Random Acts is a new arts series currently showing nightly on Channel 4.
Television as art, rather than about art, Random Acts is providing a platform for both established and emerging visual artists to create their own pieces and experiment with form, unfettered by the conventions of traditional arts television. Spanning spoken word, dance, animation, fashion photography, video art and music.
The series has already created a stir with its distinctive approach to arts coverage – showcasing exciting new work from artists as varied as film-maker Emily Wardill, musicians Pepstar and Clean Bandit and dance team the BalletBoyz. Over the coming months the likes of Ghostpoet, David Shrigley and Sergei Polunin will all have original commissions in the strand.
Random Acts has also unearthed and given a platform to the most imaginative young talent in the UK, working with organisations such as Dazed & Confused, Vice, Tate Media, and Lupus Animation as well as developing partnerships with The Saatchi Gallery, Frieze, Film London and the Jarman Awards to uncover new artists.
If you haven’t seen the films yet, or you have missed the odd one take a look at the online gallery bringing together all of the films broadcast so far. You can also follow the chat on twitter by using #RandomActs.
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