Archive for October, 2010
Cinnamon Heathcote-Drury: Spice of Eden
Indian spices and vegetables displayed as monumental archaic forms. Seen in conjunction with enigmatic portraits that celebrate genetic difference, without defining specific cultural identity. Runs November 6, 2010 – January 8, 2011 Open Weekdays 11-Midnight, Sat 6-Midnight NB this is a smart restaurant & bar The Cinnamon Kitchen & Anise Bar 9 Devonshire Square Bishopsgate [...]
Posted 31 October 2010 | Link to this Entry
Clare Park: Altered Lives: Performing Ourselves
TRAMPOLINE by Clare Park, Text by Debbie Green “Each of us, the fish and I, has a body that is lightweight, but like the salmon’s instinct, I possess strength of will and mind that compels/propels me continually and metaphorically upstream…” A unique photographic exhibition of collaborative work which explores how people can live with long [...]
Posted 30 October 2010 | Link to this Entry
Silvia Boarini: Unrecognised
‘Unrecognised’ brings together the work of Israeli NGO “Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality” (NCF) and London based photojournalist Silvia Boarini. NCF has been running a participatory photography programme for young people in the village of Wadi El Nam led by designer Ilan Molcho. The result is a series of startling and moving images documenting [...]
Posted 28 October 2010 | Link to this Entry
Constantine Gras: Flood Light Film Screening
Another chance to catch my 12 min debut film and to hear me in a Q&A with artist Rachel Reupke. Flood Light is a personal meditation on the interconnected history of the Grand Union Canal and Westway (A40). The film explores how we make and understand “history” employing a dialectical use of imagery. “Stunned by [...]
Posted 24 October 2010 | Link to this Entry
Aniela Perriam & Anne Crabbe: The Stuff of Dreams
Work in two very different styles, but both exploring how the old clothes that we keep and cherish can evoke powerful memories and emotions. Runs November 4 – December 8, 2010 Open 11-5 daily including weekends The Cha Cha Cha Cafe 3 Cassiobury Park (entrance in Shepherds Road) Watford WD16 7HY Cafe Tel. 01923 247868 [...]
Posted 16 October 2010 | Link to this Entry
Mandy Williams, Bill Jackson & Marysia Lascowicz: Home
Photography of events in intimate places to invoke time, memory and experience. Runs October 21 – November 6, 2010 Private view Thursday, October 21st, 6-8pm Open Tue-Fri: 12-5pm, Sat: 12-4pm, closed Sun & Mon Viewfinder Photography Gallery (Note new location) 52 Brixton Village London SW9 8PS Brixton tube
Posted 13 October 2010 | Link to this Entry
Anne Clements: Don’t Pass Me By
‘Don’t Pass Me By’ preserves a precise moment in the life of a ramshackle building, monument or vibrant wall of graffiti. A figure passes by and, with the click of a button, time is frozen for a split second. The anonymous passer-by and structure come together for a fleeting moment to represent an era. Urban [...]
Posted 12 October 2010 | Link to this Entry
Duncan Unsworth in Extended Visions
Duncan exhibits ten prints from his ‘Deleted Grafitti’ series and examples from two of his other series. Also in the exhibition are works by Paul Kenny and Graham Patterson. Runs October 4 – November 20, 2010 Although primarily a teaching resource the gallery is open to the public 8.30am-5pm Monday to Friday. For security reasons [...]
Posted 12 October 2010 | Link to this Entry
Alicia Clarke in Final Show, MA Photography at LCC
This exhibition features a diverse range of practice from the MA Photography programme at the London College of Communication. The work covers photography, video and installation, demonstrating the preoccupations and interests inherent in contemporary photography, a fascination with the world we inhabit as well as curiosity about the lives of others. The exhibition offers a [...]
Posted 12 October 2010 | Link to this Entry
Marina Misiti in Art of Commerce (New York)
Commerce is an essential element of our lives. From hot dogs to real estate, the world continuously bustles with transactions big and small. Advertisers blanket the streets and airwaves with images selling goods, ideas, personalities, and ways of living. Whether paying a subway fare or working 9 to 5 at an office, most people contribute [...]
Posted 12 October 2010 | Link to this Entry
Nick Cobb & Graeme Webb: The Constructed Image
The Photography of Nick Cobb and Graeme Webb: Two artists come together to showcase their diverse and individual approaches to photographing the miniature, from dystopian office parks to the surreal hidden worlds of ruined buildings. Nick Cobb is a London based artist with a studio in Camberwell. He teaches art and photography to both children [...]
Posted 11 October 2010 | Link to this Entry
Mark Denton in 5×4: Amazing Grace
Could a photograph ever possess a beating heart? Could it pulse and flow, absorbing the viewer in love, ecstasy, grief, or pain? Could a photograph change you? Could it change the world? Can the medium ever transcend itself? Or are photographs and their creators always destined to be rooted in the real, the here and [...]
Posted 11 October 2010 | Link to this Entry
Lucie Varekova: The Grey Jumper
Lucie exhibits The Grey Jumper series alongside work from two other artists, on their approaches to the theme of Identity. More info at 3is3identity.com Runs October 21-24, 2010 Private View October 21st, 6-11pm Open Fri-Sat, 11am-10pm; Sun 11am-6pm The Rag Factory 16-18 Heneage Street (off Brick Lane) London E1 5LJ Liverpool Street / Aldgate East [...]
Posted 4 October 2010 | Link to this Entry
Dennis Toff: Jewish Credo
A photographic essay illustrating some beliefs & practices of Judaism. Runs October 18 – November 30, 2010 Private View Oct 17th, 5-7.30pm Open Mon-Thurs 10am-5pm; Fri 10am-2pm Spiro Ark 24-26 Enford Street London W1H 1DW
Posted 1 October 2010 | Link to this Entry