The London Print Studio Gallery’s Agitpop Exhibition in Notting Hill is a celebration of activism, rebellion and the will to change things for the better. Inspired by a bygone era when Notting Hill was the bosom of the underground youth movement, Agitpop commemorates the rebellious spirit of the youth of the age. The exhibition is a direct challenge to our generation's disaffected cynicism and suggests that sadly we are no longer ‘children of the revolution‘. Indie-pop tweed lovers Bricolage had a few things to say on the matter, so we dropped in on the exhibition with them to see if this kind of highly politicised art is still as relevant today.

DP: What did you think of the exhibition?

Darren (bass, keyboards, vocals): Really good. Not sure if the impact of politicised art is as influential today. It seems we’ve become immune to it because it’s everywhere. An exhibition like this proves we’re so overwhelmed visually through adverts that it’s now used as a marketing tool. We still have aesthetic appreciation for any form of art but when it is produced en masse it just loses its effect.

DP: 1968 could be described as the last major student revolution and was essentially a failure. Do you think young people would be capable of something similar today (even in France)?

Colin (drums): Revolution doesn’t seem to mean the same anymore. It’s been covered up by so much over-the-counter culture that it just gets absorbed. We buy into an already branded revolution marked as an alternative and we fall for it.

DP: Bricolage is a term used to describe a DIY approach to music and art. Were you inspired by this?

Darren: Yeah. We found the term in a cultural text book. We try to combine different ideas through the combination of differing genres that inspire us.

DP: Do you think music isn’t as politically aware today?

Darren: Yes. It just shows how much power governments have today.

An disturbing and uncanny likeness is revealed.

DP: Do you think this general feeling of apathy is shown in music today?

Colin: Not necessarily in the music itself but rather in its production. Like how the images in the exhibition are re-used today by brands, music is produced at such a rapid rate by record companies so that new bands and trends are continuously turned over. There’s no time to think about it. It doesn’t seem to resonate anymore.

DP: Are you guys trying to avoid this pressure?

Colin: We’re gonna try spending a good few months on our record when we start recording in May. Many bands fall into the trap of having to fit recording around their tour schedule as that seems to be the most important part, but it means you lose valuable time. We hope to be touring in Autumn with a couple of possible festival appearances.

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Bricolage’s new single ‘Footsteps’ is available for free download below:

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Explore the exhibition on the London Print Studio Website.