- Introduction: Another Green World Seymour, Benedict. 2006. Introduction: Another Green World. Mute, 2(3), pp. 114-119. ISSN 0955066433
- Free Speech as Shibboleth: on the Danish Cartoons Seymour, Benedict. 2006. Free Speech as Shibboleth: on the Danish Cartoons. Mute, 2(2),
- Mutiny in the Mainstream Seymour, Benedict. 2006. Mutiny in the Mainstream. Journal of Visual Culture, 5(1), pp. 112-114. ISSN 14704129
- The Re-Occupation Seymour, Benedict and Iles, Anthony. 2005. The Re-Occupation. Mute,
- Drawings for ‘Underneath the Knowledge Commons’ Seymour, Benedict. 2005. Drawings for ‘Underneath the Knowledge Commons’. Mute, 2(1),
- Create and/or Be Damned Seymour, Benedict. 2005. Create and/or Be Damned. Mute,
- ‘Shoreditch: from Shit to Gold – a photo essay’ Seymour, Benedict. 2004. ‘Shoreditch: from Shit to Gold – a photo essay’. Greenpepper magazine,
- An Architecture of Play: A Survey of London's Adventure Playgrounds by Nils Norman, review Seymour, Benedict. 2004. An Architecture of Play: A Survey of London's Adventure Playgrounds by Nils Norman, review. Mutella newsletter,
- SPECIAL PROJECT: Fear Death by Water (The Regeneration Siege in Central Hackney) Seymour, Benedict and Kimble, Lucy. 2003. SPECIAL PROJECT: Fear Death by Water (The Regeneration Siege in Central Hackney). Mute, 1(26),
- The Involuntary Victims of the Aztecs Seymour, Benedict. 2003. The Involuntary Victims of the Aztecs. Mute,
- Real Politik versus Real Fantasy (Review of the Tate Modern's Border Crossing seminar) Seymour, Benedict. 2002. Real Politik versus Real Fantasy (Review of the Tate Modern's Border Crossing seminar). Mute,
- Back to Zero Seymour, Benedict. 2002. Back to Zero. Mute, 1(21),
- Review of Bart Wells Gang, Bart Wells Institute Seymour, Benedict. 2002. Review of Bart Wells Gang, Bart Wells Institute. Frieze, 66,
- When Worlds Collide Seymour, Benedict. 2002. When Worlds Collide. Frieze, 65,
- Bio-Pics Seymour, Benedict. 2002. Bio-Pics. Mute, 1(23),
- The Last Picture Show Seymour, Benedict. 2001. The Last Picture Show. Mute, 1(22),
- DO THE RIGHT THING! - DIE ANTI-GLOBALISIERUNGS-BEWEGUNG NACH DEM 11. SEPTEMBER Seymour, Benedict. 2001. DO THE RIGHT THING! - DIE ANTI-GLOBALISIERUNGS-BEWEGUNG NACH DEM 11. SEPTEMBER. Texte zur kunst, 44, pp. 112-119. ISSN 09409459
- Blockbusting the Election Seymour, Benedict. 2001. Blockbusting the Election. Mute, 1(20),
- Nationalize This! What Next for Anti-Globalization Protests? Seymour, Benedict. 2001. Nationalize This! What Next for Anti-Globalization Protests? Radical Philosophy, 107, pp. 2-5. ISSN 0300-211X
- The Battle of Seattle Seymour, Benedict. 2001. The Battle of Seattle. Log,
- Two or Three Things I Know About Her Seymour, Benedict. 2001. Two or Three Things I Know About Her. Mute, 1(19),
- Review Chad McCail, Laurent Delaye Gallery Seymour, Benedict. 2001. Review Chad McCail, Laurent Delaye Gallery. Frieze, 57,
- Review Jeremy Deadman, Five Years Seymour, Benedict. 2001. Review Jeremy Deadman, Five Years. Frieze, 56,
- Review ‘Club Circuits’ Seymour, Benedict. 2000. Review ‘Club Circuits’. Public Art Journal,
- Rabble Rousers Seymour, Benedict. 2000. Rabble Rousers. Mute, 1(18),
- Coral Maze Seymour, Benedict. 2000. Coral Maze. Mute, 1(17),
- Review ‘Wooden Heart’ Seymour, Benedict. 2000. Review ‘Wooden Heart’. Art Monthly, 235,
- Everything Must Go Seymour, Benedict. 2000. Everything Must Go. Mute, 1(16),
- Review Henry Bond, Emily Tsingou Seymour, Benedict. 1999. Review Henry Bond, Emily Tsingou. Frieze, 54,
- ‘Rehabilitating the Subject’ – review of The Ticklish Subject by Slavoj Zizek, Seymour, Benedict. 1999. ‘Rehabilitating the Subject’ – review of The Ticklish Subject by Slavoj Zizek,. Mute, 1(13),
- The Situationist City Seymour, Benedict. 1998. The Situationist City. Mute, 1(11),
Ben Seymour
Ben’s principle areas of research are the relationship between urban regeneration, gentrification and culture.
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Ben Seymour's principle areas of research are: 1) the relationship between urban regeneration, gentrification and culture which he has explored in films, articles and visual essays, and 2) the culture and politics of contemporary capitalism from social precariousness and creative economy ideology, to art and financialisation. In addition to teaching, Ben is a writer and deputy editor of Mute magazine.
Professional projects
Ben's films about gentrification, particularly in the London borough of Hackney, have attracted international attention and been screened at The Other Cinema, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Leeds International Festival and galleries, local community screenings and events in UK, Spain, Amsterdam and NYC.
He has been invited to speak on issues from utopian potentialities to the consequences of capital at the Goethe Institute's Serpentine Gallery Sweathshop, Soho Theatre and the Centre for Contemporary Arts Glasgow among others. In 2003, he co-programmed a screening of three films on gentrification at The Other Gallery in Hackney, where his film 'The London Particular' debuted.
He has helped establish and coordinate reading groups on Marx's Capital and contemporary capitalism in Hackney and Brooklyn.
Publications and research outputs
Show/Exhibition
- Dwelling on Cloud Seymour, Benedict. 2022. Dwelling on Cloud. In: "Dwelling on the Cloud", Ugly Duck, London, United Kingdom, 24- 27 November 2022.
- ‘ASBO as agent’ Seymour, Benedict. 2005. ‘ASBO as agent’. In: "TOTAL ASBO show", Pogo Cafe,, United Kingdom.
Conference or Workshop Item
- I am sitting in a Zoom: Lecture-Performance Seymour, Benedict. 2021. 'I am sitting in a Zoom: Lecture-Performance'. In: Dysfunctionalities in Art and Conflict. EKATE, Nicosia, Cyprus 13 March 2021.
- Principio Potosí. Modernidad y la llamada acumulación originaria. Seymour, Benedict. 2010. 'Principio Potosí. Modernidad y la llamada acumulación originaria.'. In: Principio Potosí. Modernidad y la llamada acumulación originaria. Reina Sofia, United Kingdom.
Article
- This isn't a Virus, it's a Time Machine Seymour, Benedict. 2020. This isn't a Virus, it's a Time Machine. Mute Magazine, ISSN 1356-7748
- Creativity's Rainbow Seymour, Benedict. 2009. Creativity's Rainbow. MUTE MAGAZINE, 2(14), pp. 100-107. ISSN ISSN 1356-7748-214
- Drowning by Numbers: The Non-Reproduction of New Orleans Seymour, Benedict. 2006. Drowning by Numbers: The Non-Reproduction of New Orleans. Mute,
Book Section
- Dissolving the People Seymour, Benedict. 2020. Dissolving the People. In: Tories Out Propaganda Unit, ed. How To Win. London: Tories Out Propaganda Unit (TOPU), pp. 87-90.
- Art and the Utopia of (Non-)Reproduction Seymour, Benedict. 2014. Art and the Utopia of (Non-)Reproduction. In: John Chilver and Brighid Lowe, eds. Manual: Parts and Labour. Osan: Gwak Sang-wook, Osan Culture Foundation, pp. 22-23. ISBN 978-89-968948-2-8
- Primer Seymour, Benedict. 2013. Primer. In: David Riff; Ekaterina Degott and Jill Winder, eds. Monday Begins on Saturday. Berlin: Sternberg Press, pp. 123-163. ISBN 978-3-943365-74-0
Broadcast
- TESTCARD Seymour, Benedict. 2022. TESTCARD.
Edited Book
- The Class of the New Seymour, Benedict, ed. 2006. The Class of the New. Mute. ISBN 978-0955066474
Edited Journal
- Mute Magazine Vol 2 #15 Seymour, Benedict, ed. 2010. Mute Magazine Vol 2 #15, MUTE MAGAZINE, 2(15). 1356-7748-215
- It's Not Easy Being Green Seymour, Benedict, ed. 2007. It's Not Easy Being Green, Mute, 2(5).
- Man’s Best Friendster?, Seymour, Benedict, ed. 2007. Man’s Best Friendster?,, Mute, 2(4).
Film/Video
- In Lovely Blue Seymour, Benedict. 2022. In Lovely Blue.
- I am Sitting in a Zoom Seymour, Benedict. 2021. I am Sitting in a Zoom.
- Second Wave Seymour, Benedict and Diesen, Veronica. 2020. Second Wave.