Working alongside Resonance104.4fm radio the entire contents of A Jukebox of People Trying to Change the World was broadcast in its entirety on its own frequency. Started in 2003, the artist’s collection of around 1,500 politically motivated or idealistic songs lasted for the exact duration of the fair. The songs were broadcast live, day and night, from a booth inside Frieze Art Fair. The project was titled These Airwaves Neutralise the Tools of Oppression; A Radio Station of People Trying to Change the World.
Radios tuned to Ewan’s own radio frequency, 87.7 fm, were available for £3.00 from the information desk.
Ruth Ewan (b.1980) is a Scottish artist based in London.
Recent solo shows and projects include A Jukebox of People Trying to Change the World, Ancient and Modern, London (2009); Fang Sang, ‘Nought to Sixty’, ICA, London (2008) and Did You Kiss the Foot that Kicked You?, Artangel, London (2007). Recent group shows include ‘Younger Than Jesus’, New Museum, New York (2009); ‘Come in, friends, the house is yours!’, Künstlerhaus Stuttgart, Stuttgart (2009) and ‘Altermodern: Tate Triennial’, Tate Britain, London (2009). Forthcoming shows include ‘Art Sheffield 2010’ and a solo project as part of ‘The Street’ at the Whitechapel Gallery, London (2009/10).
