“If Not, Then What” has created a temporary creative think-tank for arts involvement with politics on the parade ground at Chelsea College of Arts. An ideal setting for launching a maverick mayoral campaign.
Shock artist Mark McGowan has apologised after staging a play about the recent Raoul Moat incident. McGowan, performing at the Deptford X festival, transformed himself into the killer by placing a box on his head with the likeness of Moat cellotaped to the front. You …
Mark Raidpere’s video ‘Ten Men’ (2003) Scapegoat Society is a thought-provoking exhibition. Curated by Norn, in collaboration with Mark McGowan, it explores the role of the scapegoat in contemporary society and invites us to question our preconceptions and prejudices and think about what ultimately drives …
As if the re-enactment of the death of Jean Charles de Menezes wasn’t controversial enough…. OK, we’ve gotta admit it: for once we are speechless. So we thought we’d let you decide. You will be able to see the full re-enactment of Jade Goody’s death …
Are you an idiot? Of the village variety? You’ll be right at home in Peckham tomorrow then, as Mark McGowan and friends are examining the role of the village idiot (aka the meaning of alienation) through, well, gawd only knows to be honest. Anyway, there’ll …
It went ahead but our worst fears weren’t realised; he wasn’t allowed into Stockwell tube station or onto the platform, thankfully. With cooperation from the police, Mark McGowan managed to stage his reenactment of the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes outside Stockwell tube on …
A fox cub found in a garden in Stoneleigh was duped by a Dunlop over the weekend, getting its head stuck in the centre of a tyre. Animal rescue charity Wildlife Aid was called to the scene to free the trapped animal. Wildlife Aid’s Betty …
“With any luck, they also eat squirrels and tiny, annoying dogs.” So said AlyxL, commenting on our earlier post about big cats. Well AlyxL, if that is your real name, it really doesn’t matter. We have occasionally popular performance artist Mark McGowan to act in …
Mark McGowan is the ‘artist’ who does his best to get into the press by creating ‘art’ that gets him into the papers. You’ll remember him from such installations as ‘Hey media! Look at me push a peanut with my nose, as well as ‘Look …
Two 16-year-old boys were killed over the weekend by the Stansted Express at a foot crossing around half a mile from Angel Station. How many people were at the anti-war rally over the weekend? Police say 10-15,000, organisers say 80-100,000. Whatever, the message was pretty …
Back in September of last year we made a solemn promise that we would “no longer publish any information regarding the self-proclaimed artist, Mark McGowan, as it is quite obvious to us that he is a bit of a dickhead”. We’re about to break that …
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