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03/08/2010
HACKNEY WOOD ART PRIZE & AUCTION
5th August till 2nd September
Private View - Thursday 5th August, 18:00 - 22:00
Awards Ceremony - Thursday 2nd September at 19:00
The Residence gallery celebrates its 5th year anniversary with this flammable awards show and auction, HACKNEY WOOD. Going back to basics, the works will be aptly forged from the symbolic material of WOOD. This primal substance has served ancient cultures with supposed magical powers and protection, and was believed to be the shaper of all things. Read More...
28/07/2010
THE CANYONS OF YOUR MIND - THE DESERT OF YOUR GUT On the 30th July, as part of the Hackney Wicked Art Festival, the combined talents of Cosmicmegabrain (itinerant curators) and the Sit Down Affair (itinerant restauranteurs) will harmonise in an unparalleled event – A Fabulous Dinner Party with Art Music & Performance. Read More...
21/07/2010
Stratford Everyday 25 July – 8 August 2010
Opening Event: Sunday 25 July, 3 – 5pm
> Stratford Everyday website
Stratford Everyday is an exhibition that celebrates the communities that live in Stratford and the places that shape their lives. It includes art works inspired by everyday locations in Stratford - the bus station, the cemetery, the Greenway and many others.
All of the contributing artists either live or work in Stratford, or have a strong connection to the area.
Artists include: Josiah Akushie, Anna Baker, Colegrave Primary School & Glocal Films, Ting-Ting Cheng, Maria-Theresa Fernandes, Grace Gilbey, Lisa Muten, Amanda Westbury, the Greenhill Centre, the Professional Development Group at Rosetta Art Centre, users of the Hibiscus Community Centre, and young people at the Carpenters & Docklands Youth Centre.
Stratford Everyday is a visual arts heritage project initiated by English Heritage Outreach, celebrating London 2012 and the communities that live in East London.
For more information on English Heritage Outreach visit:
> english-heritage.org.uk/community
For further information on the exhibition contact:
> matthewkrishanu@gmail.com
Exhibition information:
Open Sun 25 July, Sat 31 July, Sun 1 Aug, Thurs – Sun 5, 6, 7, & 8 Aug
Opening Times 12 – 6pm
Admission Free
Venue:
Theatre Royal Stratford East, Gerry Raffles Square, Stratford, London E15 1BN
20/07/2010
New photographs added of Lubomirov and Batiste in The Magnificent Basement. See more...
17/07/2010
New photographs added of Sharon Gal's Venus Rising in The Magnificent Basement. See More...
10/07/2010
ALISN talks to Resonance FM ALISN talks with Sharon Gal on Resonance FM's ClearSpot, speaking about their past, present and future. Listen to the recording:
> ALISN on Resonance FM's ClearSpot - 24th June 2010 (1h 06mins - MP3 26.8MB)
06/07/2010
Journalist Candice Elizabeth Ashby writes about ALISN ALISN: A resource for young artists No one expects to leave university with an art degree and immediately land a place in a major gallery.
Read full article:
> ALISN: A resource for young artists - by Candice Elizabeth Ashby
HACKNEY WOOD ART PRIZE & AUCTION
5th August till 2nd September
Private View - Thursday 5th August, 18:00 - 22:00
Awards Ceremony - Thursday 2nd September at 19:00
The Residence gallery celebrates its 5th year anniversary with this flammable awards show and auction, HACKNEY WOOD. Going back to basics, the works will be aptly forged from the symbolic material of WOOD. This primal substance has served ancient cultures with supposed magical powers and protection, and was believed to be the shaper of all things. Read More...
28/07/2010
THE CANYONS OF YOUR MIND - THE DESERT OF YOUR GUT On the 30th July, as part of the Hackney Wicked Art Festival, the combined talents of Cosmicmegabrain (itinerant curators) and the Sit Down Affair (itinerant restauranteurs) will harmonise in an unparalleled event – A Fabulous Dinner Party with Art Music & Performance. Read More...
25/07/2010 Matt Blackler '200 Fruitboxes/Gone West' Our next show in The Magnificent Basement is Matt Blackler '200 Fruitboxes/Gone West'. Opening view 7 to 9.30pm Saturday 21st August. Open by appointment until 27th August. "A MacGyver of sorts, Matt Blackler creates artworks using outmoded and labour intensive techniques that playfully hark back to a romanticised past. His diverse practice ranges from still images to kinetic machines, with his artworks often presenting the aesthetics of their production. Quirky and candid, these display strategies (de)mystify Blacker's complex investigations, luring viewers into his arcane and obscure practice..." Read more... |  |
21/07/2010 Daryl Brown 'The Judo Series' Our next show in The Magnificent Basement is Daryl Brown 'The Judo Series'. Opening view Saturday 24th July from 7:00pm till 9:30pm. "Daryl Brown is a highly talented young sculptor working hard and successfully in developing his personal sculptural language. Counterbalancing organic and stereo metric shapes, he combines and contrasts materials and surfaces, construction and shaping in a free and thrilling way to build his quasi-figures..." Read more... | |
21/07/2010
Stratford Everyday 25 July – 8 August 2010
Opening Event: Sunday 25 July, 3 – 5pm
> Stratford Everyday website
Stratford Everyday is an exhibition that celebrates the communities that live in Stratford and the places that shape their lives. It includes art works inspired by everyday locations in Stratford - the bus station, the cemetery, the Greenway and many others.
All of the contributing artists either live or work in Stratford, or have a strong connection to the area.
Artists include: Josiah Akushie, Anna Baker, Colegrave Primary School & Glocal Films, Ting-Ting Cheng, Maria-Theresa Fernandes, Grace Gilbey, Lisa Muten, Amanda Westbury, the Greenhill Centre, the Professional Development Group at Rosetta Art Centre, users of the Hibiscus Community Centre, and young people at the Carpenters & Docklands Youth Centre.
Stratford Everyday is a visual arts heritage project initiated by English Heritage Outreach, celebrating London 2012 and the communities that live in East London.
For more information on English Heritage Outreach visit:
> english-heritage.org.uk/community
For further information on the exhibition contact:
> matthewkrishanu@gmail.com
Exhibition information:
Open Sun 25 July, Sat 31 July, Sun 1 Aug, Thurs – Sun 5, 6, 7, & 8 Aug
Opening Times 12 – 6pm
Admission Free
Venue:
Theatre Royal Stratford East, Gerry Raffles Square, Stratford, London E15 1BN
20/07/2010
New photographs added of Lubomirov and Batiste in The Magnificent Basement. See more...
17/07/2010
New photographs added of Sharon Gal's Venus Rising in The Magnificent Basement. See More...
10/07/2010
ALISN talks to Resonance FM ALISN talks with Sharon Gal on Resonance FM's ClearSpot, speaking about their past, present and future. Listen to the recording:
> ALISN on Resonance FM's ClearSpot - 24th June 2010 (1h 06mins - MP3 26.8MB)
06/07/2010
Journalist Candice Elizabeth Ashby writes about ALISN ALISN: A resource for young artists No one expects to leave university with an art degree and immediately land a place in a major gallery.
Read full article:
> ALISN: A resource for young artists - by Candice Elizabeth Ashby