Ruth Ewan Explained

Ruth Ewan
Birth Place:Aberdeen
Nationality:British
Education:Edinburgh College of Art
Agent:Rob Tufnell

Ruth Ewan is a Scottish artist based in Glasgow, who focuses on projects looking at social movements and protests.[1]

Early life

Ruth Ewan was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1980.[2] She studied fine art at the Edinburgh College of Art, graduating in 2002.[3]

Exhibitions

Projects

A Jukebox of People Trying to Change the World

In 2003 Ewan began a project that is still ongoing to create an archive of songs that carry a message about changing the world. She used her own research, and that of other people.[12] She invites participation from others, via a section on her own website.[13] In April 2018, it was in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Bothy Gallery, where some songs included references to Donald Trump.[14]

We Could Have Been Anything That We Wanted to Be

Ewan created new clocks based on the French Republican Calendar which ran for 13 years from 5 October 1793. Each day was made up of 10 hours. The work is made up of ten clocks, and was commissioned for Folkestone's Triennial in 2011.[15] There are two clocks which were made in addition to the initial ten, one red and one black. The red version is held by the Tate Britain, and the black by the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw.[16]

Sympathetic Magick

In 2018, as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival, Ewan collaborated with magician Ian Saville to commission 16 political magicians to perform at various venues through the city.[17] [18]

Awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ruth Ewan. Ingleby Gallery. en. 2018-11-24.
  2. Web site: Ruth Ewan - Artists - Collection - Zabludowicz Collection. Collection. Zabludowicz. Zabludowicz Collection. en. 2018-05-23.
  3. Web site: Ruth Ewan Bio. Tufnell. Rob. Rob Tufnell. 2018-05-23.
  4. News: Ruth Ewan, Psittaciformes Trying to Change the World, Studio Voltaire. Studio Voltaire. 2018-05-23. en-US.
  5. Web site: Ruth Ewan: 'Ours is the world, despite all.'
    Ben Young: 'The House in the Middle.'    . 2009-02-12. www.ngca.co.uk. en. 2018-05-23.
  6. Web site: Did You Kiss the Foot That Kicked You?. www.artangel.org.uk. 2018-05-23.
  7. Web site: Damnatio Memoriae. www.m1-hohenlockstedt.de. de. 2018-05-23.
  8. News: A LOCK IS A GATE - Art on the Underground. Art on the Underground. 2018-05-23. en-US.
  9. Web site: Brank & Heckle - Dundee Contemporary Arts. Dundee Contemporary Arts. en. 2018-05-23.
  10. News: Arkæologiens fravær af liv - kunsten.nu. 2012-10-01. kunsten.nu. 2018-05-23. da-DK.
  11. Web site: London based artist Ruth Ewan brings to life the French Republican Calendar. Villarreal. Ignacio. artdaily.com. en. 2018-05-23.
  12. Web site: Ruth Ewan - Artists - Collection - Zabludowicz Collection. Collection. Zabludowicz. Zabludowicz Collection. en. 2018-05-23.
  13. Web site: A Jukebox of People Trying to Change the World – Ruth Ewan.
  14. News: From Donald Trump to animal rights - the jukebox which only plays protest songs. 2018-01-15. Yorkshire Post. 2018-05-23.
  15. News: Ruth Ewan. 2013-04-12. Folkestone Artworks. 2018-05-23. en-US.
  16. News: 'We could have been anything that we wanted to be (red version)', Ruth Ewan, 2011 Tate. Tate. Tate. 2018-11-24. en-GB.
  17. News: Jailed poets' voices to be heard in Edinburgh Art Festival works. 2018-11-24. en.
  18. Web site: Sympathetic Magick. edinburghfestival.list.co.uk. en-GB. 2018-11-24.
  19. Book: Ruth., Ewan. Ruth Ewan. 2012. Dundee Contemporary Arts. Dall, Rhea., Domke, Graham., Schiess Højmose, Kirstine., Dundee Contemporary Arts (Art center), Kunsthal Charlottenborg.. 9788788944808. Dundee. 90. 835592302.

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