Jeremy Deller's Film Screening: Everybody In The Place at Kunsthalle Praha Explores British History

Kunsthalle Praha presents a pop-up screening of Jeremy Deller's film 'Everybody in The Place: An Incomplete History of Britain Between 1984 and 1992'. The film explores the social history of the UK through the lens of acid house and rave music, linking it to significant socio-political moments.

Kunsthalle Praha is hosting a special screening of Jeremy Deller's 2018 film, 'Everybody in The Place: An Incomplete History of Britain Between 1984 and 1992'. The film is structured as a lesson for high school students, using the rise of acid house and rave music to delve into the social history of the United Kingdom during a turbulent period. Deller connects the electronic music scene to pivotal socio-political events, including the miners' strikes and the emergence of LGBT culture, offering a unique perspective on Britain's past. The artist, Jeremy Deller, is a Turner Prize-winning filmmaker and artist known for projects that engage with social history and popular culture. He has been making influential art since the early 1990s, often outside conventional gallery spaces. This film serves as a relevant commentary for contemporary times, particularly in light of Brexit, and resonates with challenges faced in Central European environments, highlighting how music and popular culture can serve as vital tools for understanding and reacting to difficult socio-political climates.