All the events posted on this page are open to all,and the best part is that the majority are free!
Tuesday 1 July
http://www.wilkinsongallery.com/exhibitions/105-TravisJeppesen16Sculptures
50 Vyner St London E2 9DQ
Sprüth Magers, 7pm private view Louise Lawler 'No Drones'
http://spruethmagers.com/exhibitions/373
7a Grafton St London W1S 4EJ
For No Drones, Lawler will exhibit a group of ‘tracings’, a series that she developed for her exhibition at the Ludwig Museum, Cologne, in 2013. Traced directly from her photographs, and made in collaboration with the artist and children’s book illustrator Jon Buller, the ‘tracings’ are black-and-white line drawings that are converted to a vector graphic and printed on a vinyl that is adhered directly to the wall. Each edition exists as an adaptable digital file that can be printed at any size. A ‘tracing’ takes material form only when exhibited, and it can be destroyed and remade at a different size for its next presentation. Some of the works in the show are editions of 10, while others are unlimited editions.
Wednesday 2 July
http://www.chisenhale.org.uk/exhibitions/forthcoming.php?id=140
64 Chisenhale road, London, E3 5QZ
The Present Tense brings together three interconnecting stories, exploring the ways in which proximity and distance alter our understanding of one another. Set on and around a building site, a cycle of urban demolition and construction provides a backdrop for the physical and emotional regeneration of the central characters.
The Present Tense brings together three interconnecting stories, exploring the ways in which proximity and distance alter our understanding of one another. Set on and around a building site, a cycle of urban demolition and construction provides a backdrop for the physical and emotional regeneration of the central characters.
Crypt Gallery, 6-8:30pm private view Catching the Eye group show
http://www.cryptgallery.org.uk/current_exhibitions.htm
St Pancras Church Euston Rd London NW1 2BA
Artists: Roger Adams Jenny Bush Brian Cox Rydal Hanbury Nick Hazzard Stephanie Herbert Margaret Payne Claire Pinney Wendy Roberts Jane Stothert Julia Tester Tony Tester Non Worrall
Catching the Eye is an exhibition by a group of artists practising painting, printmaking, sculpture and mixed media. Each artist has travelled their own path; a journey of challenges, experiments and exploration. Experiences are absorbed, ideas are developed; a gradual process of meaning and making by each artist. The group welcome you to the cavernous corridors of the Crypt Gallery and encourage you to take a closer look at the variety of artwork that will catch your eye.
Artists: Roger Adams Jenny Bush Brian Cox Rydal Hanbury Nick Hazzard Stephanie Herbert Margaret Payne Claire Pinney Wendy Roberts Jane Stothert Julia Tester Tony Tester Non Worrall
Catching the Eye is an exhibition by a group of artists practising painting, printmaking, sculpture and mixed media. Each artist has travelled their own path; a journey of challenges, experiments and exploration. Experiences are absorbed, ideas are developed; a gradual process of meaning and making by each artist. The group welcome you to the cavernous corridors of the Crypt Gallery and encourage you to take a closer look at the variety of artwork that will catch your eye.
www.ancientandmodern.org
201 Whitecross St, The City EC1Y 8QP
Artists: Ann Craven, Matthias Dornfeld, Roy Dowell, Fergus Feehily, Jane Freilicher, Clive Hodgson, Eithne Jordan, Alex Katz, Markus Karstieß, Winifred Nicholson, Norbert Prangenberg, Audrey Reynolds, Phoebe Unwin
Artists: Ann Craven, Matthias Dornfeld, Roy Dowell, Fergus Feehily, Jane Freilicher, Clive Hodgson, Eithne Jordan, Alex Katz, Markus Karstieß, Winifred Nicholson, Norbert Prangenberg, Audrey Reynolds, Phoebe Unwin
Augury
Impatiens, meet touch-me-not.
Be as close as possible. As close
Impatiens, meet touch-me-not.
Be as close as possible. As close
as desire, no more, otherwise pass
each other toward some opposite
distance. Subscribe our interruption
of indefinite night. Postpone reticence.
We more than wounded know nothing
of flowers but the ripe pod
scatters its seed regardless.
(Barry Schwabsky)
each other toward some opposite
distance. Subscribe our interruption
of indefinite night. Postpone reticence.
We more than wounded know nothing
of flowers but the ripe pod
scatters its seed regardless.
(Barry Schwabsky)
http://kazuyatsuji.com/
http://www.schwartzgallery.co.uk/front-page/
92 White Post La London E9 5EN
‘Or’ is the third in a series of solo exhibitions by emerging contemporary artists at Schwartz Gallery, and Kazuya Tsuji’s first gallery solo show.
The title refers to Tsuji’s minimalist sculpture that bears the same name, ‘Or’ – an exercise in the malleable existence of objects in different spaces.
In his practice Kazuya seeks a niche for art in his everyday routine. For instance, most of his works appear to be simple juxtapositions of collected or found objects. When those objects are seen next to each other, they begin to form a certain metaphor for life. Likewise once the show finishes the objects cease to function as a piece of art and return to their original state.
This idea derives from his main concern about his practice that true beauty breathes through the gaps in mundane knowledge and it can show the miraculous, the hilarious, the grotesque and the wonderful every step of the way.
Griffin Gallery, 6-9pm private view Perfectionism group show
http://griffingallery.co.uk/exhibition/perfectionism/
http://griffingallery.co.uk/exhibition/perfectionism/
21 Evesham Street, London W11 4AJ0
Artists: Dale Adcock, Jemma Appleby, Katrina Blannin, Jane Dixon, Lee Edwards, Iavor Lubomirov, Carol Robertson, Inbal Strauss, Tanya Wood
This exhibition does not seek to be perfect. Neither does it claim to showcase perfect artists. Instead, this is an exploration of perfectionism of process. Of artists so committed to their practice that it permeates their every movement and waking thought, manifest in the meticulous detail demonstrated in their work.
Artists: Dale Adcock, Jemma Appleby, Katrina Blannin, Jane Dixon, Lee Edwards, Iavor Lubomirov, Carol Robertson, Inbal Strauss, Tanya Wood
This exhibition does not seek to be perfect. Neither does it claim to showcase perfect artists. Instead, this is an exploration of perfectionism of process. Of artists so committed to their practice that it permeates their every movement and waking thought, manifest in the meticulous detail demonstrated in their work.
http://pumphousegallery.org.uk/participation/faisal-abduallah-exhibition-film-screening
Battersea Park Battersea, London SW11 4NJ
Following the success of our Bill Cunningham New York (2010) film screening in May this year Pump House Gallery will be hosting another film night. This time the film looks at docu-film makers who use archival footage as a means to locate and understand narratives that underpin history.
Thursday 3 July
Art House1, 6:30-8:30pm private view 'In Tension' group show
http://www.arthouse1.co.uk/coming-soon.html
45 Grange Road, London SE1 3BH
Artists: Valentine Schmidt, Sam Hall
London – 24 June, 2014 – Valentine Schmidt and Sam Hall might seem to be unlikely exhibition partners, one a photographer, the other a ceramist. That is until their work is placed in proximity, then the logic and resonance appear. Tension is at the heart of what both of these artists do, however they deal in different idioms of ‘tension’; one a quiet, almost subliminal whisper of conflicts or neglect which leave revealing marks on souls and places, the other an active agitation and playful aggression springing from one mnemonic incised on the studio wall – fight.
London – 24 June, 2014 – Valentine Schmidt and Sam Hall might seem to be unlikely exhibition partners, one a photographer, the other a ceramist. That is until their work is placed in proximity, then the logic and resonance appear. Tension is at the heart of what both of these artists do, however they deal in different idioms of ‘tension’; one a quiet, almost subliminal whisper of conflicts or neglect which leave revealing marks on souls and places, the other an active agitation and playful aggression springing from one mnemonic incised on the studio wall – fight.
http://www.kristinhjellegjerde.com/what_you_see.html
533 Old York Road, SW18 1TG London, United Kingdom
Artists: Carsten Fock, Sintra Tantra
Bright, audacious colours in geometric forms spread over the gallery walls, a wallpaper of precisely-rendered paintings in hues of blue, teal, green, grey and bubble gum pink. Elsewhere, canvases burst forth with feathered hatchings of various colours, some producing rainbows of confetti, others rainstorms of thunderclouds. These two different yet complementary series play with and speak to the space around them, at once individual works and an integrated part of the space in which they hang. In ‘What You See Is What You See’, new works by German artist Carsten Fock and British-Balinese artist Sinta Tantra meld into colour abstractions to create an immersive synergy within the gallery space.
2 Balfron Tower, St Leonard’s Road, London, E14 0QT
Alice Evans is an artist working in the medium of film and photography. Her exhibition Hiraeth features three new film works based around ideas of home. ‘Hiraeth’ is a Welsh word which is considered untranslatable. Its closest equivalent in English is probably an intense feeling of longing associated with ideas of home.
Acme Project Space, 6-8pm private view Kate McMillan 'The Potter's Field'
www.acme.org.uk/projectspace.php
44 Bonner Rd London E2 9JS
This exhibition features the residue of images and sounds that have been traced and collected from sites associated with symbolic early memories, including a naturally occurring clay field next to the artist's childhood home, a decaying Roman castle and the sodden clay cliffs along a beach on the Isle of Wight. These residues have been manipulated and intuited into a series of small sculptures that suggest the shape and form of anxiety and heaviness. Importantly the work emphasises the use of hands as a way to mark presence and evidence the traces of self.
Alice Evans is an artist working in the medium of film and photography. Her exhibition Hiraeth features three new film works based around ideas of home. ‘Hiraeth’ is a Welsh word which is considered untranslatable. Its closest equivalent in English is probably an intense feeling of longing associated with ideas of home.
Acme Project Space, 6-8pm private view Kate McMillan 'The Potter's Field'
www.acme.org.uk/projectspace.php
44 Bonner Rd London E2 9JS
This exhibition features the residue of images and sounds that have been traced and collected from sites associated with symbolic early memories, including a naturally occurring clay field next to the artist's childhood home, a decaying Roman castle and the sodden clay cliffs along a beach on the Isle of Wight. These residues have been manipulated and intuited into a series of small sculptures that suggest the shape and form of anxiety and heaviness. Importantly the work emphasises the use of hands as a way to mark presence and evidence the traces of self.
http://www.frithstreetgallery.com/shows/view/mirror/
17 Golden Sq London W1F 9JJ
Artists: Fiona Banner, Mohamed Bourouissa, Victor Man, Margaux Williamson
Mirror presents the work of four artists, each of whom work within the realm of portraiture and use the device of storytelling as a means of exploring personal identity and collective memory. In the mid 20th century psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan hypothesised that the formation of identity arose primarily in recognition of the reflection as oneself. Exploring the importance of identity, self-reflection and memory, Mirror presents us with a grouping of works of alternative and reinterpreted realities, circumstances or truths. The works in the exhibition combine forms of documentary and fiction, even hinting toward memorialization, to reveal alternatives to our commonly understood lines of history.
2 Bethnal Green Rd, London E1 6HT
Since 2006 Yoni not only calls London ‘home’ but also a source of inspiration. Israeli-British artist Yoni Alter (born 1980) studied in Jerusalem Academy of Art & Design and completed his MA Graphic Design at London College of Communication. His debut London show at Kemistry Gallery was inspired by urban landscapes and architecture, and in particular by London. Rather than drawing in a stylized way, Alter applies different reduction methods on visuals. Yoni recently worked on a piece of break-through branding for London’s new TV Channel, London Live. His merchandise range for Tate has recently launched.
Since 2006 Yoni not only calls London ‘home’ but also a source of inspiration. Israeli-British artist Yoni Alter (born 1980) studied in Jerusalem Academy of Art & Design and completed his MA Graphic Design at London College of Communication. His debut London show at Kemistry Gallery was inspired by urban landscapes and architecture, and in particular by London. Rather than drawing in a stylized way, Alter applies different reduction methods on visuals. Yoni recently worked on a piece of break-through branding for London’s new TV Channel, London Live. His merchandise range for Tate has recently launched.
P21 Gallery, 6-9pm private view Issam Kourbaj 'Unearthed'
http://www.p21.org.uk/UNEARTHED.aspx
21 Chalton St London NW1 1JD
P21 gallery presents Unearthed, a solo exhibition by Syrian-born, UK-based artist Issam Kourbaj, inspired by three years of the Syrian Revolution. Deeply affected by the ongoing violence and huge numbers of casualties in his home country, Kourbaj has created numerous multimedia works. These range from unique, site-specific installations, using repurposed book covers, discarded poster fragments and camerae obscurae, to original works on paper and canvas.
P21 gallery presents Unearthed, a solo exhibition by Syrian-born, UK-based artist Issam Kourbaj, inspired by three years of the Syrian Revolution. Deeply affected by the ongoing violence and huge numbers of casualties in his home country, Kourbaj has created numerous multimedia works. These range from unique, site-specific installations, using repurposed book covers, discarded poster fragments and camerae obscurae, to original works on paper and canvas.
Stour Space, 6-9pm private view 'Taco-Tricycle-Timbuktu' group show
http://www.stourspace.co.uk/portfolio/july-2014/
http://www.stourspace.co.uk/portfolio/july-2014/
7 Roach Rd London E3 2PA
Artists: Bob Motown, HIN, John Atherton
TACO-TRICYCLE-TIMBUKTU. A CAT WITH A TACO FOR A BODY COLONEL GADDAFI ON A TRICYCLE A MEDIEVAL HELMET COVERED IN TATTOOS RONALD MCDONALD MEETS GANDI AND STALIN CAT WOMAN GOES SHOPPING FROM HERE TO TIMBUKTU A BEAR WITH A SLAYER T-SHIRT PIZZA CATS MORE CATS MARY AS WONDER WOMAN THE AZTECS A GORILLA IN A DRESS IS IT A GOAT IS IT A GIMP TRANSVESTITES IN ANCIENT GREECE RABBITS MORE RABBITS BATMAN IS DEAD JESUS IS A SUPER HERO KNIVES WITH FEATHERS FOR BLADES A POISONOUS FLOWER MORE CATS A DOG AS A BEER COOLER.
Artists: Bob Motown, HIN, John Atherton
TACO-TRICYCLE-TIMBUKTU. A CAT WITH A TACO FOR A BODY COLONEL GADDAFI ON A TRICYCLE A MEDIEVAL HELMET COVERED IN TATTOOS RONALD MCDONALD MEETS GANDI AND STALIN CAT WOMAN GOES SHOPPING FROM HERE TO TIMBUKTU A BEAR WITH A SLAYER T-SHIRT PIZZA CATS MORE CATS MARY AS WONDER WOMAN THE AZTECS A GORILLA IN A DRESS IS IT A GOAT IS IT A GIMP TRANSVESTITES IN ANCIENT GREECE RABBITS MORE RABBITS BATMAN IS DEAD JESUS IS A SUPER HERO KNIVES WITH FEATHERS FOR BLADES A POISONOUS FLOWER MORE CATS A DOG AS A BEER COOLER.
Fold Gallery, 6-9pm private view Una Know 'Sounding out plant hunters, space seekers, listeners, fakers, keepers'
http://www.foldgallery.com/exhibition/sounding-out-plant-hunters-space-seekers-listeners-fakers-keepers/
15 Clerkenwell Close London EC1R 0AA
Knox’s research-based practice encompasses various media, including moving image, print and performance. For this exhibition, Knox’s works explore architecture through sound, incorporating thoughts on technologies, voice, fiction and historical events. Within a tropical landscape a speech pathologist, working with the human body as acoustic space, uses voice to sound out and understand the surrounding inner and outer atmospheres.
Knox’s research-based practice encompasses various media, including moving image, print and performance. For this exhibition, Knox’s works explore architecture through sound, incorporating thoughts on technologies, voice, fiction and historical events. Within a tropical landscape a speech pathologist, working with the human body as acoustic space, uses voice to sound out and understand the surrounding inner and outer atmospheres.
http://www.rawartists.org/london/communique
150 Brick Lane, London
RAW London stems from the international arts phenomenon RAW: natural born artists, an independent arts organisation, with a mission to support and spotlight emerging artists within the first 10 years of their career through every other month Showcase Festivals.
The first RAW London summer festival includes a plein-air pop up art gallery; a design gallery featuring textile artists, jewellery designers, and accessories designers; 5 catwalk shows; a film screening; 2 live music acts; and an audience-participation performance. We are packing the Brick Lane venue of 93 Feet East full of photographers, painters, sculptors, illustrators, fashion designers, hair and makeup artists, filmmakers, musicians, dancers, performance artists, rappers, comedians, models, djs, and more!
£12 Pre-sale £15 Doors
Whitechapel Gallery, 7:30pm tour Gaia Tedone on the Contemporary Art Society Display
http://goo.gl/wBfjzg
77-82 Whitechapel High St London E1 7QX
Curatorial fellow Gaia Tedone introduces her current collections display, Twixt Two Worlds.
Curatorial fellow Gaia Tedone introduces her current collections display, Twixt Two Worlds.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/renata-salecl-in-conversation-with-patrizio-di-massimo-tickets-11791928977
http://www.freud.org.uk/events/75596/every-cloud-has-a-silver-lining/
20 Maresfield Gardens, London, NW3 5SX
Rowing is pleased to announce a discussion between artist Patrizio Di Massimo
and Slovene philosopher, sociologist and legal theorist Renata Salecl at The Freud Museum, London. Salecl will analyse recent projects of Di Massimo's practice such as ‘The Lustful Turk’ (2012/13), ‘Me Mum Mister Mad’ (2014) and his recent exhibition at Rowing ‘Soft Corners Lining White’ under the lens of Salecl’s psychoanalytic approach, especially focusing on her essay ‘Love and Sexual Difference’ published in 'Sexuation', a book of essays after Lacan's theories of sexual difference. The conversation will then evolve towards Renata’s last books ‘On Anxiety’ (2004) and ‘Tyranny of Choice’ (2010), discussing with the artist different approaches they give rise to in contemporary artistic practice today.
Whitechapel, 7-9pm talk Francis Upritchard and Brian Griffiths
http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/shop/product/category_id/22/product_id/1957
77-82 Whitechapel High St London E1 7QX
Sculptor Brian Griffiths joins Francis Upritchard to explore their shared interests in making, materiality and world building, as well as ideas arising from Upritchard's current Children’s Commission, Do What You Will.
Booking essential £8.50/£6.50 concession (£4.25 Whitechapel Gallery Members). *Proof of concessions and membership to be shown on the door.
Sculptor Brian Griffiths joins Francis Upritchard to explore their shared interests in making, materiality and world building, as well as ideas arising from Upritchard's current Children’s Commission, Do What You Will.
Booking essential £8.50/£6.50 concession (£4.25 Whitechapel Gallery Members). *Proof of concessions and membership to be shown on the door.
Studio 1.1, private view 'The Combinational' group show
http://www.studio1-1.co.uk/the-combinational-curated-by-paul-carey-kent/
57a Redchurch St London E2 7DG
Artists: Sarah Anne Johnson, Wil Murray, Sue Collis, Appau Junior Boakye-Yiadom , Suzanne Moxhay, Catherine Herbert.
For the first time in its five year existence, studio1.1′s annual Lottery has been won not by a single artist able to present a solo show, but by writer and curator Paul Carey-Kent.
‘The found and the collaged are dominant modern modes: what artists choose to use, and how and why they present or combine them, count for more than their ability with traditional techniques. One could also say that life in most of the world is less about individual survival than it would have been in pre-modern eras, more about how we live together and whether we can survive that.
57a Redchurch St London E2 7DG
Artists: Sarah Anne Johnson, Wil Murray, Sue Collis, Appau Junior Boakye-Yiadom , Suzanne Moxhay, Catherine Herbert.
For the first time in its five year existence, studio1.1′s annual Lottery has been won not by a single artist able to present a solo show, but by writer and curator Paul Carey-Kent.
‘The found and the collaged are dominant modern modes: what artists choose to use, and how and why they present or combine them, count for more than their ability with traditional techniques. One could also say that life in most of the world is less about individual survival than it would have been in pre-modern eras, more about how we live together and whether we can survive that.
Friday 4 July
Studio Voltaire, 6:30-8:30pm private view Judith Bernstein 'Rising'
http://www.studiovoltaire.org/programmes/forthcoming/
1A Nelsons Row London SW4 7JR
Bernstein’s expressive practice embodies the psychological amalgamation of sex, violence and feminism, in varying orders and priorities. Birth of the Universe is a recent series of expressive paintings made using oil and fluorescent paint exploring the chaos, violence, and the nuclear explosion that was The Big Bang. She probes the origin of space, time, and infinity, using the rage of the "active cunt" as the primal source in the expanding universe. These paintings delve into issues regarding relationships and gender with a literal dialogue between the "active cunt" and the phallus.
Bernstein’s expressive practice embodies the psychological amalgamation of sex, violence and feminism, in varying orders and priorities. Birth of the Universe is a recent series of expressive paintings made using oil and fluorescent paint exploring the chaos, violence, and the nuclear explosion that was The Big Bang. She probes the origin of space, time, and infinity, using the rage of the "active cunt" as the primal source in the expanding universe. These paintings delve into issues regarding relationships and gender with a literal dialogue between the "active cunt" and the phallus.
Daniel Blau Gallery, 6-8pm private view 5 UNDER 30: Young Photographers' Competition
http://www.danielblau.com/exhibitions/2014/5-under-30-3/
51 Hoxton Sq London N1 6PB
Artists: Matan Ashkenazy, Oliver Eglin, Daewoong Kim, Ruidi Mu, and Sofia Valiente
Daniel Blau is pleased to announce the five winners of the gallery’s second annual Young Photographers’ Competition: Matan Ashkenazy, Oliver Eglin, Daewoong Kim, Ruidi Mu, Sofia Valiente. We are delighted to present a selection of work by these five talented photographers in a group exhibition here in London this July.
Artists: Matan Ashkenazy, Oliver Eglin, Daewoong Kim, Ruidi Mu, and Sofia Valiente
Daniel Blau is pleased to announce the five winners of the gallery’s second annual Young Photographers’ Competition: Matan Ashkenazy, Oliver Eglin, Daewoong Kim, Ruidi Mu, Sofia Valiente. We are delighted to present a selection of work by these five talented photographers in a group exhibition here in London this July.
ANDOR Gallery, 6-9pm private view FOAM group show
http://www.creativeandorcultural.com/index.php/foam-images
171 Mare St London E8 3RD
Foam is an on-going peripatetic project by artist Mat Jenner. Conceived as both a platform for experimental commissioning and an expansive artwork, Foam explores the condition of the contemporary art object and a problematized relationship to spectatorship, dissemination, presence and display.
Foam is an on-going peripatetic project by artist Mat Jenner. Conceived as both a platform for experimental commissioning and an expansive artwork, Foam explores the condition of the contemporary art object and a problematized relationship to spectatorship, dissemination, presence and display.
At the heart of Foam is a growing archive of dub plates, one-off 12” records commissioned from over 100 invited artists. The archive is presented within strict parameters that emphasises the records status as art objects - records are unique, they can only be listened to in situ within ANDOR’s physical location and are not replicated, broadcasted or digitally disseminated.
94 Teesdale St London E2 6PU
Soon Hak Kwon’s work is like staring at a blank wall. Which is not to say that it’s boring. Rather, it is to say that this artist’s work has much in common with a Buddhist meditation technique in which practicing monks focus intently on a spot of unadorned wall for an extended period of time (while it may seem like a clichéd tactic of an outmoded Orientalism to frame a discussion of a contemporary Korean artist in such terms, Kwon readily asserts the similarities in conversation). As the practitioner progresses through the meditative states, his cognitive processes typically shift away from internal stream of conscious thought toward a heightened awareness of the external fine details of the wall he faces. This state of heightened awareness set against the minimal visual stimuli provided by the static, monochromatic wall offers the sitter — eventually and ideally — conscious access to the faculties of perception that normally function outside of conscious control.
Soon Hak Kwon’s work is like staring at a blank wall. Which is not to say that it’s boring. Rather, it is to say that this artist’s work has much in common with a Buddhist meditation technique in which practicing monks focus intently on a spot of unadorned wall for an extended period of time (while it may seem like a clichéd tactic of an outmoded Orientalism to frame a discussion of a contemporary Korean artist in such terms, Kwon readily asserts the similarities in conversation). As the practitioner progresses through the meditative states, his cognitive processes typically shift away from internal stream of conscious thought toward a heightened awareness of the external fine details of the wall he faces. This state of heightened awareness set against the minimal visual stimuli provided by the static, monochromatic wall offers the sitter — eventually and ideally — conscious access to the faculties of perception that normally function outside of conscious control.
St. Saviours, Aberdeen Park, Highbury, London N5 2AR
The Florence Trust’s Summer Exhibition, 5th July – 13th July, takes place at the culmination of this group’s yearlong residency at St. Saviour’s Church. During this year they have each built up a strong and individualistic body of work which will be on show. The opening will also act as the launch of a full colour catalogue that documents the ten artist’s practices alongside a detailed, interpretive text by Curator Erica Shiozaki.
The Florence Trust’s Summer Exhibition, 5th July – 13th July, takes place at the culmination of this group’s yearlong residency at St. Saviour’s Church. During this year they have each built up a strong and individualistic body of work which will be on show. The opening will also act as the launch of a full colour catalogue that documents the ten artist’s practices alongside a detailed, interpretive text by Curator Erica Shiozaki.
http://www.guestprojects.com/programme/vanishing-points/
Sunbury House 1 Andrews Road London E8 4QL
Artists: Rodrigo Echeverri, AlbertoLezaca, Carlos Franklin, Nicolás Paris, Esteban Sánchez, Miler Lagos, María Fernanda Plata, Widy Ortiz
The Vanishing Points exhibition brings together a selection of artists that have made significant and indeed pioneering progress within the Colombian contemporary art scene. Therefore, the exhibition unites a generation of art practitioners who explore the visual and conceptual possibilities of drawing, ranging from site-specific installations to participatory education projects.
Saturday 5 July
http://drawingroom.org.uk/events/draw-and-talk-places-of-work
12 Rich Estate, Crimscott Street London SE1 5TE
Join us at this Saturday afternoon drop-in family workshop, led by artistLaura Eldret, to imagine through talking and drawing what ‘work-places’ look like today and what future ‘workplaces’ may look like. This is a chance to be inspired and then have a go at the ‘Sharpie’ drawing techniques seen in our exhibition Drawing Room by Aleksandra Mir. This is part of Eldret’s ongoing research Cultivating and Framing Citizenship. A Drawing Room and Tannery Arts event.
Suitable for families of all ages, children must be accompanied at all times.
FREE, booking recommended but drop-ins also welcome.
http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/shop/product/category_id/1/product_id/1958
77-82 Whitechapel High St London E1 7QX
Video China: Both Sides Now (1.30 – 3.30pm)
Pump House Gallery, 12-4pm workshop Sunday Socials with Yemi Awosile
http://pumphousegallery.org.uk/participation/sunday-socials/
Whitechapel Gallery, 3pm tour Whitechapel Walks
http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/shop/product/category_id/22/product_id/1961
77-82 Whitechapel High St London E1 7QX
Join a walking tour to explore the rich history of the Gallery, its building and the neighbourhood.
Danielle Arnaud Gallery, 4pm panel discussion Anne Brodie, G.P. Dr Catriona Brodie, and Dr Caterina Albano
http://www.daniellearnaud.com/events/events-index.html
Video China: Both Sides Now (1.30 – 3.30pm)
A new collection of artists’ film and video from China, curated by Hong Kong film and media agency Videotage, in collaboration with videoclub; including work by Mak Chi Hang, Ellen Pau and Complaints Choir of Hong Kong. Followed by curators’ Q&A.
Selected 4 (4 – 6pm)
A new programme of artists’ film and video celebrating unconventionality and risk, chosen by the artists shortlisted for the Film London Jarman Award 2013. Followed by artists’ Q&A.
Booking essential. £12.50/£10.50 concession (£6.25 Whitechapel Gallery Members). *Proof of concessions and membership to be shown on the door.
Selected 4 (4 – 6pm)
A new programme of artists’ film and video celebrating unconventionality and risk, chosen by the artists shortlisted for the Film London Jarman Award 2013. Followed by artists’ Q&A.
Booking essential. £12.50/£10.50 concession (£6.25 Whitechapel Gallery Members). *Proof of concessions and membership to be shown on the door.
Sunday 6 July
Pump House Gallery, 12-4pm workshop Sunday Socials with Yemi Awosile
http://pumphousegallery.org.uk/participation/sunday-socials/
Battersea Park Battersea, London SW11 4NJ
Every Sunday, alongside the exhibition by Faisal Adbu'Allah and participants from Katherine Low Settlement, artist Yemi Awosile will be running free family drop in workshops.
These hands on workshops will introduce you to different techniques and materials as a way of exploring the themes of the exhibition. Varying from printmaking to photography, drop in and join us as we celebrate Katherine Low Settlement’s 90th birthday.
Every Sunday, alongside the exhibition by Faisal Adbu'Allah and participants from Katherine Low Settlement, artist Yemi Awosile will be running free family drop in workshops.
These hands on workshops will introduce you to different techniques and materials as a way of exploring the themes of the exhibition. Varying from printmaking to photography, drop in and join us as we celebrate Katherine Low Settlement’s 90th birthday.
http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/shop/product/category_id/22/product_id/1961
77-82 Whitechapel High St London E1 7QX
Join a walking tour to explore the rich history of the Gallery, its building and the neighbourhood.
http://www.daniellearnaud.com/events/events-index.html
123 Kennington Road, London SE11 6SF
On the occasion of her exhibition Dead Mother, artist Anne Brodie will be in conversation with her sister G.P. Dr Catriona Brodie and Curator, Writer and Central Saint Martins Research Fellow Dr Caterina Albano.
On the occasion of her exhibition Dead Mother, artist Anne Brodie will be in conversation with her sister G.P. Dr Catriona Brodie and Curator, Writer and Central Saint Martins Research Fellow Dr Caterina Albano.
Tuesday 8 July
Carl Freedman Gallery, 6-8pm private view Ann Cathrin November Høibo 'Honeymoon is Over'
www.carlfreedman.com
29 Charlotte Rd London EC2A 3PD
Richard Saltoun, 6-8pm private view 'The Visual revolution: Russian Avant-Garde Photography'
http://www.richardsaltoun.com/exhibitions/35/overview/
111 Great Titchfield St London W1W 6RY
Richard Saltoun, 6-8pm private view 'The Visual revolution: Russian Avant-Garde Photography'
http://www.richardsaltoun.com/exhibitions/35/overview/
111 Great Titchfield St London W1W 6RY
Artists: Max Alpert, Simon Fridland, Naum S Granovski, Yevgeni Khaldei, Gustav Klutsis, Alexander Rodchenko, Akady Shishkin, Varvara Stepanova and Georgi Zelma.
This comprehensive exhibition is drawn from a single renowned collection, which comprises more than 1,500 vintage photographs. The collection was built in the early part of the 21st century and includes photographs from the Constructivist-Suprematist period (1920s), the Socialist-Realist period (1930s) and World War II photography. There are over 100 photographers represented, with a significant number by Max Alpert, Simon Fridland, Naum S Granovski, Yevgeni Khaldei, Gustav Klutsis, Alexander Rodchenko, Akady Shishkin, Varvara Stepanova and Georgi Zelma.
This comprehensive exhibition is drawn from a single renowned collection, which comprises more than 1,500 vintage photographs. The collection was built in the early part of the 21st century and includes photographs from the Constructivist-Suprematist period (1920s), the Socialist-Realist period (1930s) and World War II photography. There are over 100 photographers represented, with a significant number by Max Alpert, Simon Fridland, Naum S Granovski, Yevgeni Khaldei, Gustav Klutsis, Alexander Rodchenko, Akady Shishkin, Varvara Stepanova and Georgi Zelma.
Crypt Gallery, 6-9pm private view Shoshoshow group show
http://shoshoshow.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Arikui/352761284819630
http://www.cryptgallery.org.uk/current_exhibitions.htm
St Pancras Church Euston Rd London NW1 2BA
Artists: Mark Hornak, Emerald Mosley, Judith Jeffries, Peter Abrahams, Maureen Klingels-Pruss, Polly Sloan, Peter Brown
ShoShoShow captures the objects and energies of artists on the City Lit Sculpture Course at a two year point. Throughout this two year period the students have committed themselves to developing their individual practice of sculpture as a continuous dialogue with contemporary life through the history, language and making of objects.
http://shoshoshow.blogspot.co.uk/
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http://www.cryptgallery.org.uk/current_exhibitions.htm
St Pancras Church Euston Rd London NW1 2BA
Artists: Mark Hornak, Emerald Mosley, Judith Jeffries, Peter Abrahams, Maureen Klingels-Pruss, Polly Sloan, Peter Brown
ShoShoShow captures the objects and energies of artists on the City Lit Sculpture Course at a two year point. Throughout this two year period the students have committed themselves to developing their individual practice of sculpture as a continuous dialogue with contemporary life through the history, language and making of objects.
The Cob Gallery, 6-9pm private view 'The Scars are not just Skin Deep' group show
http://www.adelinedemonseignat.com/exhibitions.php?sID=2&eID=49&filter=&date=2014-07-08
http://www.miapfeifer.com/
www.cobgallery.com
205 Royal College St London NW1 OSG
Artists: Adeline de Monseignat, Martina Bacigalupo, Juan Fontanive, Hester Finch, Gabriella Boyd, Annabelle Moreau, Kirsten Baskett, Lauren Kelly, Beatrice Bonafini, Splitpin Projects, Mia Pfeifer, Ed Arthur Fox, Laura Adamson.
A Group Show curated by Mia Pfeifer, In Support of Acid Attack Victims
The victims of acid attacks are overwhelmingly women. The majority of acid attacks are aimed at the face provoking lifelong bodily disfigurement, physical pain, psychological trauma as well as social isolation. ‘The severity of the damage depends on the concentration of the acid and the period of time before the acid is thoroughly washed off with water or neutralized with a neutralizing agent. The acid can rapidly eat away skin, the layer of fat beneath the skin, and in some cases even the underlying bone. Eyelids and lips may be completely destroyed, the nose and ears severely damaged.’ Acid violence is a worldwide phenomenon that is not restricted to a particular race, religion, economical background or geographical location.
http://www.adelinedemonseignat.com/exhibitions.php?sID=2&eID=49&filter=&date=2014-07-08
http://www.miapfeifer.com/
www.cobgallery.com
205 Royal College St London NW1 OSG
Artists: Adeline de Monseignat, Martina Bacigalupo, Juan Fontanive, Hester Finch, Gabriella Boyd, Annabelle Moreau, Kirsten Baskett, Lauren Kelly, Beatrice Bonafini, Splitpin Projects, Mia Pfeifer, Ed Arthur Fox, Laura Adamson.
A Group Show curated by Mia Pfeifer, In Support of Acid Attack Victims
The victims of acid attacks are overwhelmingly women. The majority of acid attacks are aimed at the face provoking lifelong bodily disfigurement, physical pain, psychological trauma as well as social isolation. ‘The severity of the damage depends on the concentration of the acid and the period of time before the acid is thoroughly washed off with water or neutralized with a neutralizing agent. The acid can rapidly eat away skin, the layer of fat beneath the skin, and in some cases even the underlying bone. Eyelids and lips may be completely destroyed, the nose and ears severely damaged.’ Acid violence is a worldwide phenomenon that is not restricted to a particular race, religion, economical background or geographical location.
Wednesday 9 July
Drawing Room, 6:30-8pm Drawing Room Listening Group
http://drawingroom.org.uk/events/drawing-room-listening-group
12 Rich Estate, Crimscott Street London SE1 5TE
An informal discussion group looking at physical, visual and aural ways of exploring our built environment, using extracts from theory texts, film and sound works as the starting point for the conversation.
Works considered will include texts by Situationist International theorist Guy Debord, composer and writer R. Murray Schafer, and artist and writer Pablo Bronstein. We will be listening to sound works by John Smith and Pierre Schaeffer, field recordings from the London Sound Survey and extracts from Andre Tarkovsky’s film Stalker.
The event will be led by researcher Sarah Ryer, and is part of a series of events coinciding with our current exhibition Drawing Room.
Texts will be sent to all ticket holders in advance of the evening. MUST BOOK £5.
http://drawingroom.org.uk/events/drawing-room-listening-group
12 Rich Estate, Crimscott Street London SE1 5TE
An informal discussion group looking at physical, visual and aural ways of exploring our built environment, using extracts from theory texts, film and sound works as the starting point for the conversation.
Works considered will include texts by Situationist International theorist Guy Debord, composer and writer R. Murray Schafer, and artist and writer Pablo Bronstein. We will be listening to sound works by John Smith and Pierre Schaeffer, field recordings from the London Sound Survey and extracts from Andre Tarkovsky’s film Stalker.
The event will be led by researcher Sarah Ryer, and is part of a series of events coinciding with our current exhibition Drawing Room.
Texts will be sent to all ticket holders in advance of the evening. MUST BOOK £5.
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Menier Gallery, 6-9pm private view Brecht Govaerts 'Prehistory of Matter'
http://www.meniergallery.co.uk/Menier_Gallery/Exhibitions.html
51 Southwark Street, London SE1 1RU
In his work Brecht is investigating how painting can engage with the exhibition space, so that the work literally gets a spatial quality similar to installation art.
His interest in prehistory lies particularly in the connection between prehistoric works and their environment. For example Stonehenge gives meaning to the landscape in a conceptual way, it transforms the landscape, it turns a space into a place.
The Mosaic Rooms, 7:30pm screening and Q&A Electro Chaabi
http://www.mosaicrooms.org/electro-chaabi-screening-qa/
226 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0SW, UK
Much more than a simple musical phenomenon, electro chaabi is a salutary discharge for a youth haunted by the shackles that the Egyptian society imposes. The genre is a new kind of music born under the cultural revolution that swept over Egypt, it combines pop, electronic music and freestyles chanted in a quasi-rap style to create a unique version of Arab hop-hop.
TICKETS £5, BOOK http://www.wegottickets.com/event/276999%20
Thursday 10 July
Drawing Room, 6:30-9:30pm fundraising event 'Gin and Sausages'
http://drawingroom.org.uk/events/gin-and-sausages
12 Rich Estate, Crimscott Street London SE1 5TE
Join us and take part in Peter Liversidge’s infamous ‘Gin Proposal’, supported by Sipsmiths. This performance event lasts the duration of the gin supply; once the bottles and glasses are empty, the performance is over!
From his makeshift gin stand the artist will be mixing Sipsmiths G & T’s in limited edition hand etched ‘GIN’ glasses. Soak up the liquor with sausages made to Hubert Liversidge's (Peter’s grandfather) recipe and select music tracks from Peter’s ‘drinking songs’ jukebox.
A limited number of hand etched glasses are available- 1 GLASS at £25 - reserve your glass in advance here
- PAIR OF GLASSES at £40 - reserve your glasses in advance here
(Glasses come with a free G & T)
Foundation & Trust Gallery, 6-8pm private view Ben Fitton 'Various Weak Singularities and Fowl'
www.foundationandtrust.org
2 Balfron Tower, St Leonard’s Road, London, E14 0QT
For this exhibition, the walls of the gallery will have been freshly re-plastered. As the surface of each wall dries out, variations in the thickness of the plaster will cause some areas to dry faster than others, gradually and imperfectly revealing a series of images and texts as shifting areas of lingering moisture. These spectres will attempt to mimic their own transience by recounting the eventual passing of specific moments of threat or rupture: situations which will have appeared insurmountable or catastrophic in the moment, but whose consequences will most likely recede or fail to fully materialise. Over the course of the exhibition, these areas of moisture will themselves dry out, leaving only the faintest trace of their existence in the smooth plaster surface, which will then be ready for painting in readiness for the next exhibition.
Contemporary Art Society, 6:30-8:30pm private view Lothar Götz 'PROJECT 07' Join us and take part in Peter Liversidge’s infamous ‘Gin Proposal’, supported by Sipsmiths. This performance event lasts the duration of the gin supply; once the bottles and glasses are empty, the performance is over!
From his makeshift gin stand the artist will be mixing Sipsmiths G & T’s in limited edition hand etched ‘GIN’ glasses. Soak up the liquor with sausages made to Hubert Liversidge's (Peter’s grandfather) recipe and select music tracks from Peter’s ‘drinking songs’ jukebox.
A limited number of hand etched glasses are available- 1 GLASS at £25 - reserve your glass in advance here
- PAIR OF GLASSES at £40 - reserve your glasses in advance here
(Glasses come with a free G & T)
Foundation & Trust Gallery, 6-8pm private view Ben Fitton 'Various Weak Singularities and Fowl'
www.foundationandtrust.org
2 Balfron Tower, St Leonard’s Road, London, E14 0QT
For this exhibition, the walls of the gallery will have been freshly re-plastered. As the surface of each wall dries out, variations in the thickness of the plaster will cause some areas to dry faster than others, gradually and imperfectly revealing a series of images and texts as shifting areas of lingering moisture. These spectres will attempt to mimic their own transience by recounting the eventual passing of specific moments of threat or rupture: situations which will have appeared insurmountable or catastrophic in the moment, but whose consequences will most likely recede or fail to fully materialise. Over the course of the exhibition, these areas of moisture will themselves dry out, leaving only the faintest trace of their existence in the smooth plaster surface, which will then be ready for painting in readiness for the next exhibition.
http://www.contemporaryartsociety.org/event/project-07-preview-lothar-gotz/
59 Central Street, London EC1V 3AF
The Contemporary Art Society is delighted to invite you to a preview of paintings and works on paper by Lothar Götz, designed to complement three major commissions by the artist which open in London over this summer. Two have been created as part of the Southbank’s Summer Festival of Love and a beautiful site-specific installation, Soho Room, will be unveiled at The House of St Barnabas.
http://www.mosaicrooms.org/zoe-skoulding-samira-negrouche/
226 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0SW, UK
Literature Across Frontiers and The Mosaic Rooms are pleased to present an encounter between languages and sound. Poets Zoë Skoulding and Samira Negrouche are working together on a cross-cultural and cross-media collaboration for this year’s Ledbury Poetry Festival. Alongside translating each other’s poems, they’ll be creating a multimedia performance combining electronic sound collage and poetry. Their residency, which starts in Manchester and continues in Ledbury, will culminate in a public performances at Ledbury Poetry Festival and finally here at the Mosaic Rooms.
Friday 11 July
47 Approach Rd London E2 9LY
Artists: Phillip AllenForrest Bess, Vittorio Brodmann, Stuart Cumberland, Clive Hodgson, Allison Katz, Alastair MacKinven, Lucy Stein, Walter Swennen, Caragh Thuring, Sam Windett
Artists: Phillip AllenForrest Bess, Vittorio Brodmann, Stuart Cumberland, Clive Hodgson, Allison Katz, Alastair MacKinven, Lucy Stein, Walter Swennen, Caragh Thuring, Sam Windett
Museum of London, 7-9:30pm talk Building Bridges
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/docklands/whats-on/adult-events/bridge-events/
Museum of London Docklands 150 London Wall London EC2Y 5HN
The history of London is told through the story of its bridges. They have informed how the city has grown and how power has been distributed. Equally, they have an emotional place in our psyche as both beautiful and symbolic structures that have inspired painters, poets and designers through the years.
Curated by The School of Life, Tickets £25, min age 18, BOOK NOW
Whitechapel Gallery, 7pm talk Martha Rosler 'Big Ideas'
http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/shop/product/category_id/22/product_id/1962
77-82 Whitechapel High St London E1 7QX
The renowned American artist discusses her varied and highly influential practice, using pivotal conceptual text and image work from the mid-1970s as a starting point for the conversation. She is joined by art historian Steve Edwards.
This talk is held in connection with Afterall and the One Work publication Martha Rosler: The Bowery in two inadequate descriptive systems by Steve Edwards
Booking essential. £8.50/£6.50 concession (£4.25 Whitechapel Gallery Members). *Proof of concessions and membership to be shown on the door.
Raven Row, 7pm talk Yvonne Rainer and Catherine Wood
http://www.ravenrow.org/events/yvonne_rainer_in_conversation_with_catherine_wood_and_martin_hargreaves/
56 Artillery La London E1 7LS
To mark the opening of her show at Raven Row, Yvonne Rainer will be in conversation with Catherine Wood, curator of Contemporary Art & Performance at Tate Modern and Martin Hargreaves, Programme Leader, MA The Body in Performance at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
This event is free but booking is essential. Please note we anticipate there will be a high demand for tickets for this event. For this reason, ticket allocation is limited to one per person.
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Saturday 12 July
http://sitespecific.co.uk/kingston-sculpture-park-2014/
Memorial Gardens Kingston upon Thames
Artists: Edward Collinson, Serge Constantinesco, Jacob Daley, Lanu Elena, Laura Elias, Paul Freeman, Amanda Henriques, Kosha Hussain, Melody Vaughan, Jessica Melling.
From 12th July, Memorial Gardens will host a range of sculptural artworks for a two week open-air exhibition. Following an open-call for artists, sitespecific have commissioned an exciting group of emerging artists to make work in response to the site. From large-scale sculptures, to minimal interventions and sonic installations, the park will gain new life and invite the public to view it through new perspectives.
Whitechapel Gallery, 2-6pm performance Double Vision
http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/shop/product/category_id/22/product_id/1963
77-82 Whitechapel High St London E1 7QX
Artists:Claire Cooke, Chiara Fumai, Nicole Mollett and Frog Morris.
An afternoon of performances, screenings and installations throughout the Gallery celebrates the art of the magic lantern and the transition from still to moving image. The event will feature performances by artistsClaire Cooke, Chiara Fumai, Nicole Mollett and Frog Morris. There will also be works by Lou Hazelwood, Alexia Lazou and Office for a Human Theatre on view in the Creative and Study Studios.
Booking essential. £12.50/£10.50 concession (£6.25 Whitechapel Gallery Members). *Proof of concessions and membership to be shown on the door.
Chisenhale Gallery, 3-5pm talk 'The Present Tense and Thomasson’s 18 month residency'
http://www.chisenhale.org.uk/exhibitions/forthcoming.php?id=140
64 Chisenhale road, London, E3 5QZ
A discussion chaired by writer and academic Andrea Phillips; with Edward Thomasson; Hadrian Garrard, Director, Create; and Laura Wilson, Offsite and Education Organiser, Chisenhale Gallery; looking at the process of commissioning The Present Tense and Thomasson’s 18 month residency.
Gallery SO, 3-6pm book launch Bernhard Schobinger 'The Rings of Saturn'
http://www.galleryso.com/publications/3/
92 Brick La London E16RL
Through his departure from traditional jewellery, Bernhard Schobinger denies jewellery its function as a status symbol and makes it into a vehicle for expressing a universal critical voice.
The ring is a significant cultural reference in our society: it bears a coveted diamond or is a symbol of togetherness. This is not the case with Bernhard Schobinger! His objects created over the last 45 years reflect artistic and social developments. The ring as the witness of an era: concrete art, the aesthetics of punk, postmodernism and so on.
A discussion chaired by writer and academic Andrea Phillips; with Edward Thomasson; Hadrian Garrard, Director, Create; and Laura Wilson, Offsite and Education Organiser, Chisenhale Gallery; looking at the process of commissioning The Present Tense and Thomasson’s 18 month residency.
Gallery SO, 3-6pm book launch Bernhard Schobinger 'The Rings of Saturn'
http://www.galleryso.com/publications/3/
92 Brick La London E16RL
Through his departure from traditional jewellery, Bernhard Schobinger denies jewellery its function as a status symbol and makes it into a vehicle for expressing a universal critical voice.
The ring is a significant cultural reference in our society: it bears a coveted diamond or is a symbol of togetherness. This is not the case with Bernhard Schobinger! His objects created over the last 45 years reflect artistic and social developments. The ring as the witness of an era: concrete art, the aesthetics of punk, postmodernism and so on.
Sunday 13 July
Pump House Gallery, 12-4pm workshop Sunday Socials with Yemi Awosile
http://pumphousegallery.org.uk/participation/sunday-socials/
http://pumphousegallery.org.uk/participation/sunday-socials/
Battersea Park Battersea, London SW11 4NJ
Every Sunday, alongside the exhibition by Faisal Adbu'Allah and participants from Katherine Low Settlement, artist Yemi Awosile will be running free family drop in workshops.
These hands on workshops will introduce you to different techniques and materials as a way of exploring the themes of the exhibition. Varying from printmaking to photography, drop in and join us as we celebrate Katherine Low Settlement’s 90th birthday.
Parasol Unit, 2:30-4pm Storytelling Family Workshop: Forensic Fables Every Sunday, alongside the exhibition by Faisal Adbu'Allah and participants from Katherine Low Settlement, artist Yemi Awosile will be running free family drop in workshops.
These hands on workshops will introduce you to different techniques and materials as a way of exploring the themes of the exhibition. Varying from printmaking to photography, drop in and join us as we celebrate Katherine Low Settlement’s 90th birthday.
http://www.parasol-unit.org/storytelling-family-workshop-forensic-fables
14 Wharf Rd London N1 7RW
The workshop is about ‘finding a story’. The workshop will begin by giving each family a magnify glass and notebook and a set route through the gallery and outside space of the Parasol Unit. The families will be asked to act like investigators, noting observations through their journey, describing colours, objects, materials and actions, through text, photographs and drawings. The group will gather together to turn these observations into poetic fictitious stories, which will be presented through creating beautiful handmade books, full of colours, textures and text.
£5 | Family. Suitable for ages 5 – 15 yrs.
Chisenhale Gallery, 2-5pm workshop led by The London Psychodrama Network
http://www.chisenhale.org.uk/events/exhibition_events.php
64 Chisenhale road, London, E3 5QZ
A workshop led by The London Psychodrama Network exploring methods of self transformation in response to Edward Thomasson’s exhibition.
A workshop led by The London Psychodrama Network exploring methods of self transformation in response to Edward Thomasson’s exhibition.
Monday 14 July
Flowers Gallery, 6-8pm private view Nicola Hicks ‘Sculpture, Drawings and Monoprints’
http://www.flowersgallery.com/shop/hicks-sculpture-drawing-and-prints/
http://www.flowersgallery.com/shop/hicks-sculpture-drawing-and-prints/
21 Cork St London W1S 3LZ
Flowers Gallery, Cork Street, is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by Nicola Hicks. Hicks studies the nature of character, exposing the real traits of her creations. There is a quiet expressivity to the artist’s creatures that resonates beyond their situations, suggesting that the animal acts partly as a proxy for human emotions.
Flowers Gallery, Cork Street, is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by Nicola Hicks. Hicks studies the nature of character, exposing the real traits of her creations. There is a quiet expressivity to the artist’s creatures that resonates beyond their situations, suggesting that the animal acts partly as a proxy for human emotions.
Wednesday 16 July
Floating Cinema, 7-8:30pm film The Universal Language of Hope
http://floatingcinema.info/events/2014/the-universal-language-of-hope
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-universal-language-of-hope-tickets-11542968329
Towpath, Granary Square, Off Good’s Way, King’s Cross, N1C 4AA
Esperanto is a global common language first introduced in 1887 with the utopian ideal of eradicating language barriers and fostering world peace.
Learn why Esperanto continues to this day to enchant speakers the world over, and join our informal workshop to learn and try out a few of your own Esperanto phrases. The workshop is followed by a screening of Sam Green’s short documentary ‘The Universal Language’ tracing the history of Esperanto.
BOOKING DETAILS Tickets £5.00, concessions £3.00
http://floatingcinema.info/events/2014/the-universal-language-of-hope
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-universal-language-of-hope-tickets-11542968329
Towpath, Granary Square, Off Good’s Way, King’s Cross, N1C 4AA
Esperanto is a global common language first introduced in 1887 with the utopian ideal of eradicating language barriers and fostering world peace.
Learn why Esperanto continues to this day to enchant speakers the world over, and join our informal workshop to learn and try out a few of your own Esperanto phrases. The workshop is followed by a screening of Sam Green’s short documentary ‘The Universal Language’ tracing the history of Esperanto.
BOOKING DETAILS Tickets £5.00, concessions £3.00
https://podio.com/webforms/8647642/642394
21 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD
Ruth Padel is a British poet, non-fiction writer, critic, novelist and broadcaster on BBC radio. She teaches at King’s College London and is the first Writer-in-Residence at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Hisham Matar is a Libyan novelist, who has also written for the Independent, the Guardian, the Times, the New York Times and Al-Sharq al-Awsat. His novels have won numerous awards.
Louisa Macmillan is an independent curator and specialist in contemporary Arab art, formerly the Eisler curator of modern and contemporary Middle Eastern Art at the British Museum.
Thursday 17 July
Museum of London, 6:30-9:30pm evening talk 'Archaeology by Twilight'
http://goo.gl/nz66PX
Museum of London Archaeological Archive, 150 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5HN
Join us for an evening of exploration into life in medieval London in a rare opportunity to see our archaeological archive by twilight! Highlights include an immersive musical performance, behind-the-scenes tours and a chance to see fascinating medieval artefacts from patterned fabrics to pots and jewellery with a rather rude twist!
Must Book £ 8.00.
Zabludowicz Collection, 7pm exhibition talk Chris Fite-Wassilak on Sam Falls
http://www.zabludowiczcollection.com/london/events/exhibition-talk-chris-fite-wassilak-on-sam-falls
176 Prince of Wales Rd London NW5 3PT
Writer and curator, Chris Fite-Wassilak gives a talk in response to Sam Falls' exhibition.
Drinks from 6.30pm. Event starts at 7pm.
FREE, Booking recommended.
http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/shop/product/category_id/46/product_id/1966
77-82 Whitechapel High St London E1 7QX
Marking WW1’s centenary, essay film-maker Jem Cohen’s rarely seen 2008 film reflects on conflict and the end of empire, using archival imagery, the texts of Austrian writer Joseph Roth and a score headed by the late Vic Chesnutt.
£8.50/£6.50 concession (£4.25 Whitechapel Gallery Members). *Proof of concessions and membership to be shown on the door.
Parasol Unit, 7pm Poetry: Five Readings
https://www.facebook.com/events/907099425982842/?ref=22
http://www.parasol-unit.org/five-readings-with-clinic
https://www.facebook.com/events/907099425982842/?ref=22
http://www.parasol-unit.org/five-readings-with-clinic
14 Wharf Rd London N1 7RW
South-East London poetry group, clinic, presents an evening of poetry readings by:
Katharine Kilalea
Laura Elliott
Vahni Capildeo
Ahren Warner
With two American poets reading on Skype:
Dorothea Lasky
Sam Donsky
A poetry, arts and music platform based in South East London, clinic hold multi-disciplinary events that to bring together emerging and established practitioners in their respective fields in an ongoing artistic collaboration.
South-East London poetry group, clinic, presents an evening of poetry readings by:
Katharine Kilalea
Laura Elliott
Vahni Capildeo
Ahren Warner
With two American poets reading on Skype:
Dorothea Lasky
Sam Donsky
A poetry, arts and music platform based in South East London, clinic hold multi-disciplinary events that to bring together emerging and established practitioners in their respective fields in an ongoing artistic collaboration.
http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/shop/product/category_id/22/product_id/1965
77-82 Whitechapel High St London E1 7QX
Curator, writer and editor of the latest in the Documents of Contemporary Art series, Antony Hudek presents the themes arising in the publication and leads a conversation with artist Falke Pisano about the role of objects in contemporary sculpture, considering notions of display, performance, technology and ‘thingliness’.
To launch the anthology The Object: Documents of Contemporary Art, published by the Whitechapel Gallery and MIT Press.
Booking essential. £8.50/£6.50 concession (£4.25 Whitechapel Gallery Members). *Proof of concessions and membership to be shown on the door.
Chisenhale Gallery, 9-10:30am special viewing of Edward Thomasson’s exhibition
http://www.chisenhale.org.uk/exhibitions/forthcoming.php?id=140
http://www.chisenhale.org.uk/exhibitions/forthcoming.php?id=140
64 Chisenhale road, London, E3 5QZ
A special viewing of Edward Thomasson’s exhibition with cakes provided by the East End Women’s Institute.
A special viewing of Edward Thomasson’s exhibition with cakes provided by the East End Women’s Institute.
Howard Griffin Gallery, 6:30pm private view John Dolan solo show
http://howardgriffingallery.com/exhibitions/john-and-george/
189 Shoreditch High Street London, E1 6HU
Following his sell-out debut exhibition at Howard Griffin Gallery in 2013, notorious Shoreditch artist John Dolan returns to the gallery with a landmark exhibition entitled John and George. The exhibition centres around the unique relationship between the artist and his dog George, moving on from his street works to a more intimate focus on their lives together. George is Dolan's most loyal companion, ultimately enabling Dolan to change his life. With George at his side, Dolan managed to escape a twenty year cycle of homelessness and prison, establishing himself as one of London's most recognisable artists.
Following his sell-out debut exhibition at Howard Griffin Gallery in 2013, notorious Shoreditch artist John Dolan returns to the gallery with a landmark exhibition entitled John and George. The exhibition centres around the unique relationship between the artist and his dog George, moving on from his street works to a more intimate focus on their lives together. George is Dolan's most loyal companion, ultimately enabling Dolan to change his life. With George at his side, Dolan managed to escape a twenty year cycle of homelessness and prison, establishing himself as one of London's most recognisable artists.
Wanderings, 6-11pm private view 'Wanderings' group show
The Rag Factory, 16-18 Heneage St, London E1 5LJ
The work on display forms disparate and personal, yet ultimately connected trails for the viewer to navigate. The common link is a series of reactions to urban life, but the show also testifies to the universal bonds of artistry and provides a fascinating report on the state of art internationally. As such, Wanderings also represents the labyrinth faced by young artists in the 21st century: the search for identity, integrity and international exposure, balanced against expectation and the forces of culture and economy.
The Mosaic Rooms, 6:30-8:30pm private view 'My Sisters who Travels'
http://www.mosaicrooms.org/my-sister-who-travels/
226 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0SW, UK
Artists: Corinne Silva, Paola Yacoub, Ursula Schulz-Dornburg, Jananne Al Ani, Noor Abed, Halida Boughriet, Esther Van Deman
Curator: Martina Caruso
The Mosaic Rooms are pleased to present My Sister Who Travels, a group exhibition of six contemporary women artists who use lens-based media. Each in her own way challenges canonical representations of landscape photography, and their works are presented alongside archival photographs by Esther Van Deman, a Victorian archaeologist, whose work acts as a fulcrum for the project.
Lisson Gallery, 6-8pm private view 'Where were you'
www.lissongallery.com
52-54 Bell St, London NW1 5DA
Artists: Allora & Calzadilla, Cory Arcangel, N. Dash, Robert Janitz, Paulo Monteiro, David Ostrowski, Michael Rey, Julia Rommel, Dan Shaw-Town
Taking its title from a 1978 song of the same name by British punk band The Mekons, Where Were You? is a group show of paintings, prints, relief objects and works on canvas that seem to require minimal intervention on the artists’ behalf, but actually belie the often complex ideas or extended periods of time spent contemplating, reworking and refining these processes. Although Minimalism has been presented in many of its guises at Lisson Gallery over the decades, through exhibitions of Peter Joseph, Robert Mangold, Robert Ryman, Donald Judd and Sol LeWitt among others, Where Were You? focuses on the work of nine artists, five of which have not shown in the UK before. Each of them articulates a minimalist aesthetic through abstraction, repetition or interruptions in surface and structure, foregrounding the intention, scale and execution of their gestures as both subjects for their work and as performative records of transient actions or incomplete thoughts.
Foundation & Trust Gallery, 6-8pm private view Matt Moser-Clark 'Letters To Maurice'
www.foundationandtrust.org
2 Balfron Tower, St Leonard’s Road, London, E14 0QT
The show will be largely a drawing show and all the work will have been made specifically for the gallery. The artist imagines the drawings as a series of letters to a friend, episodes or albums one may say. Each talk to one another and to themselves about relationships, motion, scale, balance and of the time taken to make them. There will be a chair in the upstairs gallery. It is the chair Moser-Clark has used in the making of each drawing, where he has sat to talk to each one and to ask it why it is how it is? The audience will not be invited to sit, nor will they be discouraged, it is just a chair and should be treated like all chairs. In the library there will be an open letter, written to Maurice but for all to read. In that letter the artist talks to the viewer about themes in the drawing and about what led him to these conclusions.
Saturday 19 July
FLESH, 5:30pm performance by Lewis Burton and Victor Ivanov
http://ivanovvictor.wordpress.com/
http://lewisgburton.tumblr.com/
Trafalgar Square, Westminster, London, WC2N 5DN
FLESH is a multi-dimensional art project by artists Victor Ivanov and Lewis G Burton.
FLESH is focused on a chicken skin body suit that Ivanov has sewn around Burton’s body from head to toe.
FLESH is an experiment that examines the relationship between identity and its commodification through social medias; by creating an entity from chicken skin, a commodified object in itself, the artists are then introducing it into the social sphere, both online and offline.
Whitechapel Gallery, 3-5pm talk Newsha Tavakolian 'Prix Pictet Conversations on Photography'
http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/shop/product/category_id/22/product_id/1964
77-82 Whitechapel High St London E1 7QX
From her background as one of Tehran’s few female photojournalists, to her interest in the portrayal of women, Iranian artist and photographer Newsha Tavakolian discusses her recent work and is joined in conversation by journalist Rachel Spence.
Booking essential. £8.50/£6.50 concession (£4.25 Whitechapel Gallery Members). *Proof of concessions and membership to be shown on the door.
From her background as one of Tehran’s few female photojournalists, to her interest in the portrayal of women, Iranian artist and photographer Newsha Tavakolian discusses her recent work and is joined in conversation by journalist Rachel Spence.
Booking essential. £8.50/£6.50 concession (£4.25 Whitechapel Gallery Members). *Proof of concessions and membership to be shown on the door.
Chisenhale Gallery, 3pm tour of the exhibition
http://www.chisenhale.org.uk/exhibitions/forthcoming.php?id=140
64 Chisenhale road, London, E3 5QZ
A tour of the exhibition led by independent curator and writer Naomi Pearce.
A tour of the exhibition led by independent curator and writer Naomi Pearce.
Flowers Central, 6-8pm private view 'Reflections of War'
http://www.flowersgallery.com/exhibitions/flowers/2014/reflections-of-war/works#12274
82 Kingsland Rd, London E2 8DP
Herrick Gallery, all day event/party/street fair 'A Fete Worse than Death'
http://www.factualnonsense.com/fete.php
Red Gallery, Rivington Street, London EC2.
BLACKMAILING FACILITIES! LIMITED EDITION T-SHIRTS BY GAVIN TURK! ARTIST’S STALLS! LIVE ENTERTAINMENT! CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITON! HAVE YOUR PORTRAIT PAINTED! LIMBO COMPETITIONS! ARTWORK TO TAKE AWAY, OR THROW AWAY! ANTHROPORMORPHIC VEGETABLES...AND MUCH MUCH MORE!
Before the hipsters, before the boutiques, before the bars, in a then derelict part of the East End, Joshua Compston’s decision to open an art gallery on Charlotte Road and stage collaborative street events re-drew the artistic and cultural map of London and the contemporary art scene. For Joshua Compston (1970 - 1996), life was a special kind of nonsense; Factual Nonsense. Seen by some as the romantic martyr of his generation and by others, as a prankster, sending up the art establishment, Compston’s gallery ‘Factual Nonsense’ (FN) was quite unlike any other.
BLACKMAILING FACILITIES! LIMITED EDITION T-SHIRTS BY GAVIN TURK! ARTIST’S STALLS! LIVE ENTERTAINMENT! CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITON! HAVE YOUR PORTRAIT PAINTED! LIMBO COMPETITIONS! ARTWORK TO TAKE AWAY, OR THROW AWAY! ANTHROPORMORPHIC VEGETABLES...AND MUCH MUCH MORE!
Before the hipsters, before the boutiques, before the bars, in a then derelict part of the East End, Joshua Compston’s decision to open an art gallery on Charlotte Road and stage collaborative street events re-drew the artistic and cultural map of London and the contemporary art scene. For Joshua Compston (1970 - 1996), life was a special kind of nonsense; Factual Nonsense. Seen by some as the romantic martyr of his generation and by others, as a prankster, sending up the art establishment, Compston’s gallery ‘Factual Nonsense’ (FN) was quite unlike any other.
http://www.spontfestival.com/festival/4584267234
Unit 4, 49 White Post Lane, Queens Yard, E9 5EN
On the 19 and 20 of July, performances will take audiences on a journey from arebyte gallery to explore the surrounding area of Hackney Wick. The festival offers artists working across contemporary dance, theatre and performance art an opportunity to relocate current or recent work in unusual spaces including private courtyards, car park and street corners.
The Mosaic Rooms, 12pm talk My Sister Who Travels: Artists' Round Table
http://www.mosaicrooms.org/artists-round-table/
226 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0SW, UK
Join Martina Caruso, curator of the exhibition My Sister Who Travels, for an introduction to the show followed by a discussion between the participating artists.
http://www.mosaicrooms.org/artists-round-table/
226 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0SW, UK
Join Martina Caruso, curator of the exhibition My Sister Who Travels, for an introduction to the show followed by a discussion between the participating artists.
Sunday 20 July
http://www.spontfestival.com/festival/4584267234
Unit 4, 49 White Post Lane, Queens Yard, E9 5EN
On the 19 and 20 of July, performances will take audiences on a journey from arebyte gallery to explore the surrounding area of Hackney Wick. The festival offers artists working across contemporary dance, theatre and performance art an opportunity to relocate current or recent work in unusual spaces including private courtyards, car park and street corners.
Zabludowicz Collection, 7pm screening Andrei Tarkovsky 'ndrei Rublev'
http://www.zabludowiczcollection.com/london/events/screening-andrei-tarkovskys-andrei-rublev
176 Prince of Wales Road London, England NW5 3PT
Andrei Rublev is Tarkovsky's acclaimed epic about the life of the 15th century icon painter, charting his life through a turbulent period of Russian history. Rublev (Anatoli Solonitsyn) lives in a world consumed by feudal violence and human degradation, and the turmoil he sees all about him makes him lose the will to speak. After many years of silent travelling around medieval Russia, he meets a young boy who has taken charge of the construction of a large silver bell, and in him discovers the inspiration to speak again. (Taken from the Artificial Eye website).
Drinks from 6.30pm
Screening starts at 7pm
FREE
The screenings will take place in the Zabludowicz Collection library which seats 30 people. As capacity is limited advance booking is recommended.
**** PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.
Tuesday 22 July
Strand Gallery, 6:30-8:30pm private view 'beyond limit speed ii' group show
http://www.liquidbrick.co.uk
32 John Adam St WC2N 6BP
Artists: Bruce, Carlie Simpkin, Carrie Grainger, Cat Ross, Charley Gradidge, Charlotte Johnson, Dan Guest, David Fines, Ellen Fenton, Esther Thomas, Flo Yapp, Joe Presland, Katie Simmons, Laura Greenway, Lizy Bending, Louise Scillitoe-Brown, Mari Liew Yu Lin, Mario Varas Sanchez, Mervenil Emiroglu, Morwenna Lake, Peter Hanmer, Rachel Day, Rebecca Marsh, Rupesh Dangol, Samantha Briscoe, Stephanie Hadingham
This two-part spectacle demonstrates three years of study from post-graduate fine art students. The artists cumulative Liquid Brick delivers the utmost of Contemporary Art including transpiring painters, print makers and sculptors who engage in many current issues. Ranging from confrontation and disruption, to the pure joy of mark making expressively.
The Vaults, 7-11pm performance The Red Shoes
http://www.the-vaults.org/#!the-red-shoes/c1d2x
The Vaults, Leake Street, London, SE1 7NN
Tangerino was set up by Lil and Kitty Rice early last year. They wanted to find a way of mixing a love of music, art, theatre and circus and so in June 2013 put on our their first show.
The Show of The Red Shoes is inspired by Hans Christian Anderson's tale, addressing the themes of the story as opposed to the narrative. There will be five circus acts accompanied by five different instruments. Expect elements of promenade theatre, original music and incredible acrobatics.
Wednesday 23 July
The Vaults, 7-11pm performance The Red Shoes
http://www.the-vaults.org/#!the-red-shoes/c1d2x
The Vaults, Leake Street, London, SE1 7NN
Tangerino was set up by Lil and Kitty Rice early last year. They wanted to find a way of mixing a love of music, art, theatre and circus and so in June 2013 put on our their first show.
The Show of The Red Shoes is inspired by Hans Christian Anderson's tale, addressing the themes of the story as opposed to the narrative. There will be five circus acts accompanied by five different instruments. Expect elements of promenade theatre, original music and incredible acrobatics.
http://www.the-vaults.org/#!the-red-shoes/c1d2x
The Vaults, Leake Street, London, SE1 7NN
Tangerino was set up by Lil and Kitty Rice early last year. They wanted to find a way of mixing a love of music, art, theatre and circus and so in June 2013 put on our their first show.
The Show of The Red Shoes is inspired by Hans Christian Anderson's tale, addressing the themes of the story as opposed to the narrative. There will be five circus acts accompanied by five different instruments. Expect elements of promenade theatre, original music and incredible acrobatics.
P21 Gallery, 7-9pm Venetia Porter in Conversation with Issam Kourbaj
https://podio.com/webforms/8744171/648332
21 Chalton Street London NW1 1JD
In honour of Issam Kourbaj’s exhibition at P21 Gallery, Venetia Porter will discuss with the artist his artistic trajectory and the main works of UNEARTHED.
Venetia Porter is an assistant keeper at the British Museum, in charge of Islamic and contemporary Middle Eastern art collections. She has curated major exhibitions, including Word into Art: Artists of the Modern Middle East and Hajj: Journey into Islam.
Issam Kourbaj comes from a background of fine art, architecture and theatre design. Born in Syria, he trained at the Institute of Fine Arts in Damascus, the Repin Institute of Fine Arts in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) and at Wimbledon School of Art (London). Since 1990, he has lived and worked in Cambridge, becoming a Bye-Fellow (2007–2011) and Artist-in-Residence at Christ’s College, where he is also a lector in art.
FREE EVENT
Did it myself, 6pm private view 'Skin' group show
Bussey building/CLF Art Café 133 Rye Lane, SE15 4ST London, United Kingdom
Thursday 24 July
Hysteria, 6:30pm Hysteria launch 'Abjection'
https://www.facebook.com/events/468439786626346/
Loud & Western 59-65 Broughton Road, Fulham SW6 2LE
In celebration of another HYSTERIA milestone, we would like to invite you to join us for a fantastic evening of thought-provoking feminist performances and poetry. Join us at Loud & Western, on the 24th of July and experience performances by HELENA WALSH, GIULIA LOI, AMA JOSEPHINE BUDGE and ANDIE MACARIO.
This issue is based around the theme ‘ABJECTION’ and features contributions from artists Melanie Bonajo, Xaviera Simmons, scholars Laura Sjoberg,Monica J. Casper, poets June Jordan and Maja Lee Langvad to name a few.
In addition to the launch, that night will also be the last evening to view ‘BIG DEAL MARVELLOUS MIX-UPS X1’, a exciting exhibition held at Loud & Western and curated by Vanya Balogh & Danny Pockets. A preview of the exhibition by The Organ 'zine can be found here.
http://www.zabludowiczcollection.com/london/events/in-conversation-samara-scott-and-gavin-wade
176 Prince of Wales Rd London NW5 3PT
Join us for the book launch of a new publication accompanying Samara Scott’s exhibition, with an in-conversation between Samara Scott and curator Gavin Wade.
Whitechapel Gallery, 7pm talk Giulio Paolini 'To Be Or Not To Be'
http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/shop/product/category_id/22/product_id/1967
77-82 Whitechapel High St London E1 7QX
Co-curators Daniel F. Herrmann and Bartolomeo Pietromarchi discuss the pivotal artist and his work.
Booking essential. £8.50/£6.50 concession (£6.80 Whitechapel Gallery Members/ £5.20 Whitechapel Gallery Concession Members). *Proof of concessions and membership to be shown on the door.
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http://www.mosaicrooms.org/new-visual-languages/
226 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0SW
Artist Corinne Silva, whose work features in the exhibition My Sister Who Travels, will be in conversation with scholar Eugenie Shinkle. Together they will discuss the themes that emerge from the exhibition with a focus on landscape and its interpretation in contemporary photographic practices.
http://www.theoutsiders.net/exhibition/132,sickboy-make-it-last-forever
8 Greek Street, Soho, London, W1D4DG
A leading artist to emerge from Bristol’s infamous graffiti scene, Sickboy’s humorous and subversive
street exploits have firmly placed him in the upper echelons of the British street art movement.
With appearances in Banksy’s Oscar nominated ‘Exit Through The Gift Shop’ and impromptu public
installations outside the Tate Modern, Sickboy’s return to London with a full-scale exhibition
celebrates a poignant embodiment of the artist’s inspirations to date.
Pi Artworks London, 6:30-9pm private view 'A House is not a Hotel'
http://www.piartworks.com/english/sergiler_cc.php?recordID=140
55 Eastcastle Street, W1W 8EG, London, UK
Artists: Steven Morgana, Christian Newby, Lisa Slominski, Theodoros Stamatogiannis, Farniyaz Zaker
Itinerancy has increasingly become one of the primary characteristics that differentiate the lifestyles of the people, particularly the young, of contemporary western societies from the lifestyles of their predecessors. We move from city to city, rented accommodation to rented accommodation at an ever-increasing pace. A consequence of employment becoming increasingly flexible and precarious as well as a workforce that is more skilled and less laden with material and maternal/paternal commitments than its precursors. It is a process that is also hastened by a housing market in which supply and demand have slowly drifted apart from each other. This situation is nowhere more evident than in London, a city in which the migratory flow around and through it happens at an exhilarating pace and where the ideologically driven discourse on how to manage the places we live in is at its most charged.
Rosenfeld Porcini, private view 'sound & vision' groupshow
www.rosenfeldporcini.com
37 Rathbone St London W1T 1NZ
Artists: Bongsu Park, Keita Miyazaki
rosenfeld porcini is proud to present sound & vision, an exhibition by emerging artists Bongsu Park (South Korea) and Keita Miyazaki (Japan). The gallery will showcase new sound sculptures by Miyazaki on the ground floor and video works by Park on the lower level.
www.rosenfeldporcini.com
37 Rathbone St London W1T 1NZ
Artists: Bongsu Park, Keita Miyazaki
rosenfeld porcini is proud to present sound & vision, an exhibition by emerging artists Bongsu Park (South Korea) and Keita Miyazaki (Japan). The gallery will showcase new sound sculptures by Miyazaki on the ground floor and video works by Park on the lower level.
The Vaults, 7-11pm performance The Red Shoes
http://www.the-vaults.org/#!the-red-shoes/c1d2x
The Vaults, Leake Street, London, SE1 7NN
Tangerino was set up by Lil and Kitty Rice early last year. They wanted to find a way of mixing a love of music, art, theatre and circus and so in June 2013 put on our their first show.
The Show of The Red Shoes is inspired by Hans Christian Anderson's tale, addressing the themes of the story as opposed to the narrative. There will be five circus acts accompanied by five different instruments. Expect elements of promenade theatre, original music and incredible acrobatics.
Vitrine Gallery, 6-9pm private view Matt Welch 'don’t we We run run things things?!'
http://www.vitrinegallery.co.uk/exhibitions/matt-welch-we-run-things-things-dont-run-we/#!lightbox[4436]/0/
183 - 185 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3UW
A solo exhibition by Matt Welch, juxtaposing materials used in the construction of domestic spaces with symbols that refer to subcultural identities. Welch marks their visual resemblance by questioning them through different scenarios, giving low-value items a presence that makes them simultaneously autobiographical and universal. The multi media installation – consisting of silent video, elements of sculpture, and wall painting – confronts our use of materials and their histories with a distinctive yet humorous critique.
183 - 185 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3UW
A solo exhibition by Matt Welch, juxtaposing materials used in the construction of domestic spaces with symbols that refer to subcultural identities. Welch marks their visual resemblance by questioning them through different scenarios, giving low-value items a presence that makes them simultaneously autobiographical and universal. The multi media installation – consisting of silent video, elements of sculpture, and wall painting – confronts our use of materials and their histories with a distinctive yet humorous critique.
Friday 25 July
Jerwood Space, 5-8pm last Friday late Jerwood Makers Open
http://jerwoodvisualarts.org/jerwood-makers-open-a-slam-last-friday-event
171 Union Street City of London SE1 0LN, United Kingdom
Artists: Maisie Broadhead, Linda Brothwell, Adam Buick, Nahoko Kojima, Roanna Wells.
Jerwood Makers Open 2013 is a unique commissioning opportunity which recognises rising stars in the world of applied arts. The Jerwood Makers Open exhibition will be open until 8pm as part of SLAM Fridays, the last Friday of every month.
Artists: Maisie Broadhead, Linda Brothwell, Adam Buick, Nahoko Kojima, Roanna Wells.
Jerwood Makers Open 2013 is a unique commissioning opportunity which recognises rising stars in the world of applied arts. The Jerwood Makers Open exhibition will be open until 8pm as part of SLAM Fridays, the last Friday of every month.
25 Tanners Hill London SE8 4PJ
Successful portraits resist description in a way that other types of picture do not. A portrait is something other than just an image. Simple images aspire to tautology; ‘I am what I depict’ they insist. Portraits make the precise inverse of this claim. Portraits suffer from the ravages of their sitters’ old age and dissolute characters. See these two black and white images of a man’s head, face-on and in profile. The expression is inscrutable; is it fear, anger, defiance, resignation? That his name, aliases, the nature of his crime and the date of his arrest are listed on the reverse is of no help.
Successful portraits resist description in a way that other types of picture do not. A portrait is something other than just an image. Simple images aspire to tautology; ‘I am what I depict’ they insist. Portraits make the precise inverse of this claim. Portraits suffer from the ravages of their sitters’ old age and dissolute characters. See these two black and white images of a man’s head, face-on and in profile. The expression is inscrutable; is it fear, anger, defiance, resignation? That his name, aliases, the nature of his crime and the date of his arrest are listed on the reverse is of no help.
Bearspace, 6-9pm private view Victoria Arney soloshow
http://www.bearspace.co.uk/exhibitions/dream-life-of-debris
http://www.bearspace.co.uk/exhibitions/dream-life-of-debris
152 Deptford High Street London SE8 3PQ
Victoria’s practice is heavily invested within the craft of traditional drawing methods, ranging from drawings, stencils and etchings through to painting. She uses this rich history within print making to construct a conversation between the old and new, while using subject matter to describe this break in nature. The show is a result of three years of focus within this discipline of print and drawing. The work itself consists of landscapes drawn with Arney's distinct style and touch. The sources of these prints are images found on the Internet, of contemporary landscapes, vast seas, forests, ruin, decay and disasters. These landscapes hold the sublime nature of catastrophe, places fractured by physical shifts.
Victoria’s practice is heavily invested within the craft of traditional drawing methods, ranging from drawings, stencils and etchings through to painting. She uses this rich history within print making to construct a conversation between the old and new, while using subject matter to describe this break in nature. The show is a result of three years of focus within this discipline of print and drawing. The work itself consists of landscapes drawn with Arney's distinct style and touch. The sources of these prints are images found on the Internet, of contemporary landscapes, vast seas, forests, ruin, decay and disasters. These landscapes hold the sublime nature of catastrophe, places fractured by physical shifts.
Siobhan Davies Studios, 7-8pm artist talk Kim Norton
http://www.siobhandavies.com/whats-on/talks-events/kim-norton-conversation/
85 St George’s Road, London SE1 6ER
Kim Norton will be in conversation with Laura Ellen Bacon discussing their creative practice including scale, space and working site specifically.
To book a ticket or for more information contact: info@siobhandavies.com / 020 7091 9650.
Kim Norton will be in conversation with Laura Ellen Bacon discussing their creative practice including scale, space and working site specifically.
To book a ticket or for more information contact: info@siobhandavies.com / 020 7091 9650.
ND projects, 6-8pm Thomas Pöhler 'The Devonian Window'
www.ndprojects.org
3 Hurdwick Place, NW1 2JE
For the inauguration of its project space, ND projects is pleased to announce a solo exhibition by the German artist Thomas Pöhler (b. 1966). This first exhibition of Pöhler’s work in the UK includes three work series: Beside the site-specific installation ‘The Devonian Window’, which has especially been comprised for the exhibition and its space, the exhibition features works from the photography series ‘Steinaquarelle’ (stone water colours) and the print series ‘Puzzling Fludd’. All three bodies of work emphasize the artist’s continuous engagement with materials such as sand and stone and pursue the dialogue between man and matter.
http://www.ascstudios.co.uk/event/window-space-sylwia-narbutt-motherland/
128 Blackfriars Road SE1 8EQ
Sylwia is using the icon of the Black Madonna which has been intimately associated with Poland for hundreds of years.
She is especially interested in this picture, a small reproduction of it used to hang above her bed in her family home. She remembers being scared of it as her granny told her a story that if she was naughty the scars on the Madonna will grow and the Madonna will be in pain, the whole country could be in trouble.
Madonna comes from abroad – her assimilation is total as she has become the symbolic queen of Poland, loved and preyed to by millions.
Sylwia looks at her own assimilation in UK. She revisits her culture and background to construct a new reality as a Polish Briton.
Saturday 26 July
Pump House Gallery, 10am-1pm exhibition Outhouse 'Imaginariums: A Schools Exhibition - Documenting the Demolition'
http://pumphousegallery.org.uk/participation/imaginariums-a-schools-exhibition-documenting-the-demolition Engineer’s House, Prince of Wales Drive, SW8 4BL
The iconic Battersea Gasholders are being dismantled. Artist Amy Hughes has worked with pupils from Griffin, St George’s, John Burns and St Mary’s primary schools to create an exhibition which will document the life of this architectural landmark which has dominated the London skyline for over 90 years and standing as monuments of the area’s rich industrial past.
Sunday 27 July
Zabludowicz Collection (offsite), 12-6pm drop in Families Create Special at Alma Street Fair
http://www.zabludowiczcollection.com/london/events/families-create-special-at-alma-street-fair
Inkerman Road, NW5.
Families Create at Alma Street Fair is a special project as part of our Families Create programme, a series of free, drop-in practical workshops for children that run every Saturday, at the Zabludowicz Collection. Pop in any time between 2-5pm.
Please note this is an off-site event. Alma Street Fair location: We will be located in the Art Area of the fair on Inkerman Road, NW5.
Families Create at Alma Street Fair is a special project as part of our Families Create programme, a series of free, drop-in practical workshops for children that run every Saturday, at the Zabludowicz Collection. Pop in any time between 2-5pm.
Please note this is an off-site event. Alma Street Fair location: We will be located in the Art Area of the fair on Inkerman Road, NW5.
Parasol Unit, 2:30-4pm Storytelling Family Workshop 'Oil and Bones'
https://www.facebook.com/events/1389736961315433/?ref=22
http://www.parasol-unit.org/storytelling-family-workshop-oil-and-bones
14 Wharf Rd London N1 7RW
Join writer and storyteller Nick Hunt for an imaginative journey through the colourful wreckage of industrial civilisation. Using Jimmie Durham's artworks as inspiration, the workshop will combine storytelling, drawing and plasticine modelling to create new stories and mythologies about how these mysterious objects came into being.
Join writer and storyteller Nick Hunt for an imaginative journey through the colourful wreckage of industrial civilisation. Using Jimmie Durham's artworks as inspiration, the workshop will combine storytelling, drawing and plasticine modelling to create new stories and mythologies about how these mysterious objects came into being.
£5; Suitable for ages 5 – 15 yrs.
Tuesday 29 July
Leyden Gallery, 6:30-9pm private view Platform for Emerging Artists
http://media.virbcdn.com/files/bf/978af7192d515498-PlatformIIIPressRelease1.pdf
9/9a Leyden Street London E1 7LE
Leyden Gallery is pleased to present their third Platform for Emerging Arts show. On this occasion the exhibition features a fantastic and eclectic group of artists selected from a diverse range of backgrounds and practices. The concept for this current show is based upon an open call and the result is an outstanding combination of techniques, worldviews, experiences and vital forces which is reaffirmed in its uniqueness within the space of the exhibition.
Gimpel Fils, 7pm performance Lucy Stein and Andrew Kerton 'The White Hotel Performance'
30 Davies St London W1K 4NB
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Wednesday 30 July
Parasol Unit, 7pm Artist-in-Residence talk with Nazgol Ansarinia
http://www.parasol-unit.org/artist-in-residence-talk-nazgol-ansarinia
14 Wharf Rd London N1 7RW
This in-conversation event will introduce the work and research of Iranian artist, Nazgol Ansarinia, who will be in residence at Parasol unit in 2014. Run in partnership with Magic of Persia, the residency gives an artist the opportunity to live in London for 8 weeks during the summer, and to develop their artistic practice.
This event is hosted in collaboration with MOP.Tickets £5
This in-conversation event will introduce the work and research of Iranian artist, Nazgol Ansarinia, who will be in residence at Parasol unit in 2014. Run in partnership with Magic of Persia, the residency gives an artist the opportunity to live in London for 8 weeks during the summer, and to develop their artistic practice.
This event is hosted in collaboration with MOP.Tickets £5
Print Club at Somerset, 6:30pm private view Film 4 Summer Screen
http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/visual-arts/summer-screen-prints
West Wing, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
Artists: Cassandra Yap, Steve Wilson, Joe Wilson, Caspar Williamson, Holly Wales, Hattie Stewart, Rose Stallard, Mat Pringle, Kate Morross, MOL, HelloVon, Kate Gibb, Concepción Studios, Lucille Clerc, Claudia Borfiga, Rose Blake
Your chance to buy limited-edition prints inspired by each film shown at Film4 Summer Screen.
Back for a second year, Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House has commissioned Dalston based studios, Print Club London to curate a series of contemporary screen-printed film posters for the 10 year anniversary season. Renowned for printing, curating and dealing screen-printed artworks Print Club London has hand-picked an assortment of styles and artists, including Rose Blake, Hattie Stewart, Kate Moross, Steve Wilson, Kate Gibb and HelloVon.
Artists: Cassandra Yap, Steve Wilson, Joe Wilson, Caspar Williamson, Holly Wales, Hattie Stewart, Rose Stallard, Mat Pringle, Kate Morross, MOL, HelloVon, Kate Gibb, Concepción Studios, Lucille Clerc, Claudia Borfiga, Rose Blake
Your chance to buy limited-edition prints inspired by each film shown at Film4 Summer Screen.
Back for a second year, Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House has commissioned Dalston based studios, Print Club London to curate a series of contemporary screen-printed film posters for the 10 year anniversary season. Renowned for printing, curating and dealing screen-printed artworks Print Club London has hand-picked an assortment of styles and artists, including Rose Blake, Hattie Stewart, Kate Moross, Steve Wilson, Kate Gibb and HelloVon.
Thursday 31 July
Pump House Gallery, 3-5pm exhibition Outhouse 'Imaginariums: A Schools Exhibition - Documenting the Demolition'
http://pumphousegallery.org.uk/participation/imaginariums-a-schools-exhibition-documenting-the-demolition Engineer’s House, Prince of Wales Drive, SW8 4BL
The iconic Battersea Gasholders are being dismantled. Artist Amy Hughes has worked with pupils from Griffin, St George’s, John Burns and St Mary’s primary schools to create an exhibition which will document the life of this architectural landmark which has dominated the London skyline for over 90 years and standing as monuments of the area’s rich industrial past.
Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, 6:30-9pm private view Andrea Francolino 'A-Biotic'
http://www.kristinhjellegjerde.com
533 Old York Road, SW18 1TG London, United Kingdom
Imagine a time when all that we know is gone. Towering skyscrapers and concrete giants, all that epitomises humankind’s modern achievement, are powerless in the face of time. Gleaming walls of glass and marble are reduced to dust and rubble. Imagine, now, what would remain among the rusted, twisted steel and desiccated piles of stone – a tendril of something green, vibrant and alive. New leaves sprout from a mountain of concrete, rising delicately towards the sun. It is nature, creeping back, coming to reclaim this wasteland, for even in the bleakest place there is always life.
Beers Contemporary, 6-9pm private view 'Cut/Copy/Paste' group show
http://www.beerscontemporary.com/exhibitions/cut-copy-paste
http://pumphousegallery.org.uk/participation/imaginariums-a-schools-exhibition-documenting-the-demolition Engineer’s House, Prince of Wales Drive, SW8 4BL
The iconic Battersea Gasholders are being dismantled. Artist Amy Hughes has worked with pupils from Griffin, St George’s, John Burns and St Mary’s primary schools to create an exhibition which will document the life of this architectural landmark which has dominated the London skyline for over 90 years and standing as monuments of the area’s rich industrial past.
Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, 6:30-9pm private view Andrea Francolino 'A-Biotic'
http://www.kristinhjellegjerde.com
533 Old York Road, SW18 1TG London, United Kingdom
Imagine a time when all that we know is gone. Towering skyscrapers and concrete giants, all that epitomises humankind’s modern achievement, are powerless in the face of time. Gleaming walls of glass and marble are reduced to dust and rubble. Imagine, now, what would remain among the rusted, twisted steel and desiccated piles of stone – a tendril of something green, vibrant and alive. New leaves sprout from a mountain of concrete, rising delicately towards the sun. It is nature, creeping back, coming to reclaim this wasteland, for even in the bleakest place there is always life.
Beers Contemporary, 6-9pm private view 'Cut/Copy/Paste' group show
http://www.beerscontemporary.com/exhibitions/cut-copy-paste
1 Baldwin St, London EC1V 9NU
Artists: Frank Hallam Day, Michael Mapes, Brian Porray
Cut/Copy/Paste presents three American artists who explore the boundaries of the contemporary collage and the re-appropriation of images. Though each artist displays a distinct (yet related) body of work, the exhibition presents the artistic practice as limitless and endlessly reinterpretable; an interminable platform for the interrelating discourses and references of re-imagined images in a contemporary context. The pastel-colour smudged mark made of a fragment in time, the kaleidoscope of a repeated geometric motif, the snippets of photographs and locks of hair – the reinvented; the cut, the copied, the pasted.
Artists: Frank Hallam Day, Michael Mapes, Brian Porray
Cut/Copy/Paste presents three American artists who explore the boundaries of the contemporary collage and the re-appropriation of images. Though each artist displays a distinct (yet related) body of work, the exhibition presents the artistic practice as limitless and endlessly reinterpretable; an interminable platform for the interrelating discourses and references of re-imagined images in a contemporary context. The pastel-colour smudged mark made of a fragment in time, the kaleidoscope of a repeated geometric motif, the snippets of photographs and locks of hair – the reinvented; the cut, the copied, the pasted.
Zabludowicz Collection, 7pm book launch and exhibition talk Morgan Quaintance on Michael E. Smith
http://www.zabludowiczcollection.com/london/events/book-launch-and-exhibition-talk-morgan-quaintance-on-michael-e.-smith
176 Prince of Wales Rd London NW5 3PT
Join us for the book launch of three new publications accompanying the solo exhibitions by Adriano Costa, Sam Falls and Michael E. Smith, with a talk by writer and curator Morgan Quaintance in response to Michael E. Smith’s exhibition.
Drinks from 6.30pm. Event starts at 7pm. FREE. Booking recommended.
Join us for the book launch of three new publications accompanying the solo exhibitions by Adriano Costa, Sam Falls and Michael E. Smith, with a talk by writer and curator Morgan Quaintance in response to Michael E. Smith’s exhibition.
Drinks from 6.30pm. Event starts at 7pm. FREE. Booking recommended.
Chisenhale Gallery, 7pm discussion Edward Thomasson in conversation with Jennifer Higgie
http://www.chisenhale.org.uk/exhibitions/forthcoming.php?id=140
64 Chisenhale road, London, E3 5QZ
Edward Thomasson in conversation with Jennifer Higgie, novelist, screenwriter, critic and co-editor of frieze.
Edward Thomasson in conversation with Jennifer Higgie, novelist, screenwriter, critic and co-editor of frieze.
Whitechapel Gallery, 7pm film Rough Cut
http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/shop/product/category_id/46/product_id/1969
77-82 Whitechapel High St London E1 7QX
A documentary about a film that never was, Rough Cutby artist Jamie Shovlin explores the making of a 1970s exploitation film, Hiker Meat; an imaginary concept by fictitious Italian director Jesus Rinzoli. This film-within-a-film operates as both affectionate homage to and academic deconstruction of the exploitation genre, creating a Frankenstein-esque cut-and-paste of the era's concerns and fascinations, emphasising the archetypes and mythologies of this often critically maligned period of film-making. Described by director Shovlin as a 'metamentary', stripping back the making, unmaking and remaking of both the film and the idea, as a kind of ode to the power of imagination.
£8.50/£6.50 concession (£4.25 Whitechapel Gallery Members). *Proof of concessions and membership to be shown on the door.
A documentary about a film that never was, Rough Cutby artist Jamie Shovlin explores the making of a 1970s exploitation film, Hiker Meat; an imaginary concept by fictitious Italian director Jesus Rinzoli. This film-within-a-film operates as both affectionate homage to and academic deconstruction of the exploitation genre, creating a Frankenstein-esque cut-and-paste of the era's concerns and fascinations, emphasising the archetypes and mythologies of this often critically maligned period of film-making. Described by director Shovlin as a 'metamentary', stripping back the making, unmaking and remaking of both the film and the idea, as a kind of ode to the power of imagination.
£8.50/£6.50 concession (£4.25 Whitechapel Gallery Members). *Proof of concessions and membership to be shown on the door.
Whitechapel Gallery, 7-9pm tour Daniel F. Herrmann on Giulio Paolin
http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/shop/product/category_id/22/product_id/1968
77-82 Whitechapel High St London E1 7QX
Led by the curator of the exhibition, this tour introduces the artist and the overarching themes of the survey, including authorship and the notion of the artwork.
Free, booking essential.
Led by the curator of the exhibition, this tour introduces the artist and the overarching themes of the survey, including authorship and the notion of the artwork.
Free, booking essential.
The Mosaic Rooms, 7pm talk With a Seamstress Tape and a Smile
http://www.mosaicrooms.org/with-a-seamstress-tape-a-smile/
226 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0SW, UK
Dr Caroline Goodson will give a lecture on the work of Esther Van Deman and speak more broadly on the work of other women Archaeologists in Italy and North Africa in the early twentieth century.
FREE, rsvp@mosaicrooms.org
Brixton Gallery, 6-9pm private view 'Missing Narrative' Camberwell MA graduates
http://cadifroehlich.wordpress.com/?p=2122&preview=true
35 Brixton Station Road, Brixton, London, SW9 8PB
Artists: Rose Bell, Mel Cole, Gin Dunscombe, Cadi Froehlich, Clare Harford, Alice Kelway-Bamber, Monika Kita, Sasha Morris, Sue Stephens, Kim Thornton, Billy Ward, Edgar—Walker, Ann Course, Karl England, Rebecca Fortnum, Claudia Sarnthein, Gregory Williams
Missing Narrative explores what is absent, something that is incomplete but perhaps implied. The idea of a work in transition exuding possibility but not actuality. The ‘mystery’ of the final coming together of elements in the artwork and viewer can become implicit in the narrative completing the works meaning. Philip Guston said “The painting is not a surface, but a plane which is imagined. It moves the mind. It is not there physically at all. It is an illusion, a piece of magic, so what you see is what you see.”
