as her main form of expression, she creates audio recordings, films and radio shows that communicate a humorous, dark and often surreal view on life. The exhibition will focus on the concept of collage, showing an edited selection of her work, including twenty album releases, numerous singles and remixes, live sets, seven films and over a hundred and fifty radio shows. These collages mix, manipulate and rework original sources from both the experimental and popular worlds of music, film, television and radio. People Like Us believe in open access to archives for creative use, and have made work using footage from the Prelinger Archives, The Internet Archive, and A/V Geeks. In 2006 she was the first artist to be given unrestricted access to the entire BBC Archive. People Like Us have previously shown work at Tate Modern, Sydney Opera House, Pompidou Centre and Sonar, and performed radio sessions for John Peel and Mixing It. The ongoing sound art radio show ‘Do or DIY’ on WFMU has had over three quarters of a million hits since 2003. The People Like Us back catalogue is available for free download hosted by UbuWeb, www.ubu.com. For more information and downloads see: www.peoplelikeus.org Every week during the exhibition a different collection of special downloads from the People Like Us archive will be available from the gallery, bring your memory stick along for a free take away! A specially commissioned essay by Dr. Drew Daniel of Matmos accompanies the exhibition. The exhibition launches a new CD curated by Vicki Bennett for Sonic Arts Network called ‘Smiling Through My Teeth’, a compilation of humorous music and sound art. Special Events: People Like Us Special on WFMU 15 May, 11pm-midnight (UK time), www.wfmu.org/playlists/ER To celebrate the exhibition opening Ergo Phizmiz hosts a People Like Us Special on his show ‘Phuj Phactory’ on US radio station WFMU. Vicki Bennett Talk and Screening 16 May, 7:30pm, Star and Shadow Cinema, Stepney Bank, Newcastle Vicki Bennett presents a selection of films by People Like Us. www.starandshadow.org.uk The Late Shows: Smiling Through My Teeth CD Launch Saturday 17 May, 7pm-11pm, alt.gallery Launch of the new CD ‘Smiling Through My Teeth’ guest curated by Vicki Bennett for Sonic Arts Network. www.sonicartsnetwork.org The Late Shows form part of NewcastleGateshead's world-class festivals and events programme. www.thelateshows.org.uk Exhibition supported by: Arts Council England and alt.vinyl www.altvinyl.com Media Sponsor: The Wire magazine www.thewire.co.uk
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