This exhibition examines why radical artists and writers were drawn to the rolling hills, seaside resorts, and quaint villages of Sussex in the first half of the 20th century and how, in the communities they created, artistic innovation ran hand in-hand with political, sexual and domestic experimentation. To complement the exhibition a soundscape has been created by […]
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Bermondsey – White Cube is pleased to present an exhibition by Anselm Kiefer featuring new, large-scale installation, sculpture and painting. Titled ‘Walhalla’, the exhibition refers to the mythical place in Norse mythology, a paradise for those slain in battle, as well as to the Walhalla neo-classical monument, built by Ludwig I King of Bavaria in […]
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Fort Process is an expansive multi-disciplinary music and arts festival held in the evocative spaces of Newhaven Fort in East Sussex. Performances and installations take place deep in resonant tunnels and exposed ramparts overlooking the English Channel. Having been to the first one 2 years ago this felt bigger with more international acts, the old fort […]
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De La Warr Pavilion is proud to present Willem Sandberg: from type to image, the first UK survey of an internationally renowned icon of graphic design. Sandberg was director of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam from 1945 to 1963 where he championed new artists, developed one of the most important collections of modern art in […]
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“Developed with African fashion specialists Hannah Azieb Pool and Helen Jennings, this exhibition features some of the most exciting names and labels in contemporary African fashion. It provides a snapshot of fashion practices in these cities and an introduction to some of the stories behind the style, from the use of social media to create […]
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Todd Haynes’ film ‘Carol ‘was visually inspired by the work of Saul Leiter and some mood boards are left out in the gallery to look through, you can see the use of colour and abstraction from the 1950’s, yellows and reds and a purple hued grey stand out.
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Free at the Tate Modern: Barbara Hepworth and Philip Guston – Abstraction and Society – Civil War – Lorna Simpson – Protest: Latin American Photobooks – Harun Farocki ARTIST ROOMS: Joseph Beuys – Gülsün Karamustafa – Citizens – Bernd and Hilla Becher – Simryn Gill “Though some artists associated modernism with a utopian vision, art […]
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The Onca Trust / 14 St George’s Place, Brighton, BN1 4GB, UK 6th – 23rd January 2016 Wed to Fri: 12-7pm, Sat-Sun: 11-6pm What does ‘home’ mean? How do we ‘nest’ and what happens when our ability to nest is compromised? Environmental artist Jill Parsons explores these questions in her new exhibition Nesting, working with those in […]
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Ann Veronica Janssens: yellowbluepink Suspend your everyday vision for a simple and relaxing wander through colour. This new installation by Ann Veronica Janssens explores light and colour as she invades the gallery with coloured mist. Colour is caught in a state of suspension, obscuring any detail of surface or depth. Instead, attention is focussed on […]
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Burden Of Proof: The Construction of Visual Evidence The use of photography as factual evidence in the courtroom became an essential tool in the service of justice from the late 1800s. Over the following century however, the reliability of photographic ‘facts’ were ardently debated, sometimes legitimately contested and often contradicted. The exhibition presents eleven case […]
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Alice Anderson: Memory Movement Memory Objects “The exhibition will also feature an immersive experience ‘the Studio’ extending the creative process of the artist’s practice into the gallery. Visitors will be able to spend time mummifying a 1967 Ford Mustang and other smaller objects with copper wire, creating an atmosphere that is at once meditative and […]
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Exhibition ‘Trouble with History’ 4th July – 2nd August Ink_d Gallery 96 North Road Brighton Contemporary artist and ceramicist, Matt Smith will present a brand new body of work during his solo show at Ink_d Gallery Four and a half years in the making, ‘Trouble with History’ will feature a selection of tapestry artworks, which explore […]
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Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva 8 July – 23 August Fabrica – Brighton The installation is a strange caul like structure imitating the inside of an animal stomach, is has a very beautiful white lace look, which on a large scale makes quite an impact. The interior is shaped like a church and has been suspended giving it […]
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Photo: Megan Clark, Fine Art Performance graduate University of Brighton Grand Parade N.B. The architecture displays at Circus Street Market Opening times: Mon-Wed, 10am-6pm Thurs-Fri, 12pm-5pm Sat-Sun: 12pm-5pm Quick get to the art college to see Fashion & Textiles, Painting, Print, Graphic design and illustration, Sculpture, Moving image, Critical Practice and Photography, on now until […]
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The posters are on show at London’s King & McGaw Pop-up Gallery Opening Times Exhibition dates: 14 – 26 May 2015 Daily 11am – 7pm (except Sundays) Taking place at the King & McGaw pop-up gallery in Soho, the unique exhibition will showcase posters designed by some of the greatest artists of the 20th century. […]
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The films being screened all harness the added power that emerges when whole communities or those directly involved in the events are participants in the re-enactment. In the conflicts and atrocities depicted – spanning more than 200 years of history – what also emerges are the economic and class issues behind the violence and how […]
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House 2015 Art exhibition – Top tips for this years House Exhibitions housefestival.org/house-festival-2015 Amanda Loomes Servant’s Hall – The Regency Town House Basement 10 Brunswick Square Hove 2 – 24 May (+ Bank Holiday Monday) – Wednesday to Sunday 12 – 6pm – Free entry Amanda Loomes – “Relict Material is a new film installation from Amanda […]
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CLUB BANGER 1 – A collaboration with Jealous Print Studio/Cedric Christie & Pascal Rousson 25TH APRIL – 31ST MAY Updown GallerySatis House 11 Elms Avenue Ramsgate CT11 9BW ‘Club Banger 1′ guarantees to stimulate your visual senses with Contemporary Prints, Experimental Film and Photography. updowngallery.co.uk/exhibitions/current-exhibitions “UpDown Gallery is delighted to collaborate for the first time […]
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DAWN CHORUS Fabrica – Brighton fabrica.org.uk About Marcus Coates Thanks to his interest in ornithology, zoology and anthropology, he has honed a series of skills to break free of his own human condition and explore the world through the mind and body of animals by literally taking on their own skin. In his films he […]
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Associate Members’ Show 2015 Selected by Adam Chodzko Limbo arts in Margate On a day out to the Turner gallery we found Limbo Arts down a side street – the gallery is small but has a courtyard and is in a old print works with studios above. The current show is The Members Open, this was […]
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Images – Saskia Edens and P A Black © 2015 all rights reserved My Lovely friend, Pascal is curating this.. He is Swiss/ French artist working in collaboration with a wide range of artists, using art history as a kicking off point for new work @DisplayGallery An exhibition curated by Cedric Cristie and Pascal Rousson, […]
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Imagined set design of the novel ‘Berg’ By Ann Quin who lived and wrote about Brighton’s seedy bedsit life.
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Exhibition and retrospective of Edwin Smith – one of Britain’s foremost 20th century photographers. Architecture Gallery, RIBA, 66 Portland Place, W1B 1AD, London. “Ordinary Beauty: The Photography of Edwin Smith features over 100 extraordinary images from a collection of over 60,000 negatives and 20,000 prints given by Olive Cook, Smith’s widow and collaborator, to the […]
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‘We Could Not Agree’ is a group show featuring over one hundred artists brought together by eight curators. It all happens down in a circular car park underneath Cavendish Square in W1 London. There are live performances and bricolage galore, I loved the swans made out of suits and my friends work Obvs.. My friend […]
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The Photography of Extremes in 1970′s Italy http://bpb.org.uk/2014/event/amore-e-piombo-the-photography-of-extremes-in-1970s-italy/ “Made by a group of photographers working for the Rome-based agency Team Editorial Services, initiating viewers into the tumultuous era of 1970s Italy. It combines stills photography, television news footage, film sequences and sound recordings, combined with a choice of Italian photo-books of the period loaned from […]
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HOUSE 2014: Migration, Refuge and Territory Invited Artist: Yinka Shonibare MBE ‘Yinka Shonibare MBE’s new sculptural installation The British Library explores the impact of immigration on all aspects of British culture and considers notions of territory and place, cultural identity, displacement and refuge. Selected artists Leah Gordon, Phillip Hall-Patch, Ester Svensson & Rosanna Martin and […]
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Sarah Lucas at the Whitechapel gallery “First coming to prominence in the 1990s with a show at London’s City Racing memorably titled, Penis Nailed to a Board, this British artist’s sculpture, photography and installation have established her as one of the most important figures of her generation.” This exhibition is loads of fun and there […]
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