Sober & Lonely Institute for Contemporary Art

Sober & Lonely Institute for Contemporary Art
Established 2011
Location Misc, Johannesburg, South Africa
Director Lauren von Gogh & Robyn Cook
Website www.soberandlonely.org

The Sober & Lonely Institute for Contemporary Art (S&L) was formed by Lauren von Gogh and Robyn Cook on April 1, 2011. The Institute is currently mobile, with a permanent library (the Sober & Lonely Library for Science Fiction, Feminism and Misc - SLLSFFM) housed in a cupboard in New Doornfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa.[1] The Institute is an extension of Sober & Lonely's artistic practice to create a platform of sharing and engagement between like-minded people and organizations, functioning as a space for research and experimentation and hosting artists in residence.

S & L has also curated shows at the Ithuba Arts Fund[2] and the Visual Arts Network of South Africa,[3] and was featured in the "Bright Young Things" section of Art South Africa.[4]

S & L has completed art residencies in New York,[5] Finland and The Netherlands.[6]

The Sober & Lonely Running Club is an extension of the Institute particularly focused on exploring the artistic possibilities of running, and collaborated in 2012 and 2013 for synchronized runs with the art center Machine Project in Los Angeles, California.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Art Map South Africa". http://artmap.co.za/376/sober+%26+lonely+institute+for+contemporary+art+s%26l/. The Visual Arts Network of South Africa. External link in |website= (help);
  2. ↑ "An Experiment To Test The Destiny Of The World". http://www.artsithuba.co.za/gallery/slica-exhibition. Ithuba Arts Fund. External link in |website= (help);
  3. ↑ "Telepathic Drawings From The Imagination Of Your Past Self". http://vansa.co.za/about/copy_of_news/parking-gallery-slica-telepathic-drawings-from-the-imagination-of-your-past-self. Visual Arts Network of South Africa. External link in |website= (help);
  4. ↑ Gardini, Genna. "YOU READ MY MIND: An Experiment to Test The Destiny of the World". http://artsouthafrica.com/byt/2071-september-2013.html. Art South Africa. External link in |website= (help);
  5. ↑ "In Residence". http://www.watermillcenter.org/residency/soberandlonely. The Water Mill Center. External link in |website= (help);
  6. ↑ "24-UURS RESIDENTIES". http://www.kunsthuissyb.nl/archief/24-uurs-residenties.html. Kunsthuis SYB. External link in |website= (help);
  7. ↑ "2nd Sober & Lonely Synchronised Running Club Run". http://machineproject.com/blog/2013/02/16/2nd-sober-lonely-synchronised-running-club-run/. Machine Project. External link in |website= (help);
  8. ↑ "The Inaugural Sober & Lonely Synchronized Running Club Run". http://machineproject.com/blog/2012/08/12/the-inaugural-sober-lonely-synchronized-running-club-run/. Machine Project. External link in |website= (help);
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