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Gretta Sarfaty’s Modes of Past
by Magdalena Zieba
Gretta Sarfaty at Sartorial Contemporary Art
March 19th - April 5th
Posted
4/11/13
Gretta Sarfaty gained international recognition in the late 70’ as a body-art and performance artist. Beginning with a traditional medium of painting, she early started to experiment with new media and performance. Even if her art has remained authentically ingenious over the years, the ways of her expression have changed, reflecting the evolution of digital technology.
She has never been dogmatic: even when expressing a strongly feminist approach, she moves smoothly around multitude of questi... [more]
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Tom Estes - Crash Test Dummy
by Abel Magwitch
Tom Estes at LUBOMIROV-EASTON
October 26th, 2012 - November 24th, 2012
Posted
1/7/13
Tom EstesCrash Test Dummy2012Part ofHealth & Safety Violation: A collaboration betweenBen Woodeson and Tom Estes
Health & Safety Violation is a project initiated at Lubomirov-Easton which brought together performance artist Tom Estes and sculptor Ben Woodeson in an experimental collaboration; neither knowing exactly what wouldl happen. The Health & Safety Violation collaboration was an evolving experiment documented by visitors to the exhibition; ephemeral performance art interacting with... [more]
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Paul Luckraft of Modern Art Oxford Reviews Bad Behaviour
by exhib@davidchalkley.co.uk
David Chalkley, Ute Essig, Mars Gomes, Caro Halford, Araba Ocran, Charley Peters, Paul Stanley, Ventiko at Brixton East
October 13th, 2012 - October 30th, 2012
Posted
10/31/12
Bad Behaviour show review
Oct 2012
On the walk from Brixton train station to visit Bad Behaviour, past clothes stalls, car mechanics and food wholesalers which operate underneath the arches – including the wonderfully named ‘Just Yams etc.’ – I wondered how this group exhibition was going to position itself. Would it attempt to engage with the context of Brixton, its independent spirit and history of rebellion and rioting – or was the ‘bad behaviour’ of the title indicative... [more]
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Great event
by Lambeth Open
various artists shown at Lambeth Open
October 1st, 2011 - October 2nd, 2011
Posted
7/29/11
A fantastic event last year, and looks to be even better this year. [more]
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Art fair
by Tania Beaumont
Masa Suzuki at La Galleria Pall Mall
July 8th, 2011 - July 10th, 2011
Posted
7/8/11
Fabulously diverse collection of artwork by 130 artists. Standard is high but the prices aren't - something for everyone !
Falcon by Tania Beaumont. Oil & mixed media on antique vellum document. [more]
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Exhibitions & Demonstrations at Rugby Art Gallery
by Mark Stammers
Julie Debastion, Wendy Freeman, Robin Wade Russell Gain, Mark Stammers at Rugby Art Gallery & museum
January 17th, 2011 - January 30th, 2011
Posted
2/3/11
This was an exciting and brilliant opportunity to see some original and innovative art, the exhibition shows a variety of art works by a selection of artists from Warwickshire and Stratford, Paintings, sculpture, jewellery, ceramics,cartoons and an installtion by Escape artists - not from prison!, but a community art group called Escape from stratford see: http://escapeworkshop.co.uk/escapegroup.html. Feedback so far has described the show as spiritually uplifting - wonderful - delightful. [more]
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ROCK GODS
by d.white
Jeffrey Charles Henry Peacock at All Hallows on the Wall
January 20th, 2011 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Posted
1/25/11
This year’s ‘potlatch’ was a neat and tidy affair. The giving was orderly.
In the understated chapel of All Hallows on the Wall, City of London Parish, we were invited to select from 24 framed pictures taken down from the metaphysical vertices of the gallery walls, laid out in a grid on temporary trestles and tabulated like fish on the dock. Each picture was a gift.
Last year’s potlatch – by all accounts – was more fractious. Then there had been paintings as well as... [more]
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Mark Stammers showing with Visual Arts Forum group at Rugby Art Gallery -Exhibitions & Demonstrations
by Mark Stammers
Emer O’Brien at The Wapping Project Bankside
October 21st, 2010 - January 22nd, 2011
Posted
1/21/11
Visual Arts Forum - Exhibition & Demonstrations
First Floor Gallery
Rugby Art Gallery & Museum
Little Elborow St
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV21 3BZ
9.30am - 5pm, to 8pm Tues & Thurs, to 4pm Sat, & 12 -4pm Sun
Tel 01788 533201
www.ragm.org.uk
http://www.visual-arts-stratford.co.uk/artists/mark_stammers/MarkStammers.htm
Private View Thurs 20th 6.30 - 8pm - This is an exciting and brilliant opportunity to see some original and innovative art, the exhibition shows a variety of art works by a selection of artists from Warwickshire and S... [more]
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Ellipsis - into the unsayable.
by Firstsensefilms
Sonia Ali, Maxime Angel, Laura Bushell, Ewan Eason, Matthew Holder, Katie Honan, Lucinda Lloyd, Lucy Whitford at Debut Contemporary
July 23rd, 2010 - July 29th, 2010
Posted
7/26/10
A fascinating and exciting show with eight new artists exploring 'what's unsaid.' Avoiding shock and obvious political messaging, each artist respects the mute quality of art, it's form of speechlessness and silent writing to probe the limits of the sayable - whether in terms of language and indentity, abstract qualities of fate or time, or the language of pencil, paper, paint, neon and latex. Materials are to the fore here (and perhaps at time an echo of arte povera) and the curators are to be... [more]
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Art Review: Aviary
by T Evans
Céleste Boursier-Mougenot at Barbican Art Gallery
February 27th, 2010 - May 23rd, 2010
Posted
4/19/10
In a gloriously original and creative move, Céleste Boursier-Mougenot’s first UK solo exhibition taps into an audiovisual buffet of nature. At the Barbican’s ‘Aviary’, visitors find themselves unwitting participants in a dance of nature as birds ‘perform’ in an art installation.
A dark space opens into a cheerful seaside promenade, complete with wooden decking and islands of sand and grass. Curiously, Les Paul guitars, bass, and cymbals rest in these spaces. As your senses ad... [more]
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Deutsche Börse Photography Prize '10 Winner
by T Evans
Anna Fox, Zoe Leonard, Sophie Ristelhueber, Donovan Wylie at The Photographers' Gallery
February 12th, 2010 - May 2nd, 2010
Posted
3/23/10
The “surgically precise images” of Sophie Ristelhueber has won her the 2010 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize. In a ceremony on 17 March, film director Terry Gilliam presented her with the £30,000 award at The Photographers’ Gallery. Hailed for “push[ing] the boundaries of the photographic medium”, her 2009 retrospective exhibition in Paris earned the nomination.
The annual European competition, now in its 14th year, draws international entries from contemporary photographers. Considere... [more]
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Deutsche Börse Photography Prize '10
by T Evans
Anna Fox, Zoe Leonard, Sophie Ristelhueber, Donovan Wylie at The Photographers' Gallery
February 12th, 2010 - May 2nd, 2010
Posted
3/10/10
For a “leading contemporary” photographic competition deemed “one of the most prominent exhibitions” at this gallery, the experience is decidedly underwhelming. The nominees may well be worth the £30,000 prize, but the scant offering leaves visitors with little indication why. With photo-documentaries dominating the line-up, originality has taken a back seat.
The series ‘Eleven Blowups’ (‘06) by Sophie Ristelhueber drew interest with its “layers of construction and destruct... [more]
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Robert Kusmirowski: Bunker
by T Evans
Robert Kusmirowski at Barbican Art Gallery
September 30th, 2009 - January 10th, 2010
Posted
1/7/10
Having ostensibly hollowed out subterranean passageways beneath the Barbican, Robert Kusmirowski’s creation manipulates the senses for an emotional evocation of time and place. The Polish artist’s recreation of a World War Two bunker, his first UK solo exhibit, evokes a harrowing wartime narrative.
From the onset, it’s clear an affecting experience is being orchestrated, as you face the gloom beyond a rusted metal doorway etched in heavy concrete façade. A strong sense of exploration into t... [more]
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Kienholz: ‘The Hoerengracht’
by T Evans
Ed and Nancy Kienholz at National Gallery
November 18th, 2009 - February 21st, 2010
Posted
1/7/10
Conspicuous amongst the classical paintings at the National Gallery, challenging issues permeate its first modern installation, a recreation of Amsterdam’s Red Light District. Prostitution continues to inspire strong reactions, prompting artistic interpretation over the centuries, evidenced here by paintings from 17th century Dutch artists.
Conceived by American artists Ed Kienholz and Nancy Reddin Kienholz in 1983-8, whose controversial depictions of taboo subjects have influenced contemporary... [more]
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Paradise
by pull
Melissa Marks at Bloomberg Space
September 10th, 2009 - September 26th, 2009
Posted
9/22/09
Melissa Marks' work, Adventures of Volitia: Expulsion from Paradise, currently up at Bloomberg SPACE is inspiring, stunningly beautiful and well worth the visit. The sprawling color drawings pull the viewer around the space, their saturated colors and complex narrative elements provide an intensity and depth that pulls one in and won't let go.
Complementing these eleven power-filled drawings is a series of ceiling-height, black and white wall drawings, culminating in a 22-foot high, 43-foot wide epic. These drawing... [more]
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Web site looks great, really looking forward to Lambeth Open
by Lambeth Open
at Lambeth Open
October 2nd, 2010 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Posted
9/8/09
The web site is looking great, with now twenty two venues on the map. Apparently more on the way. This is going to be fantastic event for the borough. Shame the council are not supporting it! [more]
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