New Documents
Downing Street Twitter Performance
New Documents is pleased to present Downing Street, a play by artist Eva Weinmayr, writer John Moseley, and journalist Titus Kroder. The narrative arises out of true events: Weinmayr sold two of her works from the Today’s Question series to the UK Government Art Collection. When David Cameron became Prime Minister, his wife Samantha chose Weinmayr’s work to hang on the walls in their private residence at Downing St. The artist’s attempts to contact the Camerons about their choice was ignored.
The 30-minute fiction will premiere on Twitter, Tuesday, 8 pm London Time, June 25, 2013—the eve of the UK Government Spending Review which will cut Britain’s cultural budget by 1.2 bn pounds. To follow the performance, follow the #Downing_St hashtag. The play will be published as a book by New Documents later this year.
Performance Times:
Berlin: 9 pm
Paris: 9 pm
London: 8 pm
New York: 3 pm
Los Angeles: Noon
Tokyo: 4 am
