Author: Eugene Perera

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Whitechapel Gallery – Staked Art Polaroids

Players were able to buy, sell, swap, loan or stake art during the game.  In order to allow for easy transfer of art, Polaroids of artworks were passed between players that were later exchangeable for the original works.  For non-material works such as performances, promissory notes were signed by players.

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Old Police Station, London, 26/2/10

A.R.T. Poker at The Old Police Station, Deptford, London in an industrial shipping container.  Players included Orlando Harrison, Eugene Perera, Ali Eisa, Sophia Kosmaoglou, Frog Morris and Enver Gursev.  Stakes included a video, paintings, screenprints, performances, photographic prints and most controversially an improvised work involving a cigarette butt and a plastic beer glass.

 

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Rag Factory Exhibition, London, 9/12/09

Exhibition at The Rag Factory, 16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ.

Participating artists: Big Other, E A Byrne, Elena Cecchinato, Ali Eisa, Simon Foxall, Patrick Goddard, Anthony Gross, Catharine Harrington, Yuki Higashino, Jari Kennedy, Jamie Lau, Oliver MacDonald, Mark McGowan, Eugene Perera, Anne Pigalle, Natalia Skobeeva, Scott Schwager and Christopher Thomas.

Other A.R.T. Poker players included Harry Leckstein, Justin Hammond, Yannis Kokkinopoulos, Darren Kis, Jamie Moore, Kamlyn Chak/Helen Starr, Paula Crickard and Jesse Chambers.

Alternative Risk Transfer was curated by Eugene Perera in collaboration with Eiko Honda and Christopher Thomas.

Patrick Goddard

Oliver MacDonald

E A Byrne

Ali Eisa

Jari Kennedy & local constabulary

Anne Pigalle and Christopher Thomas