"Amongst the Regency splendour and opulent chinoiserie of Brighton's Royal Pavilion, a series of contemporary art “surprises” will be popping up, with live art and performance taking centre stage. The ticketed event, on 30 May, is being staged by the Adelaide Salon, an arts organisation on a mission to revive the art scene in the English coastal city."
"Brighton has suffered some notable losses to its art scene over the past few years, including, in 2023, the closure of Brighton University's Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) and the withdrawal of Arts Council funding at Fabrica gallery, ending its exhibition programme. The Adelaide Salon was founded in 2024 in response to the closures, and with a mission to build a “cultural ecosystem” in Brighton “to rival and encourage other cities here and abroad”, according to a website statement."
"The Adelaide Salon events, inspired by the Parisian salons of the 17th to 19th centuries, bring together artists, scientists, philosophers, designers and musicians to “cross-fertilise and collaborate”, Dowers says, “creating a new format for the art world”. A recent event in December included a talk on artificial intelligence and consciousness by Anil Seth, the neuroscientist behind the hallucinatory science installation Dreamachine, alongside Tea Service by artist Isobel Smith, for which she tapes an unfeasibly large amount of crockery to her head in a performance."
Brighton’s Royal Pavilion will host contemporary art “surprises” featuring live art and performance on 30 May. The ticketed event is staged by the Adelaide Salon, an arts organisation founded in 2024 to revive Brighton’s art scene after closures and funding withdrawals, including the 2023 closure of Brighton University’s Centre for Contemporary Art and the end of Fabrica gallery’s exhibition programme. Adelaide Salon is run and self-funded by Pascal Dowers and Paulina Anzorge. Events began at their house in Adelaide Crescent during the 2024 Artists Open Houses festival. Inspired by historical Parisian salons, the programme brings together artists, scientists, philosophers, designers, and musicians to cross-fertilise and collaborate, including AI and consciousness talks and performance-based works.
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