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Rough Trade Books presents... Richard Phoenix
Exeter UNESCO City of Literature, Devon & Exeter Institution (DEI), and Rough Trade Books are partnering on an author series called Rough Trade Books presents… exploring contemporary topics in an atmosphere of idea exchange, conversation, and connection.
This series will bring renowned and innovative authors to Exeter in dialogue with experts from Devon, as well as the event attendees in an intimate, beautiful setting in DEI’s library.
Rough Trade Books presents... Richard Phoenix
Author and artist Richard Phoenix will be in conversation with Charlie Robinson and a member of The Pelican Project, discussing how the arts excludes people with disabilities & ways to be better, community & the DIY punk scene, how to achieve objectives in the arts in spite of obstacles, and privilege in the arts.
Thursday 20th April, 6.00 - 7.30pm
Richard Phoenix is an artist with interests concerning accessibility, inclusion, imperfection, the social model of disability, how art and music can intersect these points, remove barriers and make new forms of normal that include rather than exclude. To do this he works alone and with communities painting, making music and organising events.
Richard is currenty participating in the Beeching Road Early Career Studio Programme 2022/23 with Flatland Projects, is Heart n Soul’s Associate Artist, and was a part of the Conditions Studio Programme in Croydon from 2018 - 2021. Richard was an artist-in residence within Tate’s Schools and Teachers department from 2019-2020.
Bookbag - Exeter’s only independent bookshop - will sell books, zines, and pamphlets at the event.
After Rough Trade Books presents… ends, the events will be transcribed and designed into a Rough Trade Books pamphlet with Rough Trade Books award-winning design team Office of Craig and Exeter College students working in collaboration. It will be available for sale at DEI and independent bookshops.
2023 is the year of Rough Trade Books’ 5th year anniversary and this series forms part of the many events that are taking place to celebrate this independent publisher.
These events are pay what you can afford - £10/£5/FoC