KEMBRA PFAHLER, THE MANUAL OF ACTION: FINDING SOUND | CIRCA

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Boldly pursuing their quest to platform and commission new ideas with a collective purpose, CIRCA presents The Manual of Action, a 12-week programme by East Village pillar, performance Queen, punk Imagineer and fashion muse Kembra Pfahler.

Over a period of 12 weeks (8 April - 30 June 2024), Pfahler delves into her subversive approach to creativity with the unique presentation of her autodidactic 12-step programme. Appearing every evening at 20:24, the weekly video classes explore Pfahler’s fearless practice through topics such as Availabism – making use of what’s available – Classism, Perfectionism and Gothletics. Culminating with a Performance Gala (23 June), The Manual of Action signifies a radical attempt to restore people’s potential to become “their own kind of artist”.

Kembra Pfahler says: “Everything we do is part of our artistic practice. There’s no such thing as I’ve got to get to work later. We’re always in process. I want to remind people that everything they do (from their family to scrubbing the dishes) is a meditation in time that is leading us all forward. It’s not about becoming something. We’re already ‘that’ if we want to be. I want The Manual of Action to remind people to celebrate their liminal phases. Celebrate their process and not worry about having an artistic block because I don’t feel like that exists.”

About CIRCA

The Cultural Institute of Radical Contemporary Arts (CIRCA) is a digital art and culture platform with a purpose. Every evening at 20:24, CIRCA stops the clock across a global network of public screens and mobilises the world’s greatest creative minds to broadcast unique works of art that consider our world circa now. Funds generated from artist print sales enable the #CIRCAECONOMY – a circular model that supports the CIRCA free public art programme while creating life-changing opportunities for a global creative community. Since its launch in October 2020 on London’s Piccadilly Lights, CIRCA has distributed over £700,000 in cash grants, scholarships, and charitable donations. Previous CIRCA-commissioned artists include Ai Weiwei, Cauleen Smith, Eddie Peake, Anne Imhof, Patti Smith, Tony Cokes, Emma Talbot, Vivienne Westwood, Yoko Ono, Marina Abramović, David Hockney, Cassandra Press, Shirin Neshat, Frank Bowling, and more.



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