Projects

Artichoke projects transform the world we live in

We have commissioned and produced some of the most celebrated outdoor art in recent times.

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A close up of the tip of The Babylon Gamelan by Rag & Bone, created by artist Dave Young, 2024. Horns, gloves, bike wheels and all sorts of reclaimed and repainted junk are attached to the 4 metre tall structure. Photo by Andrew Moore

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Babylon Gamelan

26 Sep 2024 - 28 Sep 2024
Past
A roadside billboard at night showing the artwork; ‘The Kitchen Cupboard’ (2022), Frances Willoughby.

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The Gallery Season 4

15 Jul 2024 - 12 Aug 2024
Past
‘More Immigrants Please’ (2023) by Osman Yousefzada. The Gallery, Season 3, 2023. Produced by Artichoke - Mass Media - Reddish Road Stockport

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The Gallery Season 3

04 Sep 2023 - 02 Oct 2023
Past
All 23 sheep singing themselves to sleep in St George’s Square.

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HERD

11 Jul 2023 - 16 Jul 2023
Past
An image of a cake against a blue background on a billboard. The text, written in icing, on the cake reads: 'Let Them Eat Nothing'.

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The Gallery Season 2

30 Jan 2023 - 26 Feb 2023
Past

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The Gallery Season 1

19 Jul 2022 - 15 Aug 2022
Past

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Sanctuary

21 May 2022 - 28 May 2022
The facade of the Guildhall lit up with a multicoloured installation that is animated based on the music from someone playing the grand piano

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City Lights

11 Feb 2022 - 20 Feb 2022
Man jumping in the air about to dunk a basketball into the net, on the right are two men one of which is holding up a microphone recording the sounds

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Ready to Drop

20 Aug 2021 - 26 Aug 2021
Below view of colourful banners with different messages around women's rights hanging in a brightly lit building

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Women Making History

07 Jun 2021 - 11 Jul 2021
Past
Man facing away and standing with his arms wide open - there is a giant shadow of him that is at the centre of the image

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Gilgamesh

30 Sep 2020 - 30 Sep 2021
Past
A shadow of the tree and in the backgroud is an emerald and blue light roof over the Connemara mountains valley

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Savage Beauty

14 Mar 2020 - 17 Mar 2020
Past
Imminence

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Imminence

05 Dec 2019 - 10 Jan 2020
Past

Talk/Conference

Learning Curve: Syllabus for the Future

15 Nov 2019 - 15 Nov 2019
Past
Apollo Pavilion illuminated in striped monochrome light.

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Apollo 50

22 Mar 2019 - 23 Mar 2019
Past
Light installation Hidden Voices: PROCESSIONS in the City at night in Aldgate Square

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Hidden Voices: PROCESSIONS in the City

20 Oct 2018 - 20 Oct 2018
Past
Crowd of women dressed in purple, white and green holding up banners

Project

PROCESSIONS

10 Jun 2018 - 10 Jun 2018
Past

Talk/Conference

Who Are We and Where Are We Headed?

17 Nov 2017
Past

Talk/Conference

London’s Burning Talks Programme

04 Sep 2016 - 04 Sep 2016
Past
London 1666 wooden structure engulfed in flames

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London’s Burning

30 Aug 2016 - 04 Sep 2016
Past

Talk/Conference

The Heart and Soul of the City, The Bloomberg Lumiere London Symposium

15 Jan 2016
Past
Deanna Van Buren on stage at the Lumiere Durham 2015 conference

Talk/Conference

Light, Art, The Universe and Everything

13 Nov 2015
Past
Close up of the Temple structure engulfed in flames

Project

Temple

14 Mar 2015 - 21 Mar 2015
Past

Talk/Conference

Art Means Business — How Culture Can Change the World

15 Nov 2013
Image of a brown eye projected onto a brick wall

Talk/Conference

The Eye and Lumiere Durham 2013

16 May 2013
Past
Peace Camp in the evening

Project

Peace Camp

20 Jul 2012 - 22 Jul 2012
Past
People sat a dining table are looking at a man pointing at one of the people seated. He is dressed as a King with a crown, a white painted face and pink circles on his cheeks

Project

Dining With Alice

12 May 2011 - 21 May 2011
Past

Talk/Conference

The Future of European Collaboration: A Cultural Symposium

20 Feb 2011 - 20 Feb 2011
Past
Peace camp at Cemaes Bay

Talk/Conference

The Gardens of England

12 Nov 2010 - 13 Nov 2010
Past

Talk/Conference

City Limits

08 Oct 2010
Past
Crowds outside standing outside of the magical menagerie

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The Magical Menagerie

16 Jul 2010 - 09 Aug 2010
Past

Talk/Conference

The Politics of Cultural Disruption

22 Jun 2010
A giant mechanical Spider climbing a building in Liverpool

Talk/Conference

Along Came a Spider

06 May 2010 - 07 May 2010
Past
Person standing on the fourth plinth for One & Other

Project

One & Other

06 Jul 2009 - 15 Oct 2009
Past
La Machine

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La Machine

05 Sep 2008 - 07 Sep 2008
Past
The Telectroscope

Project

The Telectroscope

22 May 2008 - 16 Jun 2008
Past

Talk/Conference

Larger Than Life

29 Oct 2007
Past
Giant puppet The Sultan's Elephant picking up a yellow pick up truck with its trunk with a crowd around it.

Project

The Sultan’s Elephant

04 May 2006 - 07 May 2006
Past
A city street with a large digital billboard displaying artwork of two people lying on grass.

Project

The Gallery Season 5

12 Jul 2025
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