Better Books: Art, Anarchy & Apostasy

28th June—29th July '12

An archival exhibition including film, sound, installation and events presenting a portrait of the Better Books bookshop, a hub of the London avant-garde during the late 1950s and the 1960s.

The Rehearsal / Fable of the Bees

3rd June '12

A special performance by artist, Annika Eriksson using an unknown script, four actors and a Sunday afternoon. Begins at 3.30pm.

Giant Step Reading Group

19th May '12

A meeting to articulate a collective reflection on the contemporary role of the art institution in the current economic, cultural and political climate. The project is initiated in collaboration with Van Abbemuseum | The Netherlands, MOSTYN | Wales and Galeria Labyrint | Poland.

Erth_Speak

27th April '12

A selection of film works by John Latham installed around the house. Curated by MFI Group. 7-9pm

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FIRST AND THIRTEENTH CHAIR

31st March—6th May '12

Following a performance at Wysing Arts Centre on 10 March with a reworked script, Flat Time House presents an exhibition including an installation of the original set with props, preparatory material and documentation from performances in 1978, 1991 and 2012.

The Government of the First and Thirteenth Chair

10th March '12

A special performance John Latham's work, The Government of the First and Thirteenth Chair with a script re-worked by Mark Aerial Waller with students from NUCA.

Murmur become ceaseless and myriad

29th September—30th October '11

John Latham and Austin Osman Spare, curated by Mark Titchner. PLUS illustrated talk by Spare biographer Phil Baker on Friday 28 October, 7pm.

Gewaltopia and other places

14th September—18th September '11

Following our recent screening of short films by Motoharu Jonouchi, this exhibition presents six recent works that resonate with the filmmaker's layered treatment of image and sound.

The Brothers Karamazov

11th September '11

A rare chance to see the 1958 adaptation of Dostoyevsky's novel, a book that inspired many of John Latham's early works and ideas.

Frozen Events; a simple act of being

5th August—12th August '11

Flat Time House hosts a project by three students of curating at Chelsea College of Art and Design presenting work by Nicholas Johnson and Haruka Hashiguchi.

Motoharu Jonouchi - Three Short Films

29th July '11

To coincide with the Close-Up Film Centre's Theatre Scorpio season, Flat Time House presents 16mm projections of three short films by Motoharu Jonouchi.

Studies for a catalogue - a study for an exhibition of violence in contemporary art (reprise 1964/2011)

24th June—31st July '11

A reprise of the 1964 ICA exhibition with some free replacements and omissions. Please note special opening times.

Bracket, Bea McMahon

14th May '11

Bea McMahon in conversation with Chantal Pontbriand for the launch of her publication Bracket.

Bea McMahon:

7th April—15th May '11

A symmetric metric of feats and tales - an exhibition of new work made at Flat Time House.

The Future is Social

25th March '11

6-8pm. Sonia Boyce and post-graduate students from Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges of Art will be in residence at FTHo for 2 weeks. Join us to see how the residency is progressing.

THE

25th February '11

6.30-8.30pm. John Latham's kinetic roller painting THE (1976) and films and video around the house by Ian Bourn and John Smith, Charles & Ray Eames, Hollis Frampton, John Latham.

Reading for Reading's Sake: Unfixed

2nd December—4th December '10

Reading for Reading's Sake is an ongoing platform for a discursive series of events that shift in geographical and conjectural location with each installment.

Nights of Skoob Sadness

25th September—24th October '10

An exhibition about John Latham's Skoob Tower Ceremonies (1964-68 & 1996-1998), with A Place to Sit, A Place to Read, A Place to Sit and Read by Gareth Long.

The Illustrated Dictionary of Received Ideas

25th September '10

Gareth Long & Derek Sullivan's performance illustrating Flaubert's Dictionary of Received Ideas. 2 - 5pm.

An overloaded transmission from a quasi-personal stellar source

29th July—1st August '10

A live, long form radio broadcast from Sound Threshold in collaboration with Resonance 104.4fm with a new installed work by William Furlong.

Blow Up: Exploding Sound and Noise (London to Brighton 1959-1969)

24th June—25th July '10

featuring material from AMM, Better Books, Bob Cobbing, DIAS, Coleridge Goode, Joe Harriott, James Joyce, Jeff Keen, John Latham, Annea Lockwood, Gustav Metzger, John Stevens, Val Wilmer and more.

0K - a play in five acts

16th May '10

Per Huttner and Fatos Ustek investigate the conditions of knowledge in non-ordinary reality.

The Story of the RIO (Abridged)

6th May—6th June '10

Coinciding with three Latham shows in London this spring* Flat Time House presents two studies for John Latham's epic 20 panel work Story of the RIO.

showinshow

24th April '10

Laure Prouvost invites Tobias Collier, Julika Gittner, Tom Humphreys, Ken Jacobs, and Mark Aerial Waller to make a show in her show for one day. 3 - 8pm.

Laure Prouvost: all these things think link

8th April—25th April '10

New work for Flat Time House. Join us for the preview on 8 April, 6 - 9pm, and a special event on 24th April.

Noit School reading group at Arnolfini: Big Breather

10th December '09

Part of 100 Days, marking the countdown to the 15th UN Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP 15) opening in Copenhagen on 7 December.

Time and the Score

19th November '09

Artists' film and video by Manon de Boer, Lis Rhodes, Mark Aerial Waller, Emily Wardill, and Guido van der Werve. 7.30pm at the Wishing Well. Free but booking essential as space is limited.

The Present Moment/The Whole Event: Part Two

5th November—22nd November '09

Works on the time-base spectrum by Jose Arnaud-Bello, Juliette Blightman, Mariana Castillo Deball, John Latham, Carlyle Reedy, and Barbara Steveni.

Halloween, the Least Event

31st October '09

Performance and more from Mark McGowan, The Glamourous, Lady Stubbs. 8-11pm.

THE PRESENT MOMENT/THE WHOLE EVENT: Part one

15th October—22nd November '09

Works on the time-base spectrum. A solo show followed by a group show, and some recurrent events.

The Body Event

3rd September—6th September '09

David Toop from John Latham. A sound work for computer and voice.

Industry and the Arts must walk hand in hand

30th July '09

Part 1: The limits of 'The Art of Governance' - an open discussion with Howard Slater and Anthony Davies.

Time and Space

19th July '09

Films made within two years of the first moon landing by Ian Breakwell & Mike Leggett, David Lamelas and John Latham at the BFI.

The Wager

11th July '09

The Office of Experiments presents work by the artists and incidental persons Sarah Andrew, Tina O'Connell and Neal White.

Eventual, Pip Benveniste

10th May '09

A looped screening of Pip Benveniste's 1968 film Eventual, featuring the work of Stuart Brisley, John Latham, and Jeffrey Shaw. From 4 - 7pm

Inside Outside Show

16th April—10th May '09

Some performed sculpture made in London 1968-1974. Barry Flanagan, John Latham, Liliane Lijn, Bruce McLean, and The Locked Room compiled and edited by Garth Evans, Peter Harvey and Gareth Jones. *download a pdf of the exhibition booklet here

Fiona's Shoe

7th March '09

A restaging of John Latham's 'play without words' Juliet and Romeo with a special evening event curated by Stewart Home. At South London Gallery

Time and Destruction

19th February '09

An evening of films including a short feature, some different kinds of cut-ups, and a very special trailer...

Open Weekend I

22nd January—25th January '09

Flat Time House will be open this week from Thursday to Sunday with a permanent display of John Latham's work, and a temporary display of several recently restored works - for one weekend only!

David Lamelas in conversation with Lisa Le Feuvre

3rd December '08

Artist David Lamelas in conversation with curator and writer Lisa Le Feuvre at Flat Time House.

Time & Language

19th November '08

A screening of artists' film on the nature of time and language; their loops, slips and knots. Including work by David Lamelas, Hollis Frampton, John Latham, Peter Rose and John Smith. Free but booking required.

Conservation project

13th November—14th December '08

There will be changing displays at FTHo throughout this period, as works come in and out of the house for conservation by Helen Foster Spragge. This is an opportunity to conserve damaged works which have not been exhibited for some considerable time. It returns the Hand to its original function as studio.

Distress of a Dictionary

2nd October—2nd November '08

This small exhibition brings together ten works made over a period of forty years, all reflecting in some way Latham's use and misuse of language and humour.

Flat Time - An Introduction

14th July—31st October '09

Flat Time House opens to the public with a permanent display of John Latham's work explaining his Flat Time theory.

About

Flat Time House is the home and studio of the late British artist John Latham. It has been open to the public since October 2008 with a programme of exhibitions and events, and as an archive and research centre.

Barbara Steveni and The Artist Placement Group (APG)

1st January '08