Banner Repeater and Hackney Archives
invite you to a
Borough of Hackney Artists’ Publishing exhibition.
opening night: Thursday 5th Feb 6-8pm until April 25th
Please join us for Activating the Archive: an exhibition of Artists’ Publishing in the borough of Hackney, at Hackney Archives on Thursday 5th February from 6-8pm.
Banner Repeater has been working with Hackney Archives to promote the richness of Artists’ publishing across the borough. The project aims to provide a temporary platform to raise the visibility of publishing as an art form, and is part of a broader aim to introduce Artists’ Publishing within the network of Hackney Libraries.
Hackney Archives is the recognised repository for the Borough history and its research. This service preserves the Borough’s historic records and makes them accessible for people to research and learn from. Hackney Archives also collects and records information relating to past and current activity in the borough. Activating the Archive has provided Hackney Archives with the opportunity to identify local, contemporary work with a view of adding this work into the archives and to ensure its contribution to the Borough’s creative heritage.
The Activating the Archive exhibition opens on Thursday 5th February at Hackney Archives, with a launch event from 6pm until 8pm. The exhibition features works from local artists. The exhibition is accessible during the public opening hours of Hackney Archives, located on the second floor of CLR James Library, Dalston. Many of the works can be handled to allow the visitor to explore this medium at its best. The works collectively go some way in representing a broad range of artistic practices that engage with the publishing process, including Artists, Artist-led groups, collectives, and independent publishers working with Artists.
The exhibition will be on display from 5th February until April 25th (please note there is a scheduled period of closure at Hackney Archives between February 14th until the 2nd March).
Supported by Arts Council England.
The exhibition has been extended to May