Never Apologise, IC Visual Lab, Bristol
Featuring the work of Anthony Luvera, Stefan Ruiz, Sidnay Banks, and Zanele Muholi. Visual narratives play a part in constructing the roles we make for ourselves as well as those that are constructed for us. This group exhibition explores notions of identity, sexuality and how LGBT people are represented in society. Supported by Division of […]
In Conversation: Place and Revolution, with Synthia Griffin of Tate Modern
Published by Open Engagement on the In Conversation: Place and Revolution Blog, edited by Gemma-Rose Turnbull 3 April 2015 In Conversation: Place and Revolution is a series of blog posts that put the place and context of socially engaged art at the fore. Beginning in March 2015 and continuing each week leading up to Open […]
Assembly, Brighton Photo Fringe, Phoenix Brighton, 4 – 26 October 2014
Assembly by Anthony Luvera is an exhibition of work created over a twelve-month with people who have experienced homelessness living in Brighton. Assembly consists of a new series of Assisted Self-Portraits; photographs created by participants; sound recordings; an installation of research on homelessness support services across the UK; and documentation of the artist’s working practice. […]
Is it possible to have a truly reciprocal partnership with a community?
Published by Open Engagement on the 100 Days 100 Questions Blog 8 May 2014 Open Engagement is a free annual conference on socially engaged art, directed and founded by Jen Delos Reyes, and planned in conjunction with the Art and Social Practice program at Portland State University. At the end of the 2013 Open Engagement conference […]
Dialogues and Perspectives, Collaboration in Focus: Anthony Luvera In Conversation with Patrick Fox
Published by Photoworks April 2014 Patrick Fox (PF): Tell me about the invitation to collaborate. How did it come about? What form did the invitation take? Anthony Luvera (AL): I was invited to create work with lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans* (LGBT*) people for Queer in Brighton in June 2013. As a […]
Not Going Shopping, newspaper
In February 2014 the Collaborative Portraits from not going shopping were exhibited as large-format posters in outdoor public spaces across Brighton & Hove. At the same time, 3,000 copies of the not going shopping newspaper were distributed free throughout the city.
Speaking Nearby: Anthony Luvera in Conversation with Chris Wright
Published in Anthropology and Art Practice Edited by Arnd Schneider and Christopher Wright Bloomsbury, 2013 Anthony Luvera (AL): I first began working with people who have experienced being homeless around 2001. Since then I’ve worked with hundreds of people in cities and towns across the UK, including London, Colchester, and Belfast. Over this time […]
A Rocky Boat: reflections on research, process and representation Margareta Kern and Anthony Luvera in conversation
Published in Cities Methodologies Bucharest, 2010 Edited by Ger Duijzings, Simona Dumitriu and Aurora Kiraly Anthony Luvera (AL): What a great recording device you’ve got here. Margareta Kern (MK): It’s really handy. I use it a lot in my work when I interview people. AL: Do you have a collection of sound recordings that […]
1+1=3, Collaboration in Recent British Portraiture, curated by Susan Bright
Featuring the work of Emma Critchley, Anna Fox, Sara Haq, Paul Jeff, Wiebke Leister, Anthony Luvera, Melanie Manchot, and Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin. ‘This exhibition takes as its foundation the nature of collaboration. What exactly does collaboration mean and how does it manifest itself? Does collaboration really mean equal partners as one might originally […]