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aka Hornsey College of Art 2007 Photograph of location Photographed by Brian Marsh 2007 The 24-hour Sit-In at Hornsey College of Art in 1968 was in part motivated by the freezing of the Student Union Funds. After the start of the Sit-In there was the decision to entertain the audience with a film shown in the same hall. There was dissent from a number of people who moved upstairs to a large studio where the discussions continued. During the next seven weeks, until the end of the Summer term, the occupation continued. Finally the authorities sealed the building with Alsation dogs so that people leavng could not return. The building has deteriorated in the 39 years since as has the state of art education and government in this country. Think on! Serial number: UKMOCAT0000168C Contributed by: Brian Marsh Submitted: Last modified: Fri Dec 7 21:14:09 2007

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Robert Appleton Reassessing education is a global issue. To the extent that it has moved on from the schizophrenic divide between the perpetual regurgitation of the same written materials and the abandonment we felt at Alexandra Palace seven years after the sit-in, it would be useful now to identify which, if any, western institutions have succeeded in progressing. A personal observation after spending 2006-07 teaching at CAFA in Beijing - and 2007-2010 at Ryerson University in Toronto, is that fallout from the Cultural Revolution in China has been very healthy in terms of furthering an academic structure based on the Atelier. And we in the west need a similar restructuring to invigorate our art and design.   Have something to say about this submission? Fill in the form below Your name Your comments

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