The Republic of Atlantis performance for camera, National Maritime Museum (UK), 2002 

 

Memento Mori miniature handmade book, ink on paper, 5.5 x 7.5 cm. 2022

 

Throughout Brennan's practice a recurring element has been the production of non-ISBN unique books. Brennan views this activity as being rooted in the histories of the zine, fluxus publishing and the chapbook and uses the book form as a means of bringing together combined aspects of his walking, drawing, theoretical and poetical research.

 

 

Commenting on Brennan's 'A Drawing Ceremony' ebook, Prof. Sharon Morris writes:

 

'This is also a manual for forgetting ourselves in the acts of looking at and being with an other, a stone. Without the guidelines of meditation traditions, we are asked to let ourselves be guided by this stone. Drawing, an everyday habit that is accessible and cheap, and sustainable. Drawing that allows us an extraordinary focus on the particular in the way that Blake sees the universe in a grain of sand.' 

 

Brennan, T. (2021) A Drawing Ceremony Amazon Kindle e-publication.

 

Access a copy of A Drawing Ceremony by clicking on this link:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Drawing-Ceremony-contemplative-meditational-drawing-ebook/dp/B09ZQWLTVD/ref=sr_1_5?qid=1706190006&refinements=p_27%3ATim+Brennan&s=books&sr=1-5

 

In 2009, Brennan worked with musician Paul Maven to develop The Selling of Fake Seditionaries. The manoeuvre charted moments of anarchy through the centre of London.

The subsequent feral publication details the itinerary. Access the PDF here

 

Written in 2002, 'Curationism: The Nu-Curator as Performer' marks the first exploration of the performative nature of curating and proposes it as a dominant model of future cultural practice. It sets out an historical context for collecting and by extension curating as rooted in primary urge and modelled through ritual., Via the lens of late 20th century endeavours curatorial approaches are connected to expanded modes practice. The curating of the near future is then argued as socially engaged art practice. Written at an early stage in the discourse of curating becoming established as an academic area this is a lesser known seminal text in the history of the practice.

 

To download a copy for free please visit my Academia page:

https://www.academia.edu/122246998/Curationism_Tim_Brennan_Academia