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We are looking forward to the opening of “Demolition/Escape” at Fluentum, on April 28, 2026. Bringing together three artists whose work with video and sound shares a concern with movement, risk and inversion, the exhibition features Tina Keane’s “Escalator” (1988), fully restored and exhibited for the first time in over thirty years, alongside newly commissioned works by Hilary Lloyd and James Richards. 

In “Escalator”, reversal and replay estrange familiar gestures from habitual meaning and lend everyday movement new symbolic weight. Inversion operates here, and in the practices of Lloyd and Richards in different ways, as a critical method. Read more on our website (link in bio).

April 29 – July 25, 2026 
Opening: Tuesday, April 28, 6–10 pm 

Curated by Dan Kidner and Raoul Klooker

For press inquiries and further information, feel to reach out via press@fluentum.org.

#tinakeane #hilarylloyd #jamesrichards #fluentum #fluentumexhibitions @dankidner @raoulklooker

Credit: Tina Keane, Escalator, video still (detail), 1988. Courtesy the artist.

Abyss, 2010. 43 min. Okwui Okpokwasili @sweatvariant as the lead character O. Abyss was shot in an east London changing dramatically due to the construction and development for the 2012 Olympics. Produced by @dankidner at City Projects with #kateparker, by Anders Graham, and @solveigovstebo for my solo show at @bergenkunsthall DOP was @teddytestar. Other main cast: @mariamedori @bennnorthoverdiary it was edited by @mathiasdaniel https://www.knutasdam.net/film/abyss https://www.obliqueinstitute.net/film/abyss

“Demolition/Escape” is at Fluentum until 25 July.

Restoring “Escalator” (1988) by Tina Keane, which stands at the centre of the exhibition, has been a labour of love. It was last seen in “Signs of the Times”, a touring exhibition curated by @chrrrissie for @modernartoxford in 1990–94. The tapes were digitised by @adhawkdd at Media Preservation Lab Dundee and @rewindartistsvideo, coordinated by @luxmovingimage, and the structure was rebuilt using notes and images from the archives of Keane and @modernartoxford. Many thanks to both for the support, especially @amy_bvdd and @paul_hobson_ at MAO, and @ali___roche and #charlotteprocter at Lux.

Sitting in conversation with “Escalator” are new commissions by #JamesRichards and #HilaryLloyd. Thanks to them both for coming on this journey with me, and to their galleries, @sadiecoleshq , @isabellabortolozzi, @galerie_neu and @sylvia_kouvali for all their support.

Lastly, thank you to @fluentumcollection for the invitation and to @raoulklooker for being a wonderful co-curator, and to the whole Fluentum team: @nikkkamikkka , @spatzlova, #jorgadam and #moritz.

Photos: Stefan Korte​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ / group photo: @polly.staple

“Demolition/Escape” is at Fluentum until 25 July.

Restoring “Escalator” (1988) by Tina Keane, which stands at the centre of the exhibition, has been a labour of love. It was last seen in “Signs of the Times”, a touring exhibition curated by @chrrrissie for @modernartoxford in 1990–94. The tapes were digitised by @adhawkdd at Media Preservation Lab Dundee and @rewindartistsvideo, coordinated by @luxmovingimage, and the structure was rebuilt using notes and images from the archives of Keane and @modernartoxford. Many thanks to both for the support, especially @amy_bvdd and @paul_hobson_ at MAO, and @ali___roche and #charlotteprocter at Lux.

Sitting in conversation with “Escalator” are new commissions by #JamesRichards and #HilaryLloyd. Thanks to them both for coming on this journey with me, and to their galleries, @sadiecoleshq , @isabellabortolozzi, @galerie_neu and @sylvia_kouvali for all their support.

Lastly, thank you to @fluentumcollection for the invitation and to @raoulklooker for being a wonderful co-curator, and to the whole Fluentum team: @nikkkamikkka , @spatzlova, #jorgadam and #moritz.

Photos: Stefan Korte​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ / group photo: @polly.staple

“Demolition/Escape” is at Fluentum until 25 July.

Restoring “Escalator” (1988) by Tina Keane, which stands at the centre of the exhibition, has been a labour of love. It was last seen in “Signs of the Times”, a touring exhibition curated by @chrrrissie for @modernartoxford in 1990–94. The tapes were digitised by @adhawkdd at Media Preservation Lab Dundee and @rewindartistsvideo, coordinated by @luxmovingimage, and the structure was rebuilt using notes and images from the archives of Keane and @modernartoxford. Many thanks to both for the support, especially @amy_bvdd and @paul_hobson_ at MAO, and @ali___roche and #charlotteprocter at Lux.

Sitting in conversation with “Escalator” are new commissions by #JamesRichards and #HilaryLloyd. Thanks to them both for coming on this journey with me, and to their galleries, @sadiecoleshq , @isabellabortolozzi, @galerie_neu and @sylvia_kouvali for all their support.

Lastly, thank you to @fluentumcollection for the invitation and to @raoulklooker for being a wonderful co-curator, and to the whole Fluentum team: @nikkkamikkka , @spatzlova, #jorgadam and #moritz.

Photos: Stefan Korte​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ / group photo: @polly.staple

“Demolition/Escape” is at Fluentum until 25 July.

Restoring “Escalator” (1988) by Tina Keane, which stands at the centre of the exhibition, has been a labour of love. It was last seen in “Signs of the Times”, a touring exhibition curated by @chrrrissie for @modernartoxford in 1990–94. The tapes were digitised by @adhawkdd at Media Preservation Lab Dundee and @rewindartistsvideo, coordinated by @luxmovingimage, and the structure was rebuilt using notes and images from the archives of Keane and @modernartoxford. Many thanks to both for the support, especially @amy_bvdd and @paul_hobson_ at MAO, and @ali___roche and #charlotteprocter at Lux.

Sitting in conversation with “Escalator” are new commissions by #JamesRichards and #HilaryLloyd. Thanks to them both for coming on this journey with me, and to their galleries, @sadiecoleshq , @isabellabortolozzi, @galerie_neu and @sylvia_kouvali for all their support.

Lastly, thank you to @fluentumcollection for the invitation and to @raoulklooker for being a wonderful co-curator, and to the whole Fluentum team: @nikkkamikkka , @spatzlova, #jorgadam and #moritz.

Photos: Stefan Korte​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ / group photo: @polly.staple

“Demolition/Escape” is at Fluentum until 25 July.

Restoring “Escalator” (1988) by Tina Keane, which stands at the centre of the exhibition, has been a labour of love. It was last seen in “Signs of the Times”, a touring exhibition curated by @chrrrissie for @modernartoxford in 1990–94. The tapes were digitised by @adhawkdd at Media Preservation Lab Dundee and @rewindartistsvideo, coordinated by @luxmovingimage, and the structure was rebuilt using notes and images from the archives of Keane and @modernartoxford. Many thanks to both for the support, especially @amy_bvdd and @paul_hobson_ at MAO, and @ali___roche and #charlotteprocter at Lux.

Sitting in conversation with “Escalator” are new commissions by #JamesRichards and #HilaryLloyd. Thanks to them both for coming on this journey with me, and to their galleries, @sadiecoleshq , @isabellabortolozzi, @galerie_neu and @sylvia_kouvali for all their support.

Lastly, thank you to @fluentumcollection for the invitation and to @raoulklooker for being a wonderful co-curator, and to the whole Fluentum team: @nikkkamikkka , @spatzlova, #jorgadam and #moritz.

Photos: Stefan Korte​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ / group photo: @polly.staple

“Demolition/Escape” is at Fluentum until 25 July.

Restoring “Escalator” (1988) by Tina Keane, which stands at the centre of the exhibition, has been a labour of love. It was last seen in “Signs of the Times”, a touring exhibition curated by @chrrrissie for @modernartoxford in 1990–94. The tapes were digitised by @adhawkdd at Media Preservation Lab Dundee and @rewindartistsvideo, coordinated by @luxmovingimage, and the structure was rebuilt using notes and images from the archives of Keane and @modernartoxford. Many thanks to both for the support, especially @amy_bvdd and @paul_hobson_ at MAO, and @ali___roche and #charlotteprocter at Lux.

Sitting in conversation with “Escalator” are new commissions by #JamesRichards and #HilaryLloyd. Thanks to them both for coming on this journey with me, and to their galleries, @sadiecoleshq , @isabellabortolozzi, @galerie_neu and @sylvia_kouvali for all their support.

Lastly, thank you to @fluentumcollection for the invitation and to @raoulklooker for being a wonderful co-curator, and to the whole Fluentum team: @nikkkamikkka , @spatzlova, #jorgadam and #moritz.

Photos: Stefan Korte​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ / group photo: @polly.staple

Love and respect to this one for bringing calm within the storm of this crazy biennale. Congrats to superstar @emogirl4 and the team that made it happen: @nicoletta_fiorucci_london @vittoria.totale and @giorgiomastinu

Love and respect to this one for bringing calm within the storm of this crazy biennale. Congrats to superstar @emogirl4 and the team that made it happen: @nicoletta_fiorucci_london @vittoria.totale and @giorgiomastinu

Opening tonight! Please join us at Clayallee 174, Berlin-Dahlem, for the opening reception of “Demolition/Escape,” a group exhibition featuring work by Tina Keane, Hilary Lloyd, and James Richards, from 6 to 10 pm.

On the occasion of Gallery Weekend Berlin, Fluentum is open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 am to 6 pm.

#fluentum #fluentumcollection #tinakeane #hilarylloyd #jamesrichards @dankidner @raoulklooker @galleryweekendberlin

Credit: Tina Keane, Escalator (1988), restored for Demolition/Escape. Installation view at Fluentum, 2026. Photo: Stefan Korte.

New Opportunity: Lecturer in Fine Art (0.5 FTE) at Kingston School of Art

We’re recruiting again. This is a great opportunity to join our team on a one-year fixed term contract.

Click link in bio for more detail.

We are pleased to announce that our upcoming exhibition, “Demolition/Escape”, will be curated by Dan Kidner in collaboration with Fluentum’s director Raoul Klooker.

“Demolition/Escape” will feature Tina Keane’s “Escalator” (1988), fully restored and exhibited for the first time in over 30 years, alongside newly commissioned works by Hilary Lloyd and James Richards.

Dan Kidner is known for his work restoring and exhibiting significant works of film and video. He has previously overseen the restoration and recontextualization of works such as Stuart Marshall’s “Journal of Plague Year” (1984) and the films “Nightcleaners” (1975) and “’36 to ’77” (1977) by the Berwick Street Collective.

Dan Kidner is a curator and writer based in London. He is Head of Department, Fine Art at Kingston School of Art and is currently working on an exhibition of experimental and avant-garde music, opening at Raven Row, London in January 2027. He was Director of Picture This, Bristol (2011–2013), and City Projects, London (2004–2011). His exhibitions include “The Inoperative Community” at Raven Row (2015) and “Rozdzielona Wspólnota (The Inoperative Community II)” at Muzeum Sztuki, Łódź, Poland (2016). His recent publications include a monograph on the work of Leslie Thornton, edited with Natalie Bell and Milan Ther and published by Sternberg Press (2022), as well as the book and DVD edition “Nightcleaners and ’36 to ’77”, co-edited with Alex Sainsbury and published by Raven Row, Koenig Books and LUX (2018).

@dankidner @raoulklooker #tinakeane #hilarylloyd #jamesrichards #fluentum #fluentumexhibitions

Photo: Hilary Lloyd.

Great double header, ha ha @worse2k, featuring new work by KSA colleague @f_drayson and @melanie_counsell - open Saturdays 2-5, closes 13 December

Great double header, ha ha @worse2k, featuring new work by KSA colleague @f_drayson and @melanie_counsell - open Saturdays 2-5, closes 13 December

Thank you @lynetteyiadomboakye for improvising, hitting the notes and inspiring the students. Artist Talk at KSA. We listened to some Miles, she read some poetry and we chatted with @demelza.toytoy

@kingstonmfafineart @kingstonbafineart @kingston.school.of.art

We’re looking for a Lecturer in Fine Art (0.5 FTE) at Kingston School of Art. Please pass on to anyone you think might be interested. Deadline Monday 1 December. Click on link in bio for more info.

The 2024/25 Artist Talk Programme @kingston.school.of.art concluded last week with the wonderful Liliane Lijn, who was nominated and brilliantly introduced by MFA Fine Art student @akikomaia

Thank you @studiolilianelijn for your generosity and time. Looking forward to @tatestives show opening later this month.

Many thanks also to all the speakers who took part in this year’s Artist Talks, Listening Post, and Professional Skills programmes: Ain Bailey (@ain.bailey), Rosie Cooper (@_rosie_cooper), Phoebe Collings-James (@phoebethegorgon), Luke Fowler (@lukefowler78), Liliane Lijn, Chris McCormack (@chriskbmccormack), Irene Revell (@irene_revell), Stephan Tanbin Sastrawidjaja (@projectnativeinformant), Caragh Thuring, and Edward Thomasson (@edwardthomasson).

@kingstonmfafineart @kingstonbafineart

The 2024/25 Artist Talk Programme @kingston.school.of.art concluded last week with the wonderful Liliane Lijn, who was nominated and brilliantly introduced by MFA Fine Art student @akikomaia

Thank you @studiolilianelijn for your generosity and time. Looking forward to @tatestives show opening later this month.

Many thanks also to all the speakers who took part in this year’s Artist Talks, Listening Post, and Professional Skills programmes: Ain Bailey (@ain.bailey), Rosie Cooper (@_rosie_cooper), Phoebe Collings-James (@phoebethegorgon), Luke Fowler (@lukefowler78), Liliane Lijn, Chris McCormack (@chriskbmccormack), Irene Revell (@irene_revell), Stephan Tanbin Sastrawidjaja (@projectnativeinformant), Caragh Thuring, and Edward Thomasson (@edwardthomasson).

@kingstonmfafineart @kingstonbafineart

A bit late posting this, but I wrote a piece for @art_monthly_uk on last year’s Deep Time Festival at the @fruitmarketgallery curated by the brilliant @elainemitchener1

It's in the February edition. You can also hear me going on about it on Talk Show with @chriskbmccormack, the podcast produced by Art Monthly. Find it on the AM website or wherever you get you podcasts (it’s on Spotify). It also features @_e_d_b_ talking about Being... @theotherjohnsmith and @ben.burbridge talking about rave culture.

And if my review inspires you, get tickets for the next iteration of Mitchener’s Moving Eastman - a piece I write about - @barbicancentre 3 and 4 April.

Images from the festival by Chris Scott and Tiu Makkonen