Sixty Four to the Inch - A Video Installation for Northampton Museum by Jonathan Alibone and Alexander Small

'Sixty Four to the Inch' is a video installation commissioned as one of a series of events, performances and exhibitions that comprise Northampton Borough Council’s Shoe Town Festival programme. The title is derived from the expression ‘sixty four stitches to the inch’, which originally referred to the superior quality of workmanship typical of footwear manufactured in Northampton.

Within the spirit of the Shoe Town Festival, Sixty Four to the Inch offers both a celebration of Northampton’s shoe industry and an expression of its survival, symbolising the continuities between the town’s shoemaking past and present. These continuities are made explicit in Sixty Four to the Inch: all footage was filmed in a former shoe factory (built in 1888), and on the premises of Schnieder Boots, also located within the same building.

Sixty Four to the Inch is an evocation of the daily sounds, repetitive routines and rhythms that would have characterised the working lives of a significant proportion of Northampton’s population. It represents what were once the soul and the beating heart of Shoe Town.

Sixty Four to the Inch is the latest collaborative production from Northampton based artists Jonathan Alibone and Alexander Small, and forms the second part of their ongoing project ‘Articulating History’. Through these projects we attempt to locate Art Concepts in Historical Contexts to create new meanings, links and perspectives whilst engaging new audiences.

www.articulatinghistory.co.uk

Jonathan Alibone

jonathanalibone@gmail.com

Alexander Small

alexandersmallart@gmail.com

Shoe Town Music & Art Festival With BootCity - The Artist Sanctuary Group Show at The Museum

Saturday, 11 July 2009

14:00 - 19:00

A unique and laid back afternoon and evening of live music and arts staged by a group of young musicians and artists dedicated to promoting music and art in Northampton.

A selection of musicians will play throughout the museum

including performances from

Velvet Engine

Joel Harries

Gregg Cave + Guests

Invocal

Joe Woolley

Katie Malco

Chris Startup

Noel Griffin & Marek Orzel

Artists from the Artist Sanctuary will be exhibiting work in the Italian Art gallery including

Gareth Haynes

Lynne Keary

Pauline Wood

Sam Wadsworth

Stuart Bush

Craig Liam White

Claire Jarvis

Cheryl Cowles

And a video installation by Jonathan Alibone and Alexander Small in the function room.

www.bootcity.co.uk

http://www.myspace.com/invocal

http://www.myspace.com/greggcavemusic

http://www.myspace.com/velvetengine

http://www.myspace.com/chrisstartup

http://www.myspace.com/joelharriesmusic

http://www.myspace.com/katiemalcomusic

http://www.myspace.com/joewoolley

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The WANDERLUST 333 Website

The WANDERLUST 333 exhibition brings together 33 of the most exciting and relevant international artists, illustrators and designers for this one unique contemporary art show. Featuring names that will be familiar to many alongside emerging talent we have scanned the visual landscape for imaginative and engaging works that reflect the many differing strands of practice currently lighting up the international art scene.

The show is on for 33 DAYS ONLY and offers art buyers the opportunity to own works from a broad range of artists. All works are produced on superior quality archival acid free papers and are limited to only a small number of production pieces. The artworks are offered in 3 sizes and in a price range to suit even the most modest art buying budget, with prices ranging from £333 top end to just £3! for our smallest size works.

wanderlust333