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BUNK: Celebrating 60 Years of the Independent Group

22 July 2012

April’s two-day conference event celebrated the Independent Group‘s legacy, here at the very institution which first fostered and encouraged it. Contributors explore the history and legacy of the Independent Group in relation to art, architecture, design, material culture, photography and critical theory. Watch the presentatuions and discussions unfold in our video playlist:

Professor Anne Massey (Kingston University) is Research Associate of the ICA Archives and Curator of the BUNK conference. She talks here about The Independent Group, the untold story of fraud in the ICA Archives, and the difficulties of digistisation and display: Continue reading →

Anne Massey and Ben Cranfield in conversation

25 April 2012

On the 60th anniversary of the Independent Group, and in the light of tomorrow’s conference – BUNK, curator Anne Massey talks to Ben Cranfield and asks why now? Why at the ICA?

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BUNK: The Independent Group on Film

23 April 2012

In advance of the BUNK: Celebrating 60 Years of the Independent Group conference on Thursday and Friday of this week, take a look at this clip from Beyond Time – William Turnbull. The film features Richard Hamilton and Peter Blake discussing the early years of the ICA and the Independent Group in particular.

The full extract from the film will be screened at 2.30pm this Thursday. Single day tickets are now available for the BUNK conference, check the full programme for a list of each day’s events and speakers.