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The Chicks on Speed art group do performance art. They are wearing colourful outfits and are performing on a stage that is bathed in blue and green light.

Chicks on Speed

Don't Art, Fashion, Music

05 June - 08 August 2010

Chicks on Speed are an ever-changing multi-disciplinary art group with a punk-inspired DIY ethic. Their first major solo exhibition in the UK interrogated the boundaries of art, craft, fashion and music.

DCA Galleries during the Chicks on Speed exhibition. At the centre of the exhibition is a large loom-weaving machine. There are also black-and-white prints of legs on the walls.

Known globally for their melting-pot-style – encompassing electro-clash music, performance art, a record label, collage graphics, painting and DIY fashion. Chicks on Speed’s practice is chaotic and firmly against sedative art. With their tongues firmly in their cheeks, they are happy to court controversy.

Don't Art, Fashion, Music merges traditional techniques with new research in technical innovation. Collaborative projects with local and international artists and makers will unfold over the weeks, including the production of the world’s first wireless guitar stilettos.

The Print Space within our Shop has been converted into a Pop-Up Shop featuring work by Chicks on Speed as well as some exciting emergent artists. See the Shop page for more information.

Supported by Goethe-Institut Glasgow

 

Chicks on Speed: Exhibition Notes

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Exhibition images

Chicks on Speed deliver a craft workshop in DCA Galleries
A white table display a collection of the world’s first wireless high-heeled shoe guitar, which are brightly coloured with a very high heel.
The loom weaving machine which is central to the Chicks on Speed exhibition at DCA.
A close up image of the world’s first wireless high-heeled shoe guitar, which is red and has a very high heel.
DCA Galleries during the Chicks on Speed exhibition. At the centre of the exhibition is a large loom-weaving machine. There are also black-and-white prints of legs on the walls.
The Chicks on Speed art group do performance art. They are wearing colourful outfits and are performing on a stage that is bathed in blue and green light.
Chicks on Speed deliver a craft workshop in DCA Galleries
A white table display a collection of the world’s first wireless high-heeled shoe guitar, which are brightly coloured with a very high heel.
The loom weaving machine which is central to the Chicks on Speed exhibition at DCA.
A close up image of the world’s first wireless high-heeled shoe guitar, which is red and has a very high heel.
DCA Galleries during the Chicks on Speed exhibition. At the centre of the exhibition is a large loom-weaving machine. There are also black-and-white prints of legs on the walls.
The Chicks on Speed art group do performance art. They are wearing colourful outfits and are performing on a stage that is bathed in blue and green light.
Chicks on Speed deliver a craft workshop in DCA Galleries
A white table display a collection of the world’s first wireless high-heeled shoe guitar, which are brightly coloured with a very high heel.
The loom weaving machine which is central to the Chicks on Speed exhibition at DCA.
A close up image of the world’s first wireless high-heeled shoe guitar, which is red and has a very high heel.
DCA Galleries during the Chicks on Speed exhibition. At the centre of the exhibition is a large loom-weaving machine. There are also black-and-white prints of legs on the walls.
The Chicks on Speed art group do performance art. They are wearing colourful outfits and are performing on a stage that is bathed in blue and green light.