@misc{8c6214f2189a47ec9e1706dfbbcf6f5d,
title = "Clean Hands Pure Heart",
author = "Graham Fagen",
note = "This was a fifteen-minute DVD installation which portrayed the performance of two new versions of Robert Burns{\textquoteright} songs: 'The Slave{\textquoteright}s Lament' and 'Auld Lang Syne', by reggae singers and players. The bringing together of these two songs alludes to historical and cultural events between Scotland and the West Indies including slavery, Empire and trade, and the cause and effect consequences on contemporary cultural expressions. An audio CD, 'The Slaves Lament' was also produced. Invited commission by Tramway, Glasgow, funded and supported by Glasgow City Council, the Scottish Arts Council and the British Council. The work was also exhibited at an invited solo exhibition at Tart Contemporary, San Francisco, USA, February 16th –March 16th 2006. This research theme developed further with a British Council funded trip to Jamaica in December 2006, to research and develop new work to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. This resulted in a solo exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow entitled 'Downpresserer' (14 March 2007 - 28th May 2007). 'Downpresserer' consisted of a new performance of the Burns song The Slaves Lament by a group of Jamaican singers and players and also included in the exhibition were five new prints and two new photographs details. ; Clean hands Pure heart ; Conference date: 11-02-2005 Through 13-03-2005",
year = "2005",
language = "English",
url = "http://www.grahamfagen.com/exhibitions/4",
}