Published on March 28th, 2013 | by Shireen
Hyperlink?is a major festival for young people at Tate Modern.?Hyperlink?will take place in The Tanks and Turbine Hall at?Tate Modern?on 26th- 28th?April 2013.?Hyperlink?is a three day festival of installations, performances and workshops by musicians, visual artists and designers, developed and produced by and for young people.
Hyperlink?will feature exciting live performances by critically acclaimed musicians such as ground-breaking conscious rapper?Akala, the hottest name in spoken word?George the Poet, British female MC?Lady Leshurr, R&B/Pop rising star?Angel?and Mercury Prize nominee and MOBO award winning Hip Hop artist?Sway.
Each musical live performance will include a collaboration with a visual artist:?George the Poet?will stage a performance on the Turbine Bridge alongside Rihanna commissioned urban artist, illustrator and graphic designer?Funny Tummy, (http://www.funnytummyart.com/home/).?Sway?will present a joint performance with London artist?Barka,?(http://barka-art.tumblr.com/),?who has worked with Adidas and has recently been exhibited in the Museum of Contemporary African Art in Brooklyn.?Akala?will be performing against a backdrop of art provided by?Tokio Aoyama?http://tokio-art.com/, the Japanese psych pop oil painter and modern day surrealist, who has created the artwork for Akala?s forthcoming album ?The Beggar?s Banquet?.
In addition to live music, there will be artist-run workshops, installations and interactive artworks, in the The Tanks and Turbine at The Tate Modern, throughout the weekend.? One installation by?Susan Stockwell?will see the Turbine Hall transformed with a cascading flotilla of handmade boats. Other highlights include: workshops run by fashion photographer?Rankin?for participants to experience what it?s like to be on the set of a photo-shoot; zine-making workshops, (where participants can create and contribute to a zine to take home), presented by the?It?s Nice That?collective;?and?Stooki ? Stooki?Sound?bringing Trap music to The Tanks where their bass and minimalist sound will reverberate around the space with synchronised visuals.
Hyperlink?is the first of eight festivals around the country happening as part of?Circuit,?a new national youth network for the visual arts. Supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Circuit aims to reach 80,000 young people aged 15-25 over four years, through festivals, sustained partnership work and artist-led projects.?Hyperlink?has been curated by?Tate Collective London, a group of young creatives, aged between 15 and 25, who produce dynamic programmes for young audiences across Tate Modern and Tate Britain.
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Shireen Music journalist who loves to go out to events weekly and discover new music and bring it to you. I love hip hop, grime and dubstep. Check out my website www.pixiewithapen.com to see what I do!
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