TAA Exhibitions

30-31.05.09

F.R.E.A.K / TAA

A mini FREAK event over the course of a weekend. A free and autonomous arts space for artists and non-artists alike to come together.

11am – 6pm, Arts Complex, St Margarets House, Meadowbank, Edinburgh, EH8 7TG
www.myspace.com/freaktaaedinburgh

MORE INFO ON THE EDINBURGH PAGE

Temporary Autonomous Art Events and Exhibitions were born in London in 2001 to the Random Artists collective. Taking influence from Temporary Autonomous Zones that believe in building fleeting pirate utopia's, TAA utilises DIY culture tactics to create space for art and expression outside of the establish artworld elites.  Reclaiming and reusing derelict urban spaces TAAs host a hotbed of emerging arts crossing all disciplines, fusing and collaborating between traditional and contemporary media. The artwork has a dark and ominous undertone, whilst sharing a hope and beauty unified through the use of free space.

After several years of building successful and growing networks of artists and audience in London, the Random Artists collective began to tour TAA exhibitions to Eastern Europe. Over the years we have been to Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Berlin, Italy, France and Spain.

In 2004 Random Artists helped the Insurgent Arts collective to facilitate a TAA in Bristol, it exploded and they began their own regular events. Since then Manchester (Forbidden Arts), Edinburgh (Free & Reactive Edinburgh Arts Kollective - FREAK) and Brighton (Subterranean Art) have bloomed their own arts collectives and have held successful TAA events. The TAA network is a growing family and new groups are always welcomed.

Random Artists and a host of other TAA participant collectives have also worked together on Ground Zero – an electronic arts show at the 2004 Liverpool Biennalle, Fuse - a multidisciplinary collaboration and The Plot Thickens I and II – two exhibitions based on a short story, as well as presenting a short archive of work at the ICA.

The united UK TAA network is hoping to work together for the first time in 2009 to create the Temporary Autonomous Festival, an extension of the indoor events, creating a gallery of truly public ownership.

Temporary Autonomous Arts Festival

We seek to create a non commercial free arts festival, taking art out of the gallery system, making it non elitist and accessible to everyone. Stemming from 10 years experience of putting on similar inspirational events in more underground alternative settings, we seek to broaden our audience/participants in a public space....

 find out more in the TAA festival 2009 section...

Are you keen to get involved in TAA events in 2008/2009? We wanna hear from you, so hit us up via the contact form!