Arika have been creating events since 2001. The Archive is space to share the documentation of our work, over 600 events from the past 20 years. Browse the archive by event, artists and collections, explore using theme pairs, or use the index for a comprehensive overview.
Beat poet Ira Cohen’s now infamous and wildly psychedelic film odyssey feeds one’s own seeing apparatus through beautifully warped and distorting mylar mirrors, resulting in a film dense and rich with visual arcana and poetry.
An improvisation that may or may not involve (typical) improvisation.
A voice that can vault from an elegantly whispered insinuation to asphyxiated and murderous barks or squalls in a heartbeat.
A chat with Eugene Thacker. Can we rethink the world as unthinkable, and without us?
What does it mean to listen with the mind as well as the ears? A solo performance from the great avant-garde pianist.
UK conceptual/ drone/ noise artist, who is seriously posing what might seem to be unanswerable questions of music.
When we look, how do we objectify the body; how can we reflect on our (self) image as a construction?
Renouncing the bind of the written word, Chopin’s sound poetry is a magical evocation of the pure powers of the voices, stripped bare of language.
Looking at and listening to different ideas about sound and music, INSTAL 09’s collection of artists included Tetsuo Kogawa, vocalist Joan La Barbara, Phil Minton (and his Century FC feral choir), Austrian Actionist Hermann Nitsch, Steve McCaffery and many more.
Performances at Anthology Film Archives NY by Jandek, Loren Mazzacane Connors & Alan Licht, and MV & EE.
How do people both inside and outside of prison work together to dismantle the criminal justice system and build a society based on collective care?
Christian Bök‘s work spans thrillingly conceptual poetry to body-shaking vocal performances.
