Blackpool Museum of Contemporary Art / Form Content / Moot / Outpost / S1 Artspace / The Royal Standard

Rhys Coren / Hannah James

The Royal Standard were invited to participate in the final exhibition at Rhys and Hannah Present, a temporary exhibition space in Bristol run by artists Rhys and Hannah.

For this three day exhibition, which brought together a number of artist-run spaces, The Royal Standard explored some of the day-to-day experiences of working amongst a studio group, turning the gallery space into a social kitchen and inviting other participating organisations and members of the public to cook, eat and socialise.

Peter Ainsworth / Dave Ball / Milo Brennan / Adam Humphries / Tim Machin / Townley and Bradby

Seven UK-based artists were develop new work in response to space and the cultural landscape of Liverpool.

Navigator drew upon The Royal Standard’s relocation to the periphery of the city centre. Set against Liverpool’s rapidly changing urban and cultural landscape, Navigator reflected a process of re-mapping and re-routing through familiar and unfamiliar territories. The exhibition looked beyond the gallery walls to engage with space as a context as The Royal Standard negotiated a new position within the city.

Oliver Walker

The UK is one of only three countries in the world not to have a written constitution. In an ambitious international project exploring trade, democracy and globalisation, Mr Democracy undertook the creation of a UK constitution. Outsourcing content and production to China, the world’s fastest growing economy, artist Oliver imported 1000 specifically manufactured plastic toys through the Port of Liverpool. They speak the constitution when pressed.

Developed in Shanghai at the East China University of Politics and Law, the constitution offers an insight into the notion of democracy that the West are so keen to export, exploring issues such as human rights, citizenship and nationality from an alternative perspective. The hidden processes of mass profusion and global trade, so integral to our relationship with China, were documented throughout the project with a live tracking device at The Royal Standard. The toys were shipped across the globe and arrived at the gallery during the Liverpool Biennial 2008.

An exhibition of films from popular video sharing websites, including YouTube and Google Video, presented via user-generated video content and curated together in a gallery context.