Installation – Culture @ the Olympics

Rio Occupation London finale

August 4, 2012February 7, 2014 Andy Miah2012-London

(2012, August 3) There are some parties during the Olympic Games that just feel like the place that everyone wants to be. Often, these take place at the Olympic national houses, where the athletes hang[…]

Sacrilege, inflatable Stonehenge part of London 2012 Festival

July 27, 2012February 7, 2014 Andy Miah2012-London

(21 July, 2012) An inflatable life-size version of Stonehenge is not an obvious cultural intervention for an Olympic Games, but this unique experience was a real crowd pleaser and perhaps the only cultural installation that[…]

Peace Camp 2012

July 27, 2012February 7, 2014 Andy Miah2012-London

(19-22 July, 2012) One of the contributions to the Olympic Truce program me from the London 2012 Festival is Peace Camp 2012, which we reported on earlier this month. Here are some photographs from the[…]

Peace Camp 2012

June 25, 2012February 7, 2014 Andy Miah2012-London

(19-22 July, 2012) Few will have heard of the Olympic Truce, a programme that aims to promote peace during the Olympic Games. Its main aim is to ensure athletes have safe passage to the Games,[…]

Olympic State

February 11, 2011February 7, 2014 admin2012-London

In January, participants at Birkbeck’s conference on the links between Barcelona 1992 and London 2012 were invited to an Olympic site perimeter walk during which we saw Jim Woodall’s ‘Olympic State’ artist project. This is[…]