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Master of Fine Art Exhibition, Department of Fine Art, University of Reading, UK<\/strong><\/p>\n

20 June \u2013 3 July 1980<\/p>\n

The conclusion of a two-year MFA course featured 11 graduates working with painting, photography, performance, light, sculpture and installation:<\/p>\n

Janet Ayre
Sheena Barnes
Steve Cavill
Terry Cordy
Adrian Davies
Judith Higginbottom
Chris Northall
Andy Pepper
Dave Spooner
Maureen Stockton
Richard Wright<\/p>\n

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Work by Andrew Pepper included light installations utilising rotating structures (not directly visible), which animated projected light from slide projectors to produce kinetic \u2018drawings\u2019 in space.<\/p>\n

These installations marked an early stage in the development of Pepper\u2019s Random Cube Rotation<\/strong><\/a>, which was also shown at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, as part of the 1980 New Contemporaries Exhibition<\/strong><\/a>, where it was awarded a prize for innovation in the visual arts.<\/p>\n

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Random Cube Rotation<\/strong> 1980<\/p>\n

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Date: 20 June \u2013 3 July 1980<\/p>\n

Title: MFA Show<\/p>\n

Location: Department of Fine Art, University of Reading, UK<\/p>\n

Notes: Exhibition of students undertaking the Master of Fine Art postgraduate degree.<\/p>\n

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