WLSRP exhibition set up in Chelsea Space

present

THE WEST LONDON SOCIAL RESOURCE PROJECT PUBLIC MONITOR 1972

by Stephen Willats

In the early 1970’s Stephen Willats developed a new project which revolutionised art and its reception and created a prototype for the future of art practice. The work was called The West London Social Resource Project and its aim was to be socially responsible, self organising, inclusive, and community-based to reflect societal values, behaviour, contextual language, and environment and to encourage those normally excluded from “high” culture to participate.

This is a unique opportunity to see this work, that has informed the agenda of much of current art practice, on display in London for the first time in over thirty years. Stephen Willats has generously collaborated with us and Special Collections Librarian, Gustavo Grandal Montero, to create a new installation of the Public Monitor devised especially for CHELSEA space.

(excerpt from Chelsea Space press release)

Installing WLSRP in Chelsea Space 

THE WEST LONDON SOCIAL RESOURCE PROJECT PUBLIC MONITOR 1972
Stephen Willats

Director of exhibitions: Donald Smith
Assistant curators: Michele Drascek, Barbara Elting


Private view: Tuesday 8th March 2011, 6 – 8.30pm

08.03.11 - 09.04.11
Opening time
Tuesday - Friday: 11am - 5pm
Saturday: 10am - 4pm


Visit the Chelsea Space official website:
http://www.chelseaspace.org/

Monitoring Stephen Willats on Chelsea Space Blog:
http://www.chelseaspace.org/blog/archives/504