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*Gee Vaucher – Introspective* 12 November, 2016 – 19 February, 2017 Firstsite, Colchester, UK Gee Vaucher (1945) is an internationally renowned political artist living outside Epping, Essex. She is best known for her radical creativity, montages and iconic artwork for the infamous anarcho-pacifist band Crass. Employing an eclectic range of styles and techniques, coupled with an essentially DIY aesthetic, she creates powerful images exploring political, cultural and personal issues. She sees her work as a tool for social change. This retrospective survey of Vaucher’s work is her premiere in the UK, bringing together for the first time a comprehensive collection of her paintings, collages, prints, photographs, videos and sculptures plus installation work and rare archive material. *EVENTS* + 11 November: Opening party + 19-20 November Letterpress print workshops with the Print Project + 24 November: Screening of Vaucher’s film Angel & discussion + 25 November: “I Am Yet I Am Not” performance by Penny Rimbaud + 26 November Book making workshop with Pandora Vaughan + 1 December: Panel discussion of Vaucher’s work with George McKay, Rebecca Binns, Brandon Taylor, and Stevphen Shukaitis. + 2 December: A Room of Worlds, Eve Libertine & Charles Webber opera performance + 3-4 December Letterpress workshops with the Print Project + 13 January, Penny Rimbaud reads the poetry of Wilfred Owen + 14-15 January, Monoprint workshops with Eve Libertine & Pandora Vaughan + 28-29 January no.w.here Film Workshop for Young Women http://www.firstsite.uk/whats-on/gee-vaucher-introspective/ Curated by Marie-France Kittler & Stevphen Shukaitis Firstsite Lewis Gardens High Street Colchester Essex CO1 1JH +44 (0)1206 713 700 www.firstsite.uk -- Stevphen Shukaitis Autonomedia Editorial Collective http://www.autonomedia.org http://www.minorcompositions.info