theVOV – Collective Intimacy

We are excited to join Season One: Revive the Archive of theVOV, a new virtual arts ecosystem, combining cutting edge XR technology with pioneering micro-philanthropy hosting 15 of the UK’s leading arts organisations to revive some of their most celebrated exhibitions of the recent past. We chose to revive our immersive Collective Intimacy platform to be accessible in a special digital archive format.

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This project, originally in collaboration with Prada and The Vinyl Factory, was hosted by The Showroom and The Store X in October – November 2019, launching within the Black Image Corporation installation by Theaster Gates. It took us on a journey through multiple narratives of the current Black experience, offering futuristic imaginaries as jumping off points for a collaboration. The programme featured artists, musicians, designers, writers, thinkers, collectives and members of the public who were invited to distort notions of selfhood and togetherness and celebration both the spectacular and everyday in the spirit of creating a global community.

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For the next two weeks the entire season of 15 exhibitions can be experiences, including the following institutions: Hayward Gallery, Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art, Spike Island, Ikon, Tate, Drawing Room, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, National Galleries of Scotland, The Whitworth, South London Gallery, Nottingham Contemporary, The Photographers’ Gallery, Sarabande, Turner Contemporary, and The Showroom.