Inventory (artists)
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Inventory are a collective of British
artists, writers and art theorists, founded in 1996.
Some of their pieces see them engage in performance art
in public spaces.
Coagulum (Oxford Street) in 2000, saw them form into a close group on London
's Oxford Street
, thus disrupting the flow of pedestrians, before entering a shopping centre and dancing to the piped music. For another piece, they played football
on The Mall
with a rubber skull, using Buckingham Palace
and Admiralty Arch
as goals.
Other pieces, such as the installation
Requiem For The Empty Quarter at the The approach
gallery, Bethnal Green
in 2002, used modified and written-upon objects found on the street.
In 2003, Inventory were nominated for the Beck's Futures
prize.
United Kingdom
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artists, writers and art theorists, founded in 1996.
Some of their pieces see them engage in performance art
Performance art
In art, performance art is a performance presented to an audience, traditionally interdisciplinary. Performance may be either scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated; spontaneous or otherwise carefully planned with or without audience participation. The performance can be live or...
in public spaces.
Coagulum (Oxford Street) in 2000, saw them form into a close group on London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
's Oxford Street
Oxford Street
Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in the City of Westminster in the West End of London, United Kingdom. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, as well as its most dense, and currently has approximately 300 shops. The street was formerly part of the London-Oxford road which began at Newgate,...
, thus disrupting the flow of pedestrians, before entering a shopping centre and dancing to the piped music. For another piece, they played football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
on The Mall
The Mall (London)
The Mall in central London is the road running from Buckingham Palace at its western end to Admiralty Arch and on to Trafalgar Square at its eastern end. It then crosses Spring Gardens, which was where the Metropolitan Board of Works and, for a number of years, the London County Council were...
with a rubber skull, using Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace, in London, is the principal residence and office of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality...
and Admiralty Arch
Admiralty Arch
Admiralty Arch is a large office building in London which incorporates an archway providing road and pedestrian access between The Mall, which extends to the South-West, and Trafalgar Square to the North-East. It was designed by Sir Aston Webb, constructed by John Mowlem & Co and completed in 1912...
as goals.
Other pieces, such as the installation
Installation art
Installation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however, the boundaries between...
Requiem For The Empty Quarter at the The approach
The Approach Gallery
The approach is a contemporary art gallery situated above a pub in Bethnal Green, London.-History:The gallery was founded in 1997 by Jake Miller, along with artists Damien Meade, Ana Genoves and others...
gallery, Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green is a district of the East End of London, England and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with the far northern parts falling within the London Borough of Hackney. Located northeast of Charing Cross, it was historically an agrarian hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney,...
in 2002, used modified and written-upon objects found on the street.
In 2003, Inventory were nominated for the Beck's Futures
Beck's Futures
Beck's Futures was a British art prize founded by London's Institute of Contemporary Arts and sponsored by Beck's beer given to contemporary artists....
prize.