9 Dec 2006

Grease, Tate Britain 2006



Grease, Tate Britain 9 Dec 2006

"Made up of text that is original, altered or borrowed, the strength of Tompkins’ work is in its disruption of verbal communication. Through complex yet eloquent layerings of repetition, non-sequential juxtaposition and re-contextualisation, Tompkins reinvigorates and gives new meaning to language. Her new work Grease 2006 written over the last eight months, is presented for the first time at Tate Britain..."

21 Apr 2006

More Cola Wars 2006



More Cola Wars, The Three Cities, The Warehouse, London

31 Mar 2006

14 Jan 2006

Be My Wife, The Modern Institute 2006



Be My Wife (David Bowie), The Modern Institute Jan 14 - 11 Feb 2006

"Accompanied by the Glasgow-based artist Alan Michael on electric guitar, for this most recent performance Tompkins stepped away from her strategies of détournement to deliver a brief set of three recognisable cover versions. ‘Be My Wife' concluded the opening night performance..." Map

2 Jun 2005

Elephants Galore 2005

Sue Tompkins: Elephants Galore

Elephants Galore, at CCA, Glasgow, 2005