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About the Archive

Over twenty years, Slought developed an expansive digital platform to support a variety of publics and purposes. It remains a dynamic resource for thousands of visitors each month both locally and globally.

Our archives feature hundreds of projects and nearly 1000 hours of recordings. A series of curated guides are provided below.

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Our Work is Not Done
Our Work is Not Done

Resources for the struggle against anti-Black racism and subjugation in all its forms

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Act as if it were possible
Act as if it were possible

A Voter's Guide to the issues and urgencies at stake in the coming election

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Communities to Come
Communities to Come

A toolkit featuring projects and recordings from our archive in response to COVID-19

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Programs

We worked with artists, communities, and institutions worldwide to develop and archive programs about cultural and socio-political issues. Past programs embodying our active engagement with history, memory, and our organization's position in society are provided below.

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Vancouver 1963 Poetry Conference & Miscellaneous Recordings
Vancouver 1963 Poetry Conference & Miscellaneous Recordings

Recordings by Fred Wah of readings, lectures and discussions by notable New American poets

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Fairytale Project | 童话项目 | Märchen-Projekt
Fairytale Project | 童话项目 | Märchen-Projekt

A research initiative and archive about the lives and experiences of 1001 Chinese participants who traveled to Kassel, Germany for Ai Weiwei's project "Fairytale" (2007)

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Commercial America
Commercial America

An exhibition that raises questions about storage and preservation, and the presumption that institutions store artifacts in perpetuity

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Publications

We worked with artists, communities, and institutions worldwide to develop publications about cultural and socio-political issues. Designed and edited at Slought, these unique publications expressed our commitment to the circulation of ideas.

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Unpacking Derrida's Library

Philosophers Judith Butler, Hélène Cixous and others remember Jacques Derrida on the anniversary of his death.

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Art, or Listen to the Silence

Artist Soun-Gui Kim engages Jacques Derrida and Jean-Luc Nancy in dialogue about the global art market.

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Utterly Precarious: A Master Class

Artist Carolee Schneemann clarifies and deepens the inquiries of art history students about her life as an artist, surrounded by skeletons and emblems of precariousness.

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On the Political Equator

Architect Teddy Cruz, Governor Sergio Fajardo, and ecologist Oscar Romo discuss the paradigm shift in urban development, social justice, and civic imagination across Latin America.

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Rewriting Perpetual Peace

Philosophers, statesmen and members of the UN Security council engage in a filmed conversation about how to reduce geopolitical conflict, building upon Immanuel Kant's essay Perpetual Peace (1795).

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The Cage Dialogues: A Memoir

Conceptual artist William Anastasi recounts the life and work of artist John Cage, his friend and collaborator, and documents the visual and textual works that informed their ongoing dialogue.

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