<em>Cities of Gold and Mirrors</em>, 2009. © the artist. Courtesy Laura Bartlett Gallery, London

Press Images

2012-03-22 On Kawara (zip) 15.72MB


2012-03-22 Lament for John Cage (zip) 40.33MB


2012-03-22 Jonathan Schipper (zip) 23.73MB


2012-03-22 Julien Maire (zip) 12.62MB


2012-03-22 Susan Stenger (zip) MB


2012-03-21 Torsten Lauschmann (zip) 34.74MB


2012-03-21 Yoshi Wada installation (zip) 7.21MB


2012-03-21 Yoshi Wada Performance (zip) 41.45MB


2012-03-21 Phil Niblock (zip) 9.51MB


2012-03-21 Wishful Thinking (zip) 65.16MB


2012-03-21 Leif Inge (zip) 22.14MB


2012-03-21 Kenneth Goldsmith (zip) 12.95MB


2012-03-21 John Gerrard (zip) 22.87MB


2012-03-21 Jem Finer (zip) 19.12MB


2012-03-21 James Benning - Platform A (zip) 8.32MB


2012-03-21 James Benning - NGCA (zip) 26.51MB


2012-03-21 Iain Sinclair Talk (zip) 27.38MB


2012-03-21 Hanne Darboven (zip) 34.8MB


2012-03-21 Elizabeth McAlpine (zip) MB


2012-03-21 Cyprien Gaillard (zip) 20.53MB


2012-03-21 Benedict Drew (zip) 14.84MB


2012-03-21 Agnes Meyer Brandis (zip) 19.93MB


2012-01-13 AV Festival 12: Press Images - Walks (zip) 5.78MB


2012-01-13 AV Festival 12: Press Images - Music (zip) 0.94MB


2012-01-13 AV Festival 12: Press Images - Film (zip) 13.44MB


Press Releases

2012-02-08 AV Festival needs 1000 people from North East England to create two epic works of art (pdf) 0.09MB

AV Festival is urgently seeking 1,000 people to create two epic works of art conceived by international Japanese artist, On Kawara, and renowned British artist Hamish Fulton. These are both opportunities for the public to have an unforgettable experience whilst contributing to the art of critically acclaimed international artists.


2012-01-27 AV Festival 12 - Listings (pdf) 0.12MB

Titled after ASLSP (As SLow aS Possible) by pioneering artist John Cage, AV Festival 12 features over 100 artists in 20 exhibitions, 70 special events and five ‘slow’ weekends of concerts, films, talks and walks, exploring slowness and duration and how sound, music, film and visual art stretch, measure and mark the passage of time.


2012-01-23 AV Festival presents over 70 hours of Slow Cinema from leading international filmmakers (pdf) 0.12MB

Newcastle is the focus for a long month of slow cinema in March when
AV Festival 12: As Slow As Possible - the UK’s leading international festival of art, technology, music and film - takes place across north-east England.


2012-01-06 AV Festival 12 Music Programme (pdf) 0.11MB

Chris Carter & Cosey Fanni Tutti, City of Newcastle Pipe Band, Attila Csihar, Hanne Darboven, Rhodri Davies, Jem Finer, Forest Swords, Kenneth Goldsmith, Leif Inge, Dominic Lash, Phill Niblock, Robert Poss, Steven Stapleton, Susan Stenger, The Caretaker, Yoshi Wada, Tashi Wada, Chris Watson, :zoviet*france:


2011-10-19 AV Festival announces headline artists for 2012 (pdf) 0.23MB

Headline artists for 2012: James Benning, Jem Finer, Hamish Fulton Cyprien Gaillard, John Gerrard, Kenneth Goldsmith, Leif Inge, Phill Niblock, Jonathan Schipper, Susan Stenger, Yoshi Wada


2011-08-11 AV Festival announces theme: AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE (pdf) 0.23MB

Slowness is the theme for the fourth edition of North East England’s internationally acclaimed AV Festival in March 2012.


Welcome to the Press Office for AV Festival

AV Festival 12: As Slow As Possible took place from 1-31 March 2012. You can download press releases and a selection of images from AV Festival 12 below. 

The next edition of AV Festival will take place from 1-31 March 2014. Information and press releases for AV Festival 14 will appear here from August 2013 onwards. In the meantime if you have any enquiries please contact:
Janette Scott Arts PR on press@avfestival.co.uk