Partnering with the Brent Biennial, ArtReview is hosting an online roleplaying game devised by Blandy
12 October 2020, 6pm. Please RSVP via rsvp@artreview.com.
Join British artist David Blandy, critic and curator Gabrielle de la Puente, and publisher and curator Sarah Shin as they embark on an online roleplaying game set in Harlesden 8,000 years in the future. Chaired by ArtReview editor-at-large Oliver Basciano
ArtReview is partnering with the Brent Biennial on its public programming, working with the artists who have produced new works for the borough’s network of public and community libraries to stage three public events, both online and in physical presence.
The first Brent Biennial coincides with the appointment of Brent as London Borough of Culture 2020 by the Mayor of London, with over 20 commissioned artworks inspired by the cultures, places and people of the area to be unveiled.
Working with young people from the local Roundwood Youth Centre and Capital City Academy, David Blandy has imagined the borough after the sea has risen and all traces of humanity have been lost to great forests. This unique event will take place over Twitch, a platform used primarily to host the live streaming of videogames, and will feature an initial discussion about the artist’s work and its themes, chaired by ArtReview editor-at-large Oliver Basciano, before the adventure begins.
The event is delivered by ArtReview in partnership with the Brent Biennial.
Gabrielle de la Puente is a critic and curator from and based in Liverpool, who reviews games across The White Pube and @come_home_dad.
Sarah Shin is a publisher, curator and writer. She is the founder of New Suns, a curatorial project that began as New Suns: A Feminist Literary Festival at the Barbican Centre, and a co-founder of Ignota Books and Silver Press.