Tempting Failure is coming to London on Sunday 4th March.
It has grown out of its origins to represent more than itself. 11 pieces were curated by the body-artist Thomas John Bacon to engage with an ethos of Tempting Failure as part of a new live art & transgressive performance platform. Each work selected sought to engage with the role that sacrifice may play for the artist who challenges their practice or Being in the production of the living artifact: Be it via physical means or through a sense of exposure. Be it metaphorical or actual. And most importantly, be it through the risk of failure. These were all areas of personal exploration for the curator, linked to his PhD research and forthcoming installation [RE]authoring through Sacrifice.
But this platform, originally set to be staged in Bristol was a victim of censorship, something that Thomas John Bacon has experienced on more than one occasion due to the type of work he produces. This lead the platform to be rehoused at ]performance s p a c e [ in London and has seen it grow to stand for more than its original enquiry but represent a statement that art cannot and should not be held back or hidden for the sake of others "protection." We stand united in challenging the growth of conservative "safe" programming and our Aktions should be judged alone on their artistic merit and not the narrow-minded opinions of others who are more worried about the financial or funding implications that are imperceptibly perceived as being at stake for backing such work. Only a minority of artists in the original programme were affected by the acts of censorship placed upon us in Bristol, but as a community of artists we stand united embracing the ethos of ]performance s p a c e [ WE ARE SENSITIVE NOT CENSORED.
To this end Manick Govinda from ArtsAdmin has published an amazing article with regard to the censorship we experienced, which can be found here: http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/11978/
Blogger, Remittance Girl has published a beginners introduction to our platform here:
I welcome further engagements of writing and interest via tbaconx@gmail.com
Tickets cost £5 - on the door
Sunday 4th March starting at 7pm
Join us on social media
Twitter: we use the hash-tag #temptingfailure #London
Facebook: has the following event page set up (let us know if you are attending and invite your friends): https://t.co/enxQh3ML
A press pack is available on request
