Interview: Jeremy Deller
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Interview: Jeremy Deller

Politics tamfitronics The Turner Prize-winning artist on politics, music and his film Everybody in the Place: An Incomplete History of Britain 1984-1992now showing atThe Vinyl Factory: Reverb exhibition.Jeremy Deller has interrogated and framed art, music and politics through his work as a producer, publisher, filmmaker, collaborator and archivist for the last three decades. The London-born Turner Prize-winning conceptual artist has explored everything from brass bands (Acid Brass) and Depeche Mode (Our Hobby is Depeche Mode)to the Miners’ strike (The Battle of Orgreave) and the Iraq War (It Is What It Is: Conversations About Iraq).The Vinyl Factory has a long history of collaboration with Deller to create a multitude of music and art projects, from his 2013 Venice Biennale soundtrack which VF produced and recorded at Abbey Road to the co-commissioning of his film Bom...
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Joe Biden Gets Covid in the Weirdest Week in Politics Ever
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Joe Biden Gets Covid in the Weirdest Week in Politics Ever

Politics tamfitronics President Joe Biden tested positive for covid-19 on Wednesday, according to an announcement from the White House. And while the White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says Biden is experiencing “mild” symptoms, it’s not yet clear how soon the president will be able to get back on the campaign trail in what is already a chaotic and uncertain race. “Earlier today following his first event in Las Vegas, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19,” Jean-Pierre said in a statement posted online. “He is vaccinated and boosted and he is experiencing mild symptoms.” “He will be returning to Delaware where he will self-isolate and will continue...
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Joe Biden Wasn’t Even in Politics When the Last US President Declined A Second Term
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Joe Biden Wasn’t Even in Politics When the Last US President Declined A Second Term

Politics tamfitronics Last Updated: July 18, 2024, 14:17 ISTJoe Biden announced that he has contracted Covid-19 and will be isolating until recovery, thereby cancelling his future events and campaign. (AFP)Politics tamfitronics Biden entered politics in 1970 as a New Castle County Councillor while Lyndon Johnson last declined his second term in 1968The assassination attempt on Donald Trump on July 13 has seemingly turned the whole campaign into a mere formality, with CNN projecting 283 seats for Trump in its latest prediction, easily crossing the magic mark of 270.Moreover, Joe Biden announced that he has contracted Covid-19 and will be isolating until recovery, thereby cancelling his future events and campaign.CNN also reported that Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has reportedly informed the US President that he cannot defeat Trump and continuing his re-election bid could also...
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