Thursday 24 September 2009, 18.00–22.00

An evening inspired by the work of Carolee Schneemann to coincide with city-wide festival of new cinema and digital culture Abandon Normal Devices.

Tate Liverpool is proud to present a personal appearance by the renowned American artist Carolee Schneemann who will perform Mysteries of the Iconographies live in the gallery. In this intimate visual lecture Schneemann travels backwards and forwards in time, beginning with obsessive childhood drawings of a staircase. The performance explores diverse imaginings including the mysteries of a notched stick, paper folds, indentations and the slice of line in space through unexpected structural motives, up to and including Schneemann's recent photographic grids and objects.

The performance lecture is followed by Q&A with the artist. The event will also be streamed live into the gallery foyer.

Following the performance lecture listen as high profile Liverpool DJ's Paul Smith and Christian McBride take inspiration from the Motown soundtrack to Schneemann's iconic performance Meat Joy with a mix of Motown, soul, jazz and rhythm and blues.  

Abandon Normal Devices (AND) is a new festival that welcomes audiences to experience the best in new cinema and media art in a celebration that spills from screens and galleries into the streets and imaginations of the North West.

Tate Liverpool 
Free
Please note that the Mysteries of the Iconographies performance lecture is now SOLD OUT. However the event will be streamed live into the gallery foyer for those who were unable to obtain a ticket for the performance.

This event is related to the Carolee Schneemann, 'Precarious': Part of the Abandon Normal Devices Festival exhibition