Made For TV

On 15 June, 2pm, a specially created artist production crew will be directing the pilot for a TV talk show at Nottingham Contemporary. Hosted by a Bruce Asbestos, invited experts will speak on a variety of subjects around the history of artist broadcasting. Speakers will include:

Johan Grimonprez (Director of the iconic dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y)
Kris Paulsen (Assistant Professor, Film and Media at Ohio University)
Colin Perry (Reviews Editor, Moving Image Review & Art Journal)

Starts May 18th 2013 part of the Beyond One Step exhibition.

Info and booking linkshttp://www.nottinghamcontemporary.org/event/made-tv-discussion

Social Media Takeaway

13 Episodes will be created in a temporary studio at Derby Museum and Gallery available each week week on the Bruce's youtube channel

Starts May 18th 2013 part of the Beyond One Step exhibition.

Join in, tweet @bruceasbestos or use the hashtag #AsbestosTV with your ideas for the show

Episode #1 Social Media Takeaway Celebration wallpaper

The lovely people at http://minerpie.net/ are offering a free desktop wallpaper to celebrate the launch of Episode #1 of the Social Media Takeaway - http://www.youtube.com/bruceasbestos

:ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM LEADS TO LOUIS VUITTON BAG CELBRITY LOVE. TAKE YOU TO A HIGHER PLACE. IT IS THE ONLY LOGICAL EXPLANATION IN TODAY'S SEARCHING FOR MEANING LANDSCAPES!"

Facebook Chat Oracle

We all have time to CHAT but when do we have time to TALK?

What we discuss is completely up to you, join me in this exclusive free event. This event is ONLY open to my Facebook friends and only online.

I will be on Facebook Chat on Thursday 11th April from 5pm - 8pm. (GMT) We can talk about whatever you want to / Ask me anything / I am here to listen.

Exclusively yours,

Bruce Asbestos
The Facebook Chat Oracle

(Due to expected demand there maybe a delay in replies from the Facebook Chat Oracle)

http://www.facebook.com/b.asbestos

Fox and Panda

Fox and Panda visit sysongallery.com until the 14th April with John Newling, Yelena Popova, Alexander Stevenson, and Geoffrey Diago Litherland.

Cardinal Keith O'Brien

'Wednesday Walkthrough' at Nottingham Contemporary.
Bruce discussed the Newling and Gilardi show and dressed as Cardinal Keith O'Brien (made out of a large piece of Blue foam)in protest about the hypocrisy of O'Brien a former critic of gay rights. It was also to reflect some of the themes in the exhibition - protest and the church.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmywDHpLg4s&sns=em

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/25/cardinal-keith-obrien-resigns

(Image: Jim Brouwer)

Justine Boobier

As Justine Boobier at Live Art Dogging, Reactor Halls http://reactor.org.uk/blog/reactor-halls-e03

(Images: Julian Hughes)

Justine Boobier

As Justine Boobier at Live Art Dogging, Reactor Halls

(Images: Julian Hughes)

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Circle of Transcendence

Nottingham Trent

(Images: Kryssy Naylor)

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Circle of Transcendence

Nottingham Trent

(Images: Kryssy Naylor)

Krispy Kreme Essay

Described by @Krispykremeuk as "A*"

As Cloudhead as the Auctioneer

Nottingham Trent

(Image: leila Duffy-tetzlaff)

Barman in Reactor's Green Man & Regular Fellows

Trade, Nottingham

(Image: Jonathan Waring)

Cloudhead in Tether's Black Swan Gameshow

Tether, Nottingham

(Image: Phil Jackson)

Next:

Out of this World - 15th March - 14th April 2013 sysongallery.com/

Bruce Asbestos Social Media Takeaway - Derby Museum and Gallery - 18th May - 7th August 2013

LAN Party, Two Queens, Leicester - July 2013