Neil Bartlett
In an initiative instigated by the Agency, the director, performer, writer and gay rights campaigner, Neil Bartlett donated his archive of work from across the last three decades to the British Library. In partnership with the Library, the Agency holds a complete collection of documentation of Bartlett’s innovative and influential performance work.
The Neil Bartlett collection can be viewed in the Live Art Development Agency Study Room located in London, UK.
Banner image credit:
Neil Bartlett, A Vision of Love Revealed in Sleep, 2017, Tate Britain. Video still. LADA Projects, in collaboration with with Tate Britain for Queer British Art 1861-1967
Part of Collections
The Resources Catalogue includes a growing number of Collections of publications, DVDs and other ‘rare’ materials organised by themes, artists or projects, which have been assembled or acquired by the Agency, or generously donated by artists and colleagues.
Collections
The Resources Catalogue includes a growing number of Collections of publications, DVDs and other ‘rare’ materials organised by themes, artists or projects, which have been assembled or acquired by the Agency, or generously donated by artists and colleagues.
Read moreAdrian Howells Collection
The Adrian Howells Collection is a series of DVD and digital files featuring video documentation and films by Adrian Howells, as well as a TV programme (Accidental Tourist, 2009) in which he appeared.
Read moreArt of Change
An interactive digital archive, produced for the Art of Change exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, locating current Chinese performance and installation practices within a broader context of artistic production and exhibition-making in China.
Read moreDavid Hoyle’s Magazine
A comprehensive documentation of every episode of David Hoyle’s Magazine filmed live at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern from July to September 2007.
Read moreDocumentation Bank
Developed between 2007 and 2012, the collection comprises an extensive range of artists’ ‘talking heads’ films, and documentation of selected LADA projects and artists’ works.
Read moreLibrary of Performing Rights
Originally created by Lois Weaver and Queen Mary University London in collaboration with LADA in 2016 for Performance Studies international (PSi)12: Performing Rights, the collection is a unique resource that examines the intersection between performance and Human Rights.
Read moreLumiere & Son Collection
A collection of ephemera and documentation relating to Lumiere & Son works created between 1976 and 1992.
Read moreNational Review of Live Art
A full set of National Review of Live Art (Glasgow) brochures located in the Study Room.
Read morePerformance Magazine
A complete collection of British performance and Live Art magazines and journals including, Performance Research, Janus, High Performance, Maska, Frakcija and virus.
Read morePerformance Matters Archive
A collaboration with the British Library in the form of a box set of 40 DVDs of documentation of all public events for Performing Idea and Trashing Performance which reflects upon the project’s various challenges and achievements, and its place within the fields of performance practice and research.
Read morePrimary Sources on the International Performing Arts
The complete collection of issues 1 to 8, of Primary Sources (1979 – 1981). Edited by Roger Ely, the magazine was one of the first to profile interdisciplinary performance practices and was the precursor of Performance Magazine.
Read moreReza Abdoh Collection
An extensive collection of DVD documentation of the influential Iranian born, American avant garde director’s work.
Read moreSoutheast Asia Performance Collection
A collection of digital and physical resources on the diverse range of artistic practices dedicated to the investigation of contemporary Southeast Asian live and performance art.
Read moreTiny Live Art (Development Agency) – 20 works for 20 years
Created by Robert Daniels for LADA’s 20th anniversary, Tiny Live Art (Development Agency) – 20 works for 20 years is a special edition comprised of 20 miniature sculptures of iconic performance works. The education draws on practices of performance documentation, re-enactment and making and sharing memory.
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