Rational Rec - 10th Jan 2006, London - the inter-art social occasion

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Rational Rec - the monthly inter-art social occasion -
presents the Rational Review: www.rationalrec.org.uk

Tuesday 10th January 2006
Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, Pollard Row (off Bethnal Green Road)
Doors at 7pm; 5 on the door
FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE AT 8PM

The Rational Review curated by Cecilia Wee.
The Rational Review live debate will form the centre-piece of an evening incorporating sound art, installation, discussion, performance and music from 2005. Come along and be artistically, intellectually and alcoholically stimulated.

FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE AT 8PM
- first public airing of Jonathan Lely’s Launch of the Red Bird www.johnlely.dsl.pipex.com
- Rees Archibald sound/film installation www.uclan.ac.uk/facs/destech/artfash/muma/ra\_cv.htm
- The Rational Review debate (see below)
- music performance from Genital Panic - London Musicians Collective stars, post metal, post lap-top genius of Ben Drew, Chris Weaver and Alfredo Genovesi, possibly the most exciting ensemble in electronica of our time.
- music to dance to from 2005

THE RATIONAL REVIEW DEBATE:
What cultural thing or event from 2005 would you most like to applaud, damn or question? The Rational Review will give you the opportunity to discuss the burning artistic topics of 2005.

Nominate your favourite, most despised or most challenging art work or cultural thing of 2005. No media or content excluded. We want to know what you think has made the most impact on artistic life in 2005.

The Rational Review debate with special contributions from:
Michael Connor (Head of Exhibitions bfi); Sacha Craddock (art writer, curator, judge of BBC’s Art School); Kenny Schachter (gallerist) and Tom Service (Chief Classical Music critic for the Guardian, Radio 3).
Chaired by Cecilia Wee, presenter/programme maker of ‘New Art on Mondays’, Resonance FM.

Take part in the debate emailing [email protected] by Monday 9th January 2006 with nominations for:
1. your favourite cultural happening/object of 2005
2. your least favourite cultural happening/object of 2005
3. the most puzzling cultural happening/object of 2005

Nominate for one category or all three. All nominations will be randomly picked for discussion at the Rational Review debate.

Rational Rec - the monthly inter-art social occasion - is organised by Russell Martin, Cecilia Wee and Matthew Shlomowitz - www.rationalrec.org.uk

*The Rational Review debate will be broadcast on Cecilia Wee’s radio programme ‘New Art on Mondays’ on Monday 30th January 2006, 1pm GMT - listen on Resonance 104.4fm in London, or via live web-streaming www.resonancefm.com *