Kartoon Kings

A comic book, edition 1000, telling the story of the English Civil War siege of Newcastle. Tyne and Wear Museum Service, Newcastle UK.

A year-long residency creating seven new works at the Museum, bringing together objects from the collection with materials and services from the city. Grosvenor Museum, Chester, UK.

A six metre high inflatable characterisation of the spirit of the Portobello area of Edinburgh. Big Things on the Beach, Edinburgh, UK.

A series of ten commercial billboard portraits of people who work on the Berlin U-Bahn at night. U-10 Projekt/NGBK, Berlin, Germany.

A book, edition 6,000, compiling a piece of local wisdom for every day of the year, given as a gift to every household in Caia Park. Caia Park Communities First, Wrexham, UK.

A book, edition 6,000, selecting from a new archive of memories of Bloomfield, Blackpool, given as a gift to every household in Bloomfield. Blackpool Borough Council, Blackpool, UK.

A book, edition 8,000, compiling a piece of local wisdom for every day of the year, given as a gift to every household in Barrhead and Neilston. Barrhead Housing Association, Glasgow, UK.

Three five metre high inflatable characterisations of the spirit of the City of Salford. The Lowry, Salford, UK.

A series of eleven new oil paintings and a book, edition 2,000, inspired by the travel journals of Margaret and Gwendolin Davies. Oriel Davies, Newtwon, UK.

A book, edition 900, compiling South Oxhey people’s thoughts about libraries. Watford Borough Council and Gunpowder Park, London, UK.

An unrealised comic book made in collaboration with Maurice Saatchi.

A comic book, edition 10,000, bringing together the Museum’s collection and experiences of contemporary manufacturing. Northampton Museum, Northampton, UK.

Two pages in an anthology of contemporary comic art edited by Mel Brimfield. Revolver, Frankfurt, Germany.

Two comic books, both edition of 11,000, combining the personal experiences of south Wales teenagers and contemporary art theory. Audiences Wales, Cardiff, UK.

A series of nine broadcast television reality shows following the progress of Manhatten artists competing for the attentions of Jeffrey Deitch. Gallery HD and Deitch Projects, New York, USA.

Twelve volunteers from Berwick-upon-Tweed collated six hundred conversations had or overheard in town. A book of these, edition 9000, was given away to every household in Berwick. English Heritage, Berwick-upon-Tweed, UK.

A comic book, edition 20,000, narrating experiences of six tourist attractions in Hampshire. Arts Marketing Hampshire, UK.

A comic book, edition 11,000, featuring five stories of the cultural life of contemporary Sussex. Sussex Arts Marketing, Brighton, UK.

A series of twenty-five billboard portraits of Madrid residents describing ‘their’ Madrid. Madrid Abierto, Madrid, Spain.

A comic book, edition 11,000, featuring five stories related to ancient sites in Thetford. English Heritage, Thetford, UK.

A comic book, edition 25,000, featuring forty people from the London Borough of Southwark, describing the different types of energy that they use. Livesey Museum, London, UK.

A comic book, edition 11,000, narrating five experiences with objects from the Gallery’s collection. Accompanied by a re-installation of the collection with wall paintings. Hatton Gallery, Newcastle, UK.

A temporary wall painting made with skaters who congregate at the entrace to the building. De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, UK.

A comic book, edition 10,000,  narrated by visitors and staff to the Museums. Accompanied by a commercial kiosk. Museum of Modern Art and PS1, with DC Comics, New York, USA.

Residency at ASDA Walmart, Swindon, featuring a year-long series of commercial billboards and painted busses. ASDA WalMart, Swindon, UK.

A twelve minute animated film featuring stories of Glasgow life aged 16 – 25. Centrepiece for a retrospective exhibition. Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, UK.

A ten minute animated fantasy of the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, broadcast on UK Channel 4. Channel 4 Television, London, UK.

A twenty-four minute animated film, broadcast on Tyne Tees Television, made with members of Gateshead’s amateur Little Theatre. The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead and Tyne Tees Television, Newcastle, UK.

A comic book, edition 25,000, bring together nine stories of experiences in Manchester museums. Arts About Manchester, Mancherster, UK.

An eight minute animation featuring stories of life in Aarhus, broadcast on Danish Channel 2. Aarhus Kunstmuseum and Channel 2, Denmark.

A comic book, edition 4,000, narrating stories of life in the St Leonards National Health Trust Hospital, given away with patient induction packs. Art in Hospitals Trust, St Leonards, UK.

A series of four portraits of regular London bus travellers, shown as public bus advertisements on the routes that they travel. South London Gallery, Lonson, UK.

A comic book, edition 10,000, featuring stories of people who work in the city at night. Public Art Fund, New York, USA.

A pilot for a satirical animated television news magazine series. MTV, New York, USA.

An eight minute animated film featuring four stories of life in Preston. Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, UK.

A comic book, edition 10,000, narrating personal epiphanies experienced by people across the north of England. Tate Gallery Liverpool and Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, UK.

A comic book, edition 5,000, re-telling folk tales visualised through the work of Cindy Sherman. Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, USA.

A comic book, edition 4,000, comprising portraits of art students, their wishes, likes and professional desires. School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA.

A comic book, edition 10,000, in anaglyph 3D, compiling gossip from a group of close friends. Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK.

A portrait of Laundromat attendant Levi Flagstein. Artforum Magazine, New York, USA.

A comic book, edition 10,000, including 100 portraits of Bradfordians nominated as notable by their fellow residents. National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, Bradford, UK and American Fine Arts, New York, USA.

A poster portrait of SoHo delicatessen owner Luis Chirinos, commissioned for Deitch Projects’ ‘Shopping’ exhibition.

A comic book, edition 4,000, anonymously narrating true-life experiences of celebrity indiscretion in Boston. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA.

A comic book, edition 10,000, narrated by members of the Institute of Contemporary Arts. Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK.

A series of anaglyph 3D life-size screen prints of supernatural experiences of ten Glasgow residents. Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow, UK and American Fine Arts, New York, USA.

Curated by Joshua Decter, an in-catalogue comic narrated by Bard College Band ‘Trackstar’. Centre for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, New York, USA

A comic book, edition 4,000, telling five true-life stories of life in prison in the USA and UK. Eastern State Penitentiary, Pittsburgh, USA.

Ten frequent users of Cornerhouse recreated a significant moment they’d had during the centre’s ten-year history. Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK.

A group of older San Francisco residents art-directed tableaux of significant moments in their own lives. Yerba Buena Centre for the Arts, Fan Francisco, USA.

Shutting the centre of town to motor traffic on a n afternoon in June, town residents were personally invited to come into town to have their photographs taken. James Hockey Gallery, Farnham, UK.

Dental practices were invited to have their portraits made in the style of a painting they selected from the Museum collection. Towner Museum, Eastbourne, UK.

The unionised line-workers of a Nestle factory designed, produced and marketed their own chocolate rather than Nestle’s, in an edition of 150,000. Sculpture Chicago, Chicago, USA.

Employees of New York University were asked who they would like to meet if they could meet anyone in New York. Ten meetings were arranged. Grey Art Gallery, New York, USA.

A series of three projects inviting museum staff to amend and re-contextualise objects from the Museum collection. Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria, USA.

An exhibition of new works bringing together objects from the Astley Cheetham Collection and goods and services available in Staleybridge. Astley Cheetham Collection, Stalybridge, UK.

Three interventions using confectionery sugar. Town Hall, John Rylands Library and  Manchester City Art Gallery, Manchester, UK.

An exhibition of new works bringing together objects from the Fellbacher Heimatsmuseum collection and goods and services available in Fellbach. Gallerie Stadt Fellbach, Germany.

Five installations in five urban churches reflecting the character of their communities of use. Public Participation Programme, Chicago, USA.