Another Victim of the Gulf Oil Spill: The British Arts?

In the early evening of Tuesday September 14th 2010, a group of artist/activists staged another art-intervention in the Tate Modern turbine hall, with a choreographed sequential squeezing of BP-logo-ed tubes of paint containing 'an oil-like substance'. You can see a 3 minute video clip of the performance here:

Should the art world dump BP?

Greenpeace boss Sauven on BP and the Tate:

HIGH TIDE - MERSEY BASIN - LJMU ART & DESIGN ACADEMY

EXHIBITION EVENTS PROGRAMME - MARCH 2010

Lectures:
8 March, 6.00 – 7.30pm

Nice one you lot!

So, here we go with our 7th annual online gallery, ready to receivyou as a spectator, or if you'd like to submit some art. For thlatter, send what you have at a pretty low resolution tinfo@artnotoil.org.uk

As well as dealing with diary orders from with any luck very pleasepunters, we managed to send a clutch of freebies out to the bosses oLondon's sponsored institutions just before the Copenhagen climatsummit.

CALL FOR ART

Photo by Mike Wells; more photos:
This was a really powerful, spirited, soulful, celebratory and angrday. Last year we wrote to NPG boss Sandy Nairne about BP and tasands, and received no response. This time we came in our hundreds, leby our excellent Canadian friends, leaving the NPG, Canadian Embassand BP itself in no doubt that we will not allow a narcotising drip ogreenwash divert us from our commitment to make sure the tar sandremain undrilled...