Alan Moore & Stephen O'Malley
13 Mar
The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah by John Martin
Simultaneous Conjugation of Four Spirits in a Room: 2010
4 - 4.30pm
For the opening of the Great British Art Debate: Turner Versus Martin , AV Festival 10 brings together two great forces in contemporary culture, the graphic novelist Alan Moore (V for Vendetta, Watchmen), and musician Stephen O'Malley (Sun O))), KTL, Gravetemple). Alan Moore will write and perform a new text responding to the energy of the two paintings on show: John Martin's The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and Snowstorm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps by JMW Turner.
Stephen O'Malley will create a new ambient soundscape, sonically melting in the radiance of the paintings.
Tickets are £5 and available from the AV Festival - click here to visit the AV Festival website.
Commissioned by AV Festival 10 and produced by blastfirstpetite in partnership with the Laing Art Gallery. Part of the Great British Art Debate, supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund, and the MLA's Renaissance programme.