CHALMERS BEQUEST (CLAUSES 6,8 & 9)



In the third series of of projects re-enacting the Will of Alexander Henry Chalmers, the collection of the Chalmers Bequest will temporarily be removed from storage to the exhibition gallery of Hackney Museum.

as part of clause (6) Susanne Clausen and AlunRowlands will act as Collection Attendants:

THE ATTENDANTS: a film by Susanne Clausen & Alun Rowlands, 20 mins, DVD




(video stills of 'the attendants', 2002 by Susanne Clausen and AlunRowlands)

CHALMERS BEQUEST (CLAUSES 6,8 & 9)

(6) Susanne Clausen and AlunRowlands:- Thursday 19 December, 5.30 - 7.30 pm
Charlotte Cullinan and Jeanine Richards (artlab): - Saturday 21 December, 5.30 - 7.30 pm
Neil Cummings and Marysia Lewandowska: - Thursday 12 December, 5.30 - 7.30 pm
wil act as Collection Attendants.

(8) Matthew Thomson and Alan Brooks will stand-in for the undesignated manual or technical workers, and will undertake the transfer of the collection form storage and ready it for display.

(9) Hayley Newman wil stand-in for the Librarian and will undertake to label and descrbe the artworks:
Friday 6 December 9.30 am - 5.30 pm
Friday 20 December 9.30 am - 5.30 pm
Friday 3 January 9.30 am - 5.30 pm

Since 2000 Elizabeth Price has been working to r-enact each of the clauses of Chalmers' Will. THis project will see the enactment of clauses 6,8, & 9. Clauses 2 & 10 were undertaken in 2000 and 2001 respectively.

Closing View 6-9pm 7 January 2003

Chalmers Bequest at the Hackney Museum
5 December 2002 - 7 January 2003
Hackney Museum
1 Reading Lane
London E8 1 QE
Information: chalmersbequest@hotmail.com