29.12.10

Mat Collishaw - Magic Lantern





Magic Lantern

V & A Channel

100sqft 5 New Orleans / London Book

Catalogue now available to order



http://www.blurb.com/books/1719020


Hosted by ArtEgg studios the 100sqft 5th Exhibition launched in New Orleans on the 23rd October 2010 to accompany the Arts After Dark exhibition curated by Carne Griffiths. The Exhibition displays the work of 100 US and UK artists, with all artwork being 1 foot square displayed in a 10' x 10' grid.
The exhibition is not juried and encourages work in all disciplines. Artists are encouraged from a variety of backgrounds, trained and untrained, amateur and professional. The finished grid is testament to this showing an eclectic range of work that draws the eyes of the visitor rapidly from piece to piece.
The 100sqft exhibition appears at Cholmeley Boys Club Dalston for it's UK launch on the 27th November 2010.
Be there ... be square


Chester Performs 'Up The Wall' Event

UP
THE
WALL 

The ancient City Walls in a new light.
Chester is a walled city and its wall is inescapable... 

Home, shelter and source of security or symbolic divide, fortress or personal prison?
From Israel to Belfast, Berlin to Chester a group of UK and international artists come together to explore what walls mean to them.Interactive digital graffiti... trumpets heralding the fall of Jericho... divided families digitally rejoined... Lady Macbeth haunting the turrets...
Performance and intervention: Michael Pinchbeck/The End - Tom Marshman - Roy Maayan + Anat Katz - Natalie Preece + Darren  White - Megan Broadmeadow - Worldshed
Installation: Noise Club - Wild Strawberry - Hagar Cygler - Articulating History - Jo Ashbridge - Isobel Anderson - Louie+Jessie - Forecast
Specially commissioned flickbook: Rachel Henson
Up the Wall is an evening of images, sounds, animated journeys and performances - thought-provoking, playful or downright bizarre, in a whole new focus on an ancient construct.





Noise Club, Wild Strawberry, Worldshed, Hagar Cygler, Articulating History, Jo Ashbridge, Isobel Anderson, Roy Maayan & Anat Katz, Michael Pinchbeck, Natalie Preece/Darren White, Megan Broadmeadow, louie+jesse, Anna Macdonald, Tom Marshman, Rachel Henson



Up the Wall 2010 from Chester Performs on Vimeo.

15.10.10

Chester Performs 'Up The Wall'



The ancient City Walls in a new light – a festival of image and sound at nightfall
Friday 22nd & Saturday 23rd October 2010

Join us anytime between 7pm & 9pm
Chester Roman Garden and The Groves


We have two new pieces in the 'Up The Wall' event in Chester a video projection 'Run(g) Out and a sound installation 'To Forget'.

Video Stills from Run(g) Out

Run(g) Out 2010 Video projection, wall and rope ladder


Run(g) Out is a video installation that depicts a climbing male figure, dressed in a suit and bowler hat, projected against a rope ladder hanging from the city wall.   The figure, although apparently engaged in the act of climbing the ladder, is seen to make no progress in his ascent.  Moreover, the film is continually looped so that his climb appears interminable; he never achieves his goal or reaches his destination.

The absurd and unexpected situation evokes the iconography of the surrealist Renee Magritte, the slapstick comedy of Charlie Chaplin, and even the bureaucratic nightmares of Franz Kafka.  The precarious position of the climber is reinforced by the use of the rope ladder, a device associated with emergency escapes and rescue, and a reference to the title of the piece (a ‘run out’ is a climbing term used to describe a lengthy distance between two points of protection which in some, but not all, cases might be perceived as frightening or dangerous).  Whether seeking to escape or to find ‘enlightenment’, the climber will never attain his goal, find the truth or satisfy his desire, just as he is doomed never to reach the top of the wall.


Installation Site

To Forget 2010 Sound, sound equipment

This piece seeks to provoke a visceral response from the listeners as they crouch or strain to hear barely audible tapping sounds emerging from several small speakers located along the length of the passage.  To Forget co-opts the unavoidable associations suggested by the tapping to both intrigue and unnerve the listener, invoking the primitive communications of those individuals incarcerated, confined or otherwise trapped, where they are denied or unable to access more conventional means of communication.

Whether coded in order to relay information secretly, deliberate and sustained to intimidate and disconcert, or a desperate attempt to signal for help, the human activity of tapping is a strategy to overcome isolation and reach beyond barriers and walls.  To Forget situates the listener on the ‘outside’, both physically in relation to the perceived source of the tapping, and psychologically by their inability to determine what is being communicated.  Without the familiar points of reference (voice, visual clues or context), the listener is led to speculate on the origins and authors of the tapping, and its meaning.


Jonathan Alibone & Alexander Small © 2010

6.10.10

London Exhibition Squares up to the US & New Art Work

New Art Work in 100sqft exhibition




London Exhibition Squares up to the US


The first international 100sqft art exhibition will launch in New Orleans on October 23rd 2010 and show in London from the 27th November. The exhibition, curated by Leytonstone artist Carne Griffiths, brings together an eclectic range of work from 100 British and American artists.

100sqft is an exhibition which aims to distinguish itself from other art exhibitions by being completely non discriminatory, there are no submission restrictions except that this size of the work must be 1sqft and entries are encouraged from artists with no formal training.

Artwork is displayed in a 10'x10' grid formation and each artists chooses where they want to place their work in the grid on the 100sqft website. Joining the exhibition is as easy as sending in a 1000 pixel square image of the work via email, then delivering the original in time for the gallery launch. This simple but innovative process brings together a diverse range of work – be it digital prints, mixed media collages, oil-paintings or low-relief sculptures – with each square commanding its own visual presence, and the 10-foot high grid an impactful whole. 

This 100sqft Exhibition will form part of Arts After Dark, an evening event celebrating the rebirth and creative vitality of New Orleans including the work of thirteen exciting artists from the UK and USA and music .
From the UK; Dan Baldwin, Carne Griffiths, Colin Hampden-White, Rob Reed and Shruti Thaker.
From the USA; Dave Greber, Viorel Hodre, Steve Martin, George McClements, Valorie Polmer, Aaron Reichert, Thomas Williams and Luba Zygarewicz. 

With just 10 places left for New Orleans artists to claim in the 100sqft grid there are rumours of last minute involvement from Nola Rising artist Rex Dingler ….we might even see the appearance of the Gray Ghost, notorious for his over-painting of graffiti artists' work.


Exhibition Dates & Times
100sqft New Orleans / Arts After Dark – ArtEgg Studios
Launches Saturday October 23 from 6:30pm – 10:30pm
Exhibition open: October 24 – 29, 6:30 pm – 9 pm or by appointment.

100sqft London – Cholmeley Boys Club, Dalston
Launches Saturday 27th November 7pm -2am
Exhibition open: November 28 – Dec 2, 2pm - 8pm

100sqft Contact Carne Griffiths
art@100sqft.co.uk T: +44 208 9266440 / M: 07881 654657
29a Forest Drive East, Leytonstone London E11 1JX
www.100sqft.co.uk
For images of previous events artwork from current show and logos download www.100sqft.co.uk/press.htm





Arts After Dark
In the wake of the devastating floods wrought by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, New Orleans has recovered. Arts After Dark is a celebration of rebirth and new vitality. A city with incredibly diverse cultural heritage, it seems only right that art play a role in the regeneration. Artists use light in the most stunningly inventive ways. New Orleans, of course, was plunged into a kind of post-Katrina darkness for many months. Arts After Dark will showcase the vibrant colors and dynamism that are uniquely New Orleans. The show, as its name suggests, will take place once the sun has set. We hope the dusky tones will be a positive contributor to the canvases and artworks to let imaginations paint a brighter future for a rejuvenated city.

Arts After Dark Curators: Adriana Fabian and Carne Griffiths, assisted by James Qualls.
Info: Esther R. Dyer, ArtEgg Studios 917.971.4886
arteggstudios@aol.com or ArtsAfterDark 503.4.ArtEgg. Onsite contact: Ashley Boudreaux 504.710.9128. ArtEgg is located at 1001 S. Broad Street, New Orleans near the Times Picayune. Look for the Everybody Loves a Good Egg sign.

Open Studios from ArtEgg artists during Arts After Dark include Jane Drew, Latigid Studios, Deedra Ludwig, Dave Rodrigue, Wade Shields, Jane Talton, Julie Wallace, Winn Studios, and the Director’s collection of African arts, ethnographic jewellery and work from selected international artists.









100sqft Artists
dARTh, Cos Ahmet, Jonathan Alibone, Soraia Almeida, Laura Ana Maria Iosifescu, Domingo Arjonilla, Leora Armstrong, Anastasia  Belova, Neil Benjamin, Mark Burton, Martine Charalambou, Pamela Conway Caruso, Sarah Crew, Ian Croft, Anna Cunningham, Lei Curtis, Vinita Davé, Bryce Dishongh, Anton Dolders, Jan  Drury, Christopher Eyles, Adriana Fabin, Abby Faulkner, Madeleine Faust, Karlie Gartner, Roxane Grant,  Rupert Greyling, Carne Griffiths, Claire Griffiths, Spencer Gunn, Jedd Haas, Majella Hallissey, Georgina Haly, Colin Hampden White, Jay Heron, Tara Herrington, Rachel I'Anson, Kerry Jessica Brown, Asmi Kazmi, Shannon Kelley, Julia Kerrison, Natalie Keymist, Emily Kirby, Chris Kirby, Aleksejs   Konahins, Amanda Lawson, Danielle Leach, Vanessa Lee, Diane Lees, Wendy MacMillan, Yasmin Maria Khan, Aimee Marshall, Ravi Menghani, Aurelia Milach, Gareth Morgan, Ange Mukeza, Brian Nolan, Maurice O'Hara, Ben Oakley, Lulu Parent, Britney Penouilh, Natasha Pinnock, Leigh Pleva, Rachel Rainbow, Rob Reed, Aaron Reichert, Belle  Robinson, Milan  Rubio, Jane Rutterford, Rabhia Saeeda, Steve Savage, Alke Schmidt, Jae Dee Scott, Jenna Sharpe, Carlita Shaw Montross, Emma Simmons, Anna Skodbo, Alexander Small, Megan Sperry, Jenny Steele, Austin Taylor, Shruti Thaker, Peter Tinkler, Gisela Torres, Mayou Trikerioti, João  Trindade,  Lucy Wragg, Alisha Young.

5.9.10

Illumini Event 2010 Presents - 'Secret subterranean London' 2010




'Invictus' Installation by Jonathan Alibone and Alexander Small

9th Sept 2010 - 15th Sept Open daily 11am-7pm Free
Opening Night
Thursday 9th September 6pm – 10pm Free 



This week opening Thursday night is Illumini at Shoreditch Town Hall London, Articulating History will be presenting a new installation 'Invictus'.

In 1953, the ancient Roman remains of the Temple of Mithras were discovered on what was once the east bank of the river Walbrook, one of the historic lost rivers of London. Invictus (‘unconquered’) is an installation that incorporates light and movement in the recasting of the rituals and mythological significance of the mystery cult of Mithras as an allegory for the loss and gradual disappearance of London’s lesser known rivers and watercourses. Invictus is thus an expression of transience and ephemerality, a vanitas among the debris and vestiges of classical beliefs and civilisation.







Invictus Installation Detail



www.illuminievent.co.uk




Exhibiting Visual Artists include

JANE WEBB, NICHOLAS ADAMS, LINDY ANDERSON & LEONORA AUNSTRUP, ART ] ICULATING HISTORY Alexander Small & Jonathan Alibone, KJ BARHAM, MICK BATEMAN, SONIA BHAMRA, WENDY.COUCHMAN, CAROLINE COLLINGE, SANDRA CRISP, RICHARD DAWSON, SAMIRA ENGLUND, ANDREW GRAVES-JOHNSTON, CLAUDIA FERNETY, FOCAR GROUP, Alina tudor & Razvan Neagoe, GENETIC MOO, AILBHE MURPHY, JACKIE KINGSLEY, DOROTA KUZNIAR, DAVE LODER, LAURA LUCK, ANDRAS MENGYAN, LIZ MURFITT, KATE O'MOLLOY, JASMINE PRADISSITTO, ECKHARD PREUSS, ABBY PRICE, MARTIN RIESER, KATE SEARLES, LUCY SPARROW, SUZAN SWALE, MARIKO TAKAHASHI, JO TAYLOR, MATTHEW THOMAS, TONY TROWBRIDGE, NIK VAUGHN, BELLA VERNON, GARY WELCH, JAYNE WILTON

Opening night performers include

A CHERRY ON TOP, VICKY BUTTERFLY, JAMES BUXTON, CIRCUS COMPANY, CILLA CONWAY, PAWEL FESYK, THE FORTIES FAMILY, GRYMM TOOMS TRAVELLING MUSEUM, DALIA HAWLEY, OPEN BLUE, CATRIN OSBORNE, SIMON ROGERS, RICHARD STANDING, STEVE BACON, TIINA TUOMISTO, FRANCESCA ULIVARI & GIULIA PECORARI

16.8.10

ARC # 6 Seeing Sound

ARC # 6 – Seeing Sound Curated by Laura Coult

Resonator 3 gets an airing with a new bass track at ARC's sixth event at the vaults Birmingham.




Join ARC at The Vaults on Wednesday 25th August, 6-8pm, for an exhibition of artist’s moving image, performance and sculpture exploring the ways in which we experience sound as light, movement, noise and colour. Artists include: Linda Bagnall, Benedict Drew, Laurence Hunt, Juneau Projects, Ben Russell, Alexander Small, Joe Snape.

Image: Benedict Drew. Writing Music (2008). Image courtesy the artist.





ARC is a new monthly event promoting curatorial activity in the West Midlands.
On the last Wednesday of each month, guest curators are invited to select a programme of works to be exhibited at The Vaults, in the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.

ARC on facebook

Alternating Current: Sound Art Now - Sound Fjord at Dragonfly Festival Sweden

I have a Sound piece at this years Dragonfly Festival in Sweden!

The piece is called Little Death Dithyramb


Sound Fjord - Sonic Art
This year, SoundFjord, the UK's first sound art dedicated gallery, brings a fine collection of international sonic art to the Dragonfly cultural programme.

In the centre of idyllic surrounds your ears will deceive you. From the trees, tropical birds shall sing of their home in the Amazon, industrial clanks and groans will ripple across the lake whilst spectral voices will coo and woo us into their depths; doors will creak and slam where there are no openings, chinks of light will fall on pools of liquid ambience and abstract composition; muttering and laughing, preaching and monologues, will all mingle with the instruments on the main stage, and the music of nature itself.

Be sure to follow your ears to the SoundFjord Sound Art Tent, to be found in the open field between the Art Hut and the Bronze-Age Bar.

Confirmed artists include:

Aaron Hoke Doenges
Adam Asnan
AGF (Antye Greie)
Ailís Ní Ríain
Alessandro Perini
Alex Small
Alexander Baker
Alice Bradshaw
Andrew Riley
Artur Vidal
Brent Bishop
Carlos Esparza
Catherine Clover
Cathleen Grado
Charlie Williams
Daniel Contarelli
David Gunn
David Strang
David van Dokkum
Daz Disley
Debashis Sina
Diana Combo
Dr George F Rivera
Duncan McAfee
Duncan Whitley
Ed Osborn
Edwin Lo
Emmanuel Spinelli
Esther Venrooy
Eugenia Emets
Gary Kempston
Gmackrr (Emilie Mouchous)
Henry Gwiazda
Hilda Daniel
Jack Harris
Jasmina Maschina (Jasmine Guffond)
Jeremy LeClair
Jessica Rowland
Jodi Rose
Julie Hill
Kevin Logan
King Seesar (Will Connor)
Kirsten Norrie
Kristen Roos
Kyle Butler
Lee Berwick
Leslie Deere
Luba Diduch
Martin A Smith
Martin Clarke
Matthias Kispert
Michael Filimowicz
mimosa|moize
Moon Young Ha
Nichole Hongchang
Noé Cuéllar
Ola Ståhl
Paul Devens
Rebekkah Palov
Richard Carr
Rie Nakajima
Robin Parmar
Rudi Punzo
R Weis
Sam Salem
Scant Intone (Constantine Katsiris)
Scott F Hall
Scott Sherk
Sean Burn
Shelley Parker
Sid Volter
Song-Ming Ang
Stillborn with Apples (Martin A Smith | Kailas Elmer)
Tiago E
tobias c. van Veen
Vanessa De Michelis
Yann Novak

Curated by Helen Frosi and Andrew Riley | SoundFjord

SoundFjord are a London based sonic art gallery and research unit. Find our more about there work here: www.SoundFjord.org

Contact SoundFjord here: info@soundfjord.org.uk



4.8.10

Juliet Gomperts Trust Award 2010


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I am pleased to announce I have been selected as a very grateful recipient of the Juliet Gomperts Trust Award for 2010.

The Juliet Gomperts Trust is a small charity which gives financial support to artists who are resident in the UK. They judge on artistic merit: vision, imagination and skill and have been doing this for twenty one years.

This award will allow me to bring to fruition a number of larger pieces of art work over the coming year and to also exhibit these pieces further a field.

I would like to thank the Juliet Gomperts Trust for believing in my work and giving me this opportunity to make even greater pieces of work and allowing these ideas to finally escape the sketch book.

More information about the charity can be found here


27.4.10

Decoy House - Light Installation for Lumen Ortis


Decoy House

Light Installation for Lumen Ortis at Bournemouth Central Gardens April 2010

Decoy House refers directly to Bournemouth’s earliest origins, namely the 18th century lodge that once stood in the hunting ground situated on or near the present day gardens. It is an articulation of Bournemouth’s growth as a seaside resort, and of the entertainment and distractions commonly found on the seafront. Decoy House is both a nostalgic evocation of childhood holidays spent on the coast, and an expression of continuing, surviving traditions.






‘LumenOrtis presents Artificial Light’

Artificial Light: A free outdoor light installation, illuminating the Upper, Central Gardens of Bournemouth on Saturday 24th April 2010.

Artists,
Nicholas McKie, Alexander Small & Jonathan Alibone, Quadratura, Recyclight Tom Flynn, Felicity Hammond, Gemma Summerell, Carolin Giessner, Claire McDermott, Firewinder.

Dub Art for High Grade Rockers Sound System

7.3.10

Police & Thieves Exhibition Opening and 'Doing Time' Installation




'Doing Time' Installation

The police station holding cell presents an interior that is typically cold and oppressive, where few traces, if any, remain of the former occupants. Doing Time retains the impersonal, austere functionality of the space but reintroduces evidence of human activity: revealed by methods similar to police forensic investigation techniques, the tally marks illuminated by the UV blacklight articulate the counting of hours, days, and weeks, months or even years spent inside.

Doing Time is both a record of time passing, and an evocation of the strategies and routines developed to resist the mentally corrosive effects of incarceration. By performing the same action repeatedly, with little variation or change, Doing Time becomes a meditative and metaphorical expression of the inner, psychological world of former inmates.







3.2.10

Police and Thieves - Group Exhibition



OCCUPY MY TIME is coming to the Old Police Station in New Cross London. This exciting and fabulous space run by Anthony Gross will once again echo with the words of Police and Thieves in the Street. Police and Thieves will explore the darker side of life, hidden in the corners and spoken about by the brave…



Selected artists for POLICE AND THIEVES are:Sue Cohen, Hannah Westwood, Mark Bell, Alexander Small and Jonathan Alibone, Raz Anton, Jenna Collins, Annabell Tilley, June Glasson, Owen Bowden, Jessica Piddock, Ian Goncrarow, Alessando Columano and Vikrah Kansheell, Shona Davis and David Monaghan, Jon Howe, Des Kilfeather, Andy Wicks, Emma Macleod, Ben Westwood, Maya Ramsay, Greer MacKeogh, Janet Brown.



'Doing Time' Installation by Jonathan Alibone and Alexander Small