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̽»¨Ö±²¥ School of Art city project to pop up at Selfridges this weekend

University News Last updated 14 January 2022

MA students from ̽»¨Ö±²¥â€™s historic School of Art will launch a new public pop up project exploring the city at Selfridges ̽»¨Ö±²¥ this coming weekend.Ìý

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Taking inspiration from the work of ̽»¨Ö±²¥-born and globally acclaimed visual artist Osman Yousefzada, recipient of an honorary doctorate from ̽»¨Ö±²¥, the exhibitions and workshops also explore ideas from the book ‘Invisible Cities’ by Italian author Italo Calvino, based on Marco Polo’s imagined descriptions of travelling through cities.

Shoppers and ̽»¨Ö±²¥ residents will be invited to join students to create artworks, zines, and collective drawings, all recording their relationships and understanding of the city they live or work in to produce a collection of art, in response toÌý Osman Yousefzada’s huge Selfridges exterior installation Infinity Pattern 1 as well as his Letter to ̽»¨Ö±²¥ project.

Workshops include:

Hidden Cities – where the public can contribute to a shared record of places of happiness across ̽»¨Ö±²¥

New Maps – in which participants can create a map of memories and desires based around familiar landmarks

Build Your Own City – a tracing and drawing experience

Our ̽»¨Ö±²¥ – a freestyle workshop documenting what the city means to us

What Is ̽»¨Ö±²¥ To You? -Ìý a reimagining of the city through urban collage

Organic Graphic Workshop – exploring how food can contribute to creativity.

A Collective Letter to ̽»¨Ö±²¥ -Ìýcreate a collective letter to ̽»¨Ö±²¥ within a group drawing exercise

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