The Locus+ Archive (incorporating material from the Basement Group and Projects UK) hosted at the University of Sunderland currently has two PhD posts affiliated to it and is the largest archive of time-based work in Europe. It forms a comprehensive historical overview of contemporary art practice from the early '70s to the present, covering artists' projects from a variety of British and international contexts. Here is a snapshot of the projects that have been digitized to date.
The Museum of Accidents, 1993 Louise K. Wilson
A performance installation which recreated a 1920's tea dance in the Great Hall of the Museum of Science and Engineering. As an Orchestra played, ballroom dancers swept past a screen which showed a continuous projection of the virtual flight and accident of a simulated plane.
Read moreThe Sailing Destroyer, 1990 Chris Burden
The Sailing Destroyer was an attempt by the artist to radically modify an existing, but obsolete warship into a sailing vessel.
Read moreThe Strawberry Portraits, 1986 John Kippin
A series of portraits of artists photographed by John Kippin upstairs at The Strawberry pub in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Read moreThe Touring Exhibitionists, 1984 Alastair MacLennan
The Touring Exhibitionists was the first project travelling solely under the Projects UK banner. A select group of performance artists toured the country in a coach playing a various venues.
Read moreThe Underworld, 2004 Mark Wallinger
Read moreThree Real Things, 1982 Richard Grayson
Three Real Things, a film by Richard Grayson was originally part of The Basement Group Showreel produced in 1983.
Read moreThree Thousand Famous Men, 1980 Richard Grayson
Three Thousand Famous Men, by Richard Grayson was a work that was part of The Basement Group Showreel produced in 1983.
Read moreTornado, 2010 Fiona Banner
Tornado by Fiona Banner was a co-commission by Locus+ and Great North Run Culture forming part of the Cultural Olympiad's Open Weekend.
Read moreTrace Elements, 1990 Stefan Gec
Trace Elements was part of TSWA Four Cities. It comprised eight large bells cast from decommissioned Soviet submarines installed at the base of the High Level Bridge.
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