Spilling the Beans was a unique series of free talks that took place over the weekend of 23rd and 24th October 2010 at Chisenhale Art Place, when Chisenhale artists and organisations talked about their working practice. Speakers focused on the factors that influenced or determined how work got made, shown or performed. Spilling the Beans allowed the audience a glimpse of the underlying realities of the working lives of artists and arts professionals.
Each evening there was a panel discussion that allowed the audience to delve deeper, tease out more details from the speakers and add their own thoughts and experiences to the discussion. The panel was chaired on Saturday by Richard Dyer and on Sunday by John Slyce, both noted critics and writers.
Speakers
Saturday 23rd October
2.00 pm Zoe Mendelson, artist
2.40 pm Bryony Kimmings,
Dance Space Director
3.20 pm Ingrid Kerma, artist
4.00 pm Mark Fairnington, artist
5-6pm Discussion chaired by Richard Dyer, writer and critic.
Sunday 24th October
2.00 pm Tim Knowles, artist
2.40 pm Laura Wilson,
Gallery Education
3.20 pm Alicia Paz, artist
4.00 pm Amikam Toren, artist
5-6 pm Discussion chaired by John Slyce, writer and critic