Details of our next event 'I Believe (Tales from the Edge of Everything) at the De La Warr Pavilion on the 12th March 2010 can be found here... We hope you can join us!
lili & sarah February 16th, 2009
Thank you to all who send proposals for our upcoming event at the De La Warr Pavilion in March. We're very sorry that we were unable to get back to everyone, but due to the high volume of applications it was simply impossible. Please don't let that put you off applying again... January 22nd, 2009 BROWNIE
Friday, February 12, 2010 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Unit 3, The Factory, Dakeyne St, Nottingham BROWNIE is a memento mori group show of found photography and related artwork, collated in response to an open call for submissions from BOX Facebook group site members, and word of mouth. The 12ft square space will be transformed into a giant camera obscura, into which a film, 'Necrology', by Standish Lawder, will be projected. Photo albums of found images and false histories will be nailed to the wall, there will be a performance of found tape loop music.
If the first BOX show, DIRT, was about sex, BROWNIE is about death. Coincidentally held on the same evening as 'light night', BOX will eschew flash theatrics, in favour of the haunting, spectral qualities of photography. Each image has been carefully selected, both in celebration of the macbre, and as an evocation of loss.
Boozy Hot Chocolate & Brownies will be served.
BOX Is... A new gallery in Nottingham @ The Factory, Dakeyne Street (upstairs in Backlit Studios) BOX is a purpose built 12 foot square space in which 12 shows will open on the 12th of each month in 2010. For enquiries please contact Simon Raven: ravenorama@gmail.com
UNFORTUNATELY BOX IS SITED IN AN UN-RENOVATED VICTORIAN BUILDING WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE. EXHIBITED WORK WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.January 16th, 2010
The deadline for artists submissions for our up coming event 'I Believe (Tales from the Edge of Everything)' to be held at the De La Warr Pavilion on the 12th March 2010 has now passed. Thank you to all that have applied. We will do our utmost to get back to you all by the end of this week.
lili & sarah January 8th, 2010
'Walls of Authority' The Old Police Station, 114, Amersham Vale, SE14 16-24 January 2010
RVCC artist and curator lili Spain is exhibiting alongside RVCC participating artist Poppy Jackson.
December 18th, 2009
Not to be missed...
December 17th, 2009
'Blood on the Snow' - 17/33 Long Wyre Street, Colchester, Essex.
[17 Dec – 10 Jan] a Slack Space group exhibition featuring:
Work which subverts or looks at traditional Christmas iconography in a new way // Work which challenges the consumerism of Christmas and the ‘Christmas industry’// Work which explores the old rituals and festivals which predate the Christmas tradition including sacred items and images.
The event features RVCC participating artist Poppy Jackson, who performed her stunning work 'House' at Voyeur...
Untitled Performance by Poppy Jackson 9.30pm 18th Dec
A performance exploring the pagan origins of Christmas, using contemporary seasonal paraphernalia to perform a ritualistic work citing the ancient rites of renewal and rejuvenation that symbolised physical child birth and the birth of the new sun.
December, 11th 2009
The call is out for submissions for our event, 'I believe (Tales from the edge of Everything)', which is to be held at the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea on the 12th March 2010.
Its next Thursday people...! Its bubbling up to be our best event yet...! Hope to see you all there...!
The Red Velvet Curtain Cult presents
‘VOYEUR”
A late night event at The Whitechapel Art Gallery.
Thursday 3rd December 2009
7-10pm.
Free
For their Fourth installment at the Whitechapel Art Gallery the Red Velvet Curtain Cult presents ‘Voyeur’.
An evening of gazing, peeking and lurking with live art, installation, films, readings, audio and oddities inspired
by the works and processes of Sophie Calle.
Expect to be spied upon, interrogated, stalked, perplexed, entranced & mystified by this evening exploring voyeuristic tendencies. You will find works in the shadows, intimate encounters, information overload, your thoughts laid bare and secrets exposed…
Serenaded by 'Love Stop Repeat' & DJ Sy Hackney, compered by Brian Dawn Chalkley.
Click here to see the participating artists. November 24th, 2009.
September 16th, 2009.
The facade of this unassuming Victorian house hides a dark past. A former crack den turned art gallery, WW has a history of dilapidation, violence and paranormal activity. This once rat-infested East London squat was razed to the ground, not once, but twice, as if in an effort to purge itself. Despite being resurrected as a des res in 2003, the new owners were disturbed by strange goings-on and had it 'ghost-busted' before its reincarnation as WW Gallery.
Taking inspiration from this turbulent history, curators Debra Wilson and Chiara Williams present 'Is There Anybody There?'. A seasonal and atmospheric exhibition about the unexplained and 'things that go bump in the night', the show takes in Halloween, Bonfire Night and the gallery's first anniversary.
The directors have transformed the fortunes of 30 Queensdown Rd, situated between trendy Dalston and the infamous Murder Mile, into a positive, thriving and ambitious new project space, which participated in this year's 53rd Venice Biennale, the most important and glamorous event in the art calendar.
The trick or treating artists include Deutsche Bank and Saatchi collected Liane Lang, Jerwood Prize selected Annabel Tilley and Venice Biennale exhibited Eva Lis, Jarik Jongman, Lorraine Clarke, Stephanie Wehowski, Enzo Marra and Natasha Bird, plus special guests.
The show continues until Thursday 5 November. For further information, please contact Chiara Williams wwgallery@gmail.com or 07531342128
Opening Times: Open every Sat & Sun 12-6pm Also open for Time Out First Thursdays: 1st Oct & 5th Nov 6-9pm
September 7th, 2009
A big big thank you!
Thanks to all the artists involved who made, hung, propped, edited, spoke, performed, painted and made a fantastic show!!
thank you to Santi our event manager for keeping it cool (couldn't have weathered the storm without you!), thanks to Ruth for being there & being fabulous, thanks to Sy for smooth tunes, thanks to 6DayRiot for a fantastic set, encore encore! Thanks to Al for stepping in to photograph the nights shenanigans, thanks to our Hostess with the Mostess Dawn for comparing and keeping it all ticking along.
Thanks to Rebecca for letting us in again! and for her support. Thanks to Richard the WAGs soundest sound guy, thanks to Cookie and all the staff at the Whitechapel who were involved, thanks to the great bar staff for keeping the bar well stocked while we tried to drink it dry. Thank you to the audience who came to watch us & be part of it all.
Thank you again to all you artistes, it couldnt have happened without you.
Let us know if you have any feedback, comments, photos of the night. We will put photos up on the website & facebook soon. We will let you know when we do.
Look forward to seeing you all soon...
Lunacy and lightning,
sarah & lili.
August 28th, 2009.
Things are whipping up wonderfully for our next Event at the Whitechapel Art Gallery... 'Storm' this coming Friday 4th September 2009.
If you haven't already bought your ticket, please do asap as our previous events have sold out in advance. They can be purchased from the Whitechapel Gallery website.
Lightning & lunacy,
lili & Sarah x
August 27th, 2009
Memento Mori - 3rd September 2009.
Our very own starlet Ruth Harrison will be performing in this amazing production... Not to be missed!
On the 3rd of September at 5pm GHOSTS will appear on London’s bridges from Tower Bridge to Westminster Bridge.
The spooky supernatural existence of the figures will be emphasized by a very strong flower smell (widely associated with “peaceful” ghost appearances), and recorded sounds of wind and steps.
These otherworldly guests will represent different generations of Londoners from different epochs, from Victorian times to 1940s.
The ghosts will appear on a bridge that has a story or legend connecting it to the historic period. They will move up and down on the bridge and disappear after 1 hour into the side streets.
The concept behind the project was inspired by recent statistics that in the current economic situation people are spending more time at work, and less time with friends and families and generally enjoying life. This is a worrying social phenomenon and the project aims to challenge the routine of overwork and question current social values, by reminding us of the fragility and timescale of human life.
Bridges symbolize connection and transformation, a passage to an important place or state of mind. They represent the connection of the past to the present and future, and the possibility of change.
Natalia Skobeeva said: "This is my first live performance piece of such scale and I am looking forward to seeing how each performance will interact with the viewers – I hope to puzzle and dazzle every viewer at least once.” August 24th,2009
The Red Velvet Curtain Cult presents
‘STORM” A late night event at The Whitechapel Art Gallery.
Friday 4th September 2009 8-11pm.
For their third instalment of late night events at the Whitechapel Art Gallery the Red Velvet Curtain Cult will generate a maelstrom of creative peculiarities to the theme of ‘STORM’. Prepare to be blown away by live music from the fabulous 6 Day Riot and serenaded by DJ Sy Hackney whilst being swept away by live art, readings, writings, sculpture, intervention, vj’s, film and everything in between...
Expect storms in jars, woven clouds, wave machines, projected pocket thunderstorms, family photo albums, torrential tales, lightening forks, storms in teacups…
With musical twisters from…
6 Day Riot
DJ Sy Hackney
Visual downpours from...
Riffat Ahmed.
Paul Allcock.
David Berridge.
Rebecca Birch.
Jack Catling.
Lorraine Clarke.
Paul Carr,
Jenna Collins
& Chris Scobie.
Ralph Dunn.
Camila Fiori.
Folie a Trois.
Sarah Grainger Jones.
Katy Howkins.
Fritha Jenkins.
Ian Johnson.
M-O-T-H.
Natalie Sanders.
Lili Spain.
Richard Webb.
Alice & Jo Woodhouse.
Tickets are £7/6 and can be purchase via the link below...
The deadline for 'Storm' @ the Whitechapel Art Gallery has now passed. Thank you to all that applied, we are doing our best to get back to you all.
July 15th, 2009
The call for submissions is out for our next event, 'Storm' to be held at the Whitechapel Art Gallery on the 4th September 2009. Full details can be found on our submissions page... 14th July,2009
Its Jumble time again...Hoorah!
June 18th, 2009
NOT TO BE MISSED!
Founding member and curator of R.V.C.C Sarah Grainger-Jones is showing new works in the following exhibition, along with Rob Logan, who exhibited at 'Lust & Luxuria' at the Whitechapel Gallery.
The Private View is this evening and the show runs from the 19th-25th June 2009.
June 10th, 2009
3rd June, 2009.
Images from "Kill no more Pigeons than you can eat" can now be found in the gallery... May 29th, 2009.
Thank you to all who were involved in, performed and supported us at the Benjamin Franklin House event with "Kill no more Pigeons than you can eat"
We hope you agree that it was a serenely intimate evening... A wonderful antidote to the fracas of central London... With the exception of the Surgery of course... Where much trepanning and amputation was a foot... (pardon the pun!)... Images will be up shortly...
Kites & chaos,
Folie a Trois May 20th, 2009
Due to card machine issues at the BFH tickets for "Kill no more Pigeons than you can eat" will now be sold on the door... Please arrive early to avoid disappointment... May 5th, 2009
Tickets go on sale for our next event 'Kill no more Pigeons than you can eat' situated at The Benjamin Franklin House, WC1 on Friday 22nd May 2009 7-10.30pm .
For details on the event and participating artists look here... May 3rd, 2009 We are pleased to announce that both '6 Day Riot' & 'The Swears' shall be serenading us on the 4th September 2009 at R.V.C.C extravaganza 'Storm' at the Whitechapel Art Gallery on Friday the 4th of September 2009.
We are currently dotting the t's and crossing the i's and will announce the artistes involved in our next event at the Benjamin Franklin House over the next few days... April 22nd, 2009
We shall be taking over the Benjamin Franklin House in Craven Street, WC2 on May 22nd 2009. Details and artists involved will be posted shortly... April 21st, 2009.
Our next date at the Whitechapel Art gallery has been confirmed as September 4th 2009. March 5th, 2009.
We are currently in talks with the most amazing of venues for our next installment this coming May...More on that as it develops... February 15th, 2009
James Topple participated in our event 'Lust & Luxuria' at the Whitechapel Gallery. He is currently living and working in Korea. Please click here to view his current work.
Since the nineteen sixties Korea has experienced breathtaking economic growth and industrialization, to the extent that it has become the twelfth largest economy (International Monetary Fund 2007).
But as the nation experiences this flourishing acceleration into global prosperity we have to ask ourselves if people and traditions struggle to keep up with this pace and adapt to their westernizing society? And what effect does it have on the cultural identity of Korea?
Korean folktales date back to several thousand years, and tell fantastic tales of Gods and beings who produced a country and nation of people with a rich cultural heritage and traditions with a long spanning history.
One such myth, tells of the events leading to the creation of Dangun, forefather of the Korean people.
The story begins with two creatures, a tiger and a bear, who longed to become human. Hwanung son of the God Hwanin, heard their prayers and promised to grant their wish, upon the fulfillment that they were to remain in a cave devoid of sun light for one hundred days, with only twenty cloves of garlic and a handful of mugwort to stave off their hunger.
After twenty days, the tiger gave in to the torment and ran away into the mountains, but the bear persisted and upon succeeding in the task was rewarded by Hwanin for her patience by being transformed into a beautiful woman Ungnyeo.
She soon began to crave a child, but no one would wed her because of her previous existence as a beast. She would pray for a child every day beneath a holy tree, Hwanung heard her prayers, and moved by her tears, took human form for a brief moment and through him she gave birth to a son; Dangun, who established the ancient Joseon kingdom, and founded Korea, the land of the morning calm.
Now the Tiger and Bear have returned to their motherland, but for what reason? And how will they perceive their new surroundings?
As Britons living in Korea, we have no experience of the preceding cultural landscape and wellbeing of the Korean society. We find ourselves amid a composite of Asian and Western ideals and attitudes, and ask ourselves how is a nation coping with such a fast and dramatic change and what effects it having on the traditions and cultural heritage of a country with a history far older than our own? And how do we adapt to our new found home?
January 25th, 2009
After a much needed break, we're back plotting the years extravaganzas, we have 3 major events in the pipeline including a return visit to the Whitechapel Gallery... More details on that shortly. To keep you entertained in the meantime here's a few unmissable events from RVCC members and regulars...
Monday 26th January RVCC organisers Lili & Sarah perform as 'Folie a Trois' at the 'Littlest Birds' event un(der)cover at the Poetry Cafe in Covent Garden. The event begins at 8pm with gorgeous music from the unmissable love.stop.repeatand performance from Kirsten Norrie, Guy Jackson, Jack Catling and fabulous poet Joshua Idehen. Bring your blankets to beat the cold and we will provide a sweet sticky hit of Baklava to keep your sugar levels up up up!
Alternatively if you are over Richmond way.... RVCC member Ruth Harrison is showing in the exhibition 'Age & Memory' at the Riverside Gallery. The private view is on Monday 26th January, 6.30-8.00pm
Age & Memory The Riverside Gallery Old Town Hall Whittaker Avenue Richmond TW9 1TP
Then on Friday 30th, she is part of an open studio day at her new studio building in Wandsworth. There will be an exhibition of 40 artists work. Afternoon to evening. I'm in room 206.
Collective Studios Down House 3-9 Broomhill Road Wandsworth SW18 4JQ
Nearest tube is East Putney, then it¹s a couple of stops on the 37 or 337 bus.
The fabulous Camila Fiori is organising a night of wonderment as part of the 'Secrets' events that take place in the bar area of the Southwark Playhouse. A gallery, a theatre, a playground, a bar...? Hoarders, Seekers and Bottomless Truths... Camila Fiori invites you to explore, playing with the space between secrecy and exposure... She will be exhibiting fragments of work-in-progress and inviting you to play in this little nest under the atmospheric arches of London Bridge at the Southwark Playhouse. It is not a finished piece/performance but an exploration around the themed event "Secrets".
Please email Camila if you wish to attend as she needs to gage approximate numbers...camalulu@hotmail.com
Welcome to Room 8933 and the new 'Stay Safe!' Character Vetting Process!
'Stay Safe!' marks the dawn of a new era of security at Passport Control. A few minutes and a short digital questionnaire later: you're free to continue your onward journey.
Quick, simple efficient and painless: 'Stay Safe!' - for you, for us, for everyone.
What could possibly go wrong...?
A 30 minute black comedy for the automated generation
Created and performed by Lois Tucker
A lone woman traveller finds herself trapped in a holding cell during a routine security check. Rather than succumb to the increasingly totalitarian surveillance, she attempts to outwit the machine and make a bid for freedom - hopefully in one piece
My sell-out one woman show returns to London in 2009
November 20th,2008 This coming Sunday 23rd November get yourself down to 'Craftwerk' the affordable hand-made artsy and crafty fair!
Our very own Lilium will be there with her 'Vanity Found' bijoux, offering her wares at wholesale prices (blimey!) along side a fabulous mix of stalls full of gorgeous crafty things, perfect for yuletide pressies or treats for oneself!
There's a fully stocked bar, cakes and other treats, delightful kids table, loads of awesome handmade goodies from knitted cushions, an excellent array of jewellery, fantastic printed items, xmas decorations and excellent festive jams to get you in the mood! free entry!
St Aloysius Social Club,
20 Phoenix Rd, Camden, A hop skip and jump from Euston station
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=20+Phoenix+Rd,+London,+United+Kingdom&ie=UTF8&ll=51.531187,-0.133317&spn=0.006327,0.019097&z=16&iwloc=addr November 18th,2008
89% and rising RVCC member Mark Hewitt is one of a company of five performers in a new theatre work by 1157performancegroup entitled 89% and rising that confronts ignorance (particularly amongst young people) about HIV / AIDS. Presented as a theatrical altered reality Q&A panel game, the piece is experimental, hard-hitting, politically incorrect and provocatively absurd. Devised and directed by Matthew Scott and Jo Dagless.
Forthcoming performances... 3 December 2008: The Mill Arts Centre, Spice Ball Park, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 5QE. Tickets 01295 279002 12 December 2008, 7pm for 8pm: Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth Street (off Church St), London NW8 8EH. Show includes curtain-raiser by students from Westminster College. Nearest tubes: Edgware Road or Marylebone Station. Reservations 020 7258 2925 (Cockpit Theatre) or through the company by phoning 0788 609 8235. www.mchblank.co.uk http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm October 24th, 2008
EVERY CLOUD HAS SILVER ICING
At least it does at Littlest Birds next week...
And if you want some cloud + silver icing you just need to head down to the Poetry Cafe for around 8pm on Monday 27th of October. You don't even have to stay for the magical performances of Jasmine Cooray (fab poet), Emma Hammond (another fab poet), Ladybug (she's a lady and she makes music that makes bugs cry), Jack Catling (legendary performance artists), Rob (part of Tea&Toast Band but also into puppets and their stories) and Lisse (talented musician and host for the night)! Just pop your head around the door and say "Hi!"...
The Poetry Cafe,22 Betterton Street, Covent Garden...
A night devoted to all things Animal. Performances from Jack Catling, Zebra wrold, Machiko Shikano, Catavan and Alexandra Santos.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 7:30pm @Deleadus
4, Sutton Lane, London, EC1M 5PU
http://www.deleadus.com ArtRabbit October 7th,2008
Our very own Emma Jane Spain was commissioned to make a series of photographs in response to the London College of Communication archive which is included in this show...
Visible: Exploring the LCC Archive - A Photography & the Archive Research Centre exhibition
Private view - Thursday 16th October 6.30pm- 8.30pm
At the Atrium Gallery, London College of Communication, Elephant and Castle, London, SE1 6SB
The exhibition runs from 13th- 23rd October 2008. Open Monday- Friday 9.30am- 7.00pm.
October 6th, 2008 LIMITED ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR... ACT ART 6- DYING FOR IT!
Included in the line up of a stunning plethora of stars and starlets are our host(ess) with the most(ess) 'Brian (Dawn) Chalkley' and audio art virtuoso 'Ralph Dunn'...
October 1st, 2008
R.V.C.C members Sharon Ball and Leila Bryan are holding their first two lady show ' Cross Pollination' @ No ID Gallery 26 Calvert Avenue, Shoreditch, E2 7JP (next to Shoreditch Church)
Private View - Thursday 30th October from 6-9pm
September 21st, 2008.
LOSTGIRLS (found objects)
PRIVATE VIEW: Thursday, September 25th, 6pm
NO I.D. GALLERY 24-26 Calvert Avenue, London E2 7JP (next to Shoreditch Church)
LILI SPAIN, TOM ESTES, NAZARINE MONTAG, RON MEERBEEK, LINDA LENCOVIC, ABEL MAGWITCH, FABIENNE JACQUET
What do we think of when we hear the phrase ' LostGirls '? Traditionally, it brings to mind a fallen woman – either through promiscuous behaviour, or as a euphemism for prostitution. But fashions and customs change; new words are constantly being adopted while some accepted words or phrases have an ephemeral existence only. Some words or phrases, long used, drop out of favour while others are revived. Some words remain, but the significance is changed. So while lexicographers, philologists, grammarians and schoolmasters may try to introduce elements of stability, to fix meaning and to set up standards, to discourage hybrids or alien borrowings or slang, the strength of the English language has always been that its users felt free to borrow words which were felt could be put to profitable use in the everyday. Capricious or not, it is popular judgement that decides because it is the people who use language that have the last say.
In this exhibition we have invited artists to re-visit the rather archaic term 'LostGirls' through the medium of the found object.
Tom Estes, curator, LostGirls (found objects)
August 12th, 2008
The deadline for submissions for 'Lust & Luxuria' has now past. Thank you to all who sent proposals. The line up with be announced shortly...
August 10th, 2008
R.V.C.C are currently in talks with venues across the pond in Chicago & Michigan, the performances will coincide with 'Art Chicago' 2009... August 5th, 2008
A NOT TO BE MISSED EXHIBITION...!
FABRICATION
4th - 12th Septeber 2008 @491 Gallery 491 Grove Green Road, London E11
The Nautical Expression of K.E.N.T is an artistic collective comprising Karolina Hedstrom, Emma-Jane Spain, Nicholas Pankhurst and Toby Boundy. The group work across diverse media; including installation, illustration, photography, painting and drawing. The exhibition, “Fabrication”, focuses on non linear narrative forms, the use of archival processes in contemporary art and a preponderance towards the theatrical and cinematic in current practices.
The Nautical Expression of K.E.N.T live and work in London.
Emma Jane Spain
June 3rd, 2009.
Images from "Kill no more Pigeons than you can eat" can now be found in the gallery... May 29th, 2009.
Thank you to all who were involved in, performed and supported us at the Benjamin Franklin House event with "Kill no more Pigeons than you can eat"
We hope you agree that it was a serenely intimate evening... A wonderful antidote to the fracas of central London... With the exception of the Surgery of course... Where much trepanning and amputation was a foot... (pardon the pun!)... Images will be up shortly...
Kites & chaos,
Folie a Trois May 20th, 2009
Due to card machine issues at the BFH tickets for "Kill no more Pigeons than you can eat" will now be sold on the door... Please arrive early to avoid disappointment... May 5th, 2009
Tickets go on sale for our next event 'Kill no more Pigeons than you can eat' situated at The Benjamin Franklin House, WC1 on Friday 22nd May 2009 7-10.30pm .
For details on the event and participating artists look here... May 3rd, 2009 We are pleased to announce that both '6 Day Riot' & 'The Swears' shall be serenading us on the 4th September 2009 at R.V.C.C extravaganza 'Storm' at the Whitechapel Art Gallery on Friday the 4th of September 2009.
We are currently dotting the t's and crossing the i's and will announce the artistes involved in our next event at the Benjamin Franklin House over the next few days... April 22nd, 2009
We shall be taking over the Benjamin Franklin House in Craven Street, WC2 on May 22nd 2009. Details and artists involved will be posted shortly... April 21st, 2009.
Our next date at the Whitechapel Art gallery has been confirmed as September 4th 2009. March 5th, 2009.
We are currently in talks with the most amazing of venues for our next installment this coming May...More on that as it develops... February 15th, 2009
James Topple participated in our event 'Lust & Luxuria' at the Whitechapel Gallery. He is currently living and working in Korea. Please click here to view his current work.
Since the nineteen sixties Korea has experienced breathtaking economic growth and industrialization, to the extent that it has become the twelfth largest economy (International Monetary Fund 2007).
But as the nation experiences this flourishing acceleration into global prosperity we have to ask ourselves if people and traditions struggle to keep up with this pace and adapt to their westernizing society? And what effect does it have on the cultural identity of Korea?
Korean folktales date back to several thousand years, and tell fantastic tales of Gods and beings who produced a country and nation of people with a rich cultural heritage and traditions with a long spanning history.
One such myth, tells of the events leading to the creation of Dangun, forefather of the Korean people.
The story begins with two creatures, a tiger and a bear, who longed to become human. Hwanung son of the God Hwanin, heard their prayers and promised to grant their wish, upon the fulfillment that they were to remain in a cave devoid of sun light for one hundred days, with only twenty cloves of garlic and a handful of mugwort to stave off their hunger.
After twenty days, the tiger gave in to the torment and ran away into the mountains, but the bear persisted and upon succeeding in the task was rewarded by Hwanin for her patience by being transformed into a beautiful woman Ungnyeo.
She soon began to crave a child, but no one would wed her because of her previous existence as a beast. She would pray for a child every day beneath a holy tree, Hwanung heard her prayers, and moved by her tears, took human form for a brief moment and through him she gave birth to a son; Dangun, who established the ancient Joseon kingdom, and founded Korea, the land of the morning calm.
Now the Tiger and Bear have returned to their motherland, but for what reason? And how will they perceive their new surroundings?
As Britons living in Korea, we have no experience of the preceding cultural landscape and wellbeing of the Korean society. We find ourselves amid a composite of Asian and Western ideals and attitudes, and ask ourselves how is a nation coping with such a fast and dramatic change and what effects it having on the traditions and cultural heritage of a country with a history far older than our own? And how do we adapt to our new found home?
January 25th, 2009
After a much needed break, we're back plotting the years extravaganzas, we have 3 major events in the pipeline including a return visit to the Whitechapel Gallery... More details on that shortly. To keep you entertained in the meantime here's a few unmissable events from RVCC members and regulars...
Monday 26th January RVCC organisers Lili & Sarah perform as 'Folie a Trois' at the 'Littlest Birds' event un(der)cover at the Poetry Cafe in Covent Garden. The event begins at 8pm with gorgeous music from the unmissable love.stop.repeatand performance from Kirsten Norrie, Guy Jackson, Jack Catling and fabulous poet Joshua Idehen. Bring your blankets to beat the cold and we will provide a sweet sticky hit of Baklava to keep your sugar levels up up up!
Alternatively if you are over Richmond way.... RVCC member Ruth Harrison is showing in the exhibition 'Age & Memory' at the Riverside Gallery. The private view is on Monday 26th January, 6.30-8.00pm
Age & Memory The Riverside Gallery Old Town Hall Whittaker Avenue Richmond TW9 1TP
Then on Friday 30th, she is part of an open studio day at her new studio building in Wandsworth. There will be an exhibition of 40 artists work. Afternoon to evening. I'm in room 206.
Collective Studios Down House 3-9 Broomhill Road Wandsworth SW18 4JQ
Nearest tube is East Putney, then it¹s a couple of stops on the 37 or 337 bus.
The fabulous Camila Fiori is organising a night of wonderment as part of the 'Secrets' events that take place in the bar area of the Southwark Playhouse. A gallery, a theatre, a playground, a bar...? Hoarders, Seekers and Bottomless Truths... Camila Fiori invites you to explore, playing with the space between secrecy and exposure... She will be exhibiting fragments of work-in-progress and inviting you to play in this little nest under the atmospheric arches of London Bridge at the Southwark Playhouse. It is not a finished piece/performance but an exploration around the themed event "Secrets".
Please email Camila if you wish to attend as she needs to gage approximate numbers...camalulu@hotmail.com
Welcome to Room 8933 and the new 'Stay Safe!' Character Vetting Process!
'Stay Safe!' marks the dawn of a new era of security at Passport Control. A few minutes and a short digital questionnaire later: you're free to continue your onward journey.
Quick, simple efficient and painless: 'Stay Safe!' - for you, for us, for everyone.
What could possibly go wrong...?
A 30 minute black comedy for the automated generation
Created and performed by Lois Tucker
A lone woman traveller finds herself trapped in a holding cell during a routine security check. Rather than succumb to the increasingly totalitarian surveillance, she attempts to outwit the machine and make a bid for freedom - hopefully in one piece
My sell-out one woman show returns to London in 2009
November 20th,2008 This coming Sunday 23rd November get yourself down to 'Craftwerk' the affordable hand-made artsy and crafty fair!
Our very own Lilium will be there with her 'Vanity Found' bijoux, offering her wares at wholesale prices (blimey!) along side a fabulous mix of stalls full of gorgeous crafty things, perfect for yuletide pressies or treats for oneself!
There's a fully stocked bar, cakes and other treats, delightful kids table, loads of awesome handmade goodies from knitted cushions, an excellent array of jewellery, fantastic printed items, xmas decorations and excellent festive jams to get you in the mood! free entry!
St Aloysius Social Club,
20 Phoenix Rd, Camden, A hop skip and jump from Euston station
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=20+Phoenix+Rd,+London,+United+Kingdom&ie=UTF8&ll=51.531187,-0.133317&spn=0.006327,0.019097&z=16&iwloc=addr November 18th,2008
89% and rising RVCC member Mark Hewitt is one of a company of five performers in a new theatre work by 1157performancegroup entitled 89% and rising that confronts ignorance (particularly amongst young people) about HIV / AIDS. Presented as a theatrical altered reality Q&A panel game, the piece is experimental, hard-hitting, politically incorrect and provocatively absurd. Devised and directed by Matthew Scott and Jo Dagless.
Forthcoming performances... 3 December 2008: The Mill Arts Centre, Spice Ball Park, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 5QE. Tickets 01295 279002 12 December 2008, 7pm for 8pm: Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth Street (off Church St), London NW8 8EH. Show includes curtain-raiser by students from Westminster College. Nearest tubes: Edgware Road or Marylebone Station. Reservations 020 7258 2925 (Cockpit Theatre) or through the company by phoning 0788 609 8235. www.mchblank.co.uk http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm October 24th, 2008
EVERY CLOUD HAS SILVER ICING
At least it does at Littlest Birds next week...
And if you want some cloud + silver icing you just need to head down to the Poetry Cafe for around 8pm on Monday 27th of October. You don't even have to stay for the magical performances of Jasmine Cooray (fab poet), Emma Hammond (another fab poet), Ladybug (she's a lady and she makes music that makes bugs cry), Jack Catling (legendary performance artists), Rob (part of Tea&Toast Band but also into puppets and their stories) and Lisse (talented musician and host for the night)! Just pop your head around the door and say "Hi!"...
The Poetry Cafe,22 Betterton Street, Covent Garden...
A night devoted to all things Animal. Performances from Jack Catling, Zebra wrold, Machiko Shikano, Catavan and Alexandra Santos.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 7:30pm @Deleadus
4, Sutton Lane, London, EC1M 5PU
http://www.deleadus.com ArtRabbit October 7th,2008
Our very own Emma Jane Spain was commissioned to make a series of photographs in response to the London College of Communication archive which is included in this show...
Visible: Exploring the LCC Archive - A Photography & the Archive Research Centre exhibition
Private view - Thursday 16th October 6.30pm- 8.30pm
At the Atrium Gallery, London College of Communication, Elephant and Castle, London, SE1 6SB
The exhibition runs from 13th- 23rd October 2008. Open Monday- Friday 9.30am- 7.00pm.
October 6th, 2008 LIMITED ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR... ACT ART 6- DYING FOR IT!
Included in the line up of a stunning plethora of stars and starlets are our host(ess) with the most(ess) 'Brian (Dawn) Chalkley' and audio art virtuoso 'Ralph Dunn'...
October 1st, 2008
R.V.C.C members Sharon Ball and Leila Bryan are holding their first two lady show ' Cross Pollination' @ No ID Gallery 26 Calvert Avenue, Shoreditch, E2 7JP (next to Shoreditch Church)
Private View - Thursday 30th October from 6-9pm
September 21st, 2008.
LOSTGIRLS (found objects)
PRIVATE VIEW: Thursday, September 25th, 6pm
NO I.D. GALLERY 24-26 Calvert Avenue, London E2 7JP (next to Shoreditch Church)
LILI SPAIN, TOM ESTES, NAZARINE MONTAG, RON MEERBEEK, LINDA LENCOVIC, ABEL MAGWITCH, FABIENNE JACQUET
What do we think of when we hear the phrase ' LostGirls '? Traditionally, it brings to mind a fallen woman – either through promiscuous behaviour, or as a euphemism for prostitution. But fashions and customs change; new words are constantly being adopted while some accepted words or phrases have an ephemeral existence only. Some words or phrases, long used, drop out of favour while others are revived. Some words remain, but the significance is changed. So while lexicographers, philologists, grammarians and schoolmasters may try to introduce elements of stability, to fix meaning and to set up standards, to discourage hybrids or alien borrowings or slang, the strength of the English language has always been that its users felt free to borrow words which were felt could be put to profitable use in the everyday. Capricious or not, it is popular judgement that decides because it is the people who use language that have the last say.
In this exhibition we have invited artists to re-visit the rather archaic term 'LostGirls' through the medium of the found object.
Tom Estes, curator, LostGirls (found objects)
August 12th, 2008
The deadline for submissions for 'Lust & Luxuria' has now past. Thank you to all who sent proposals. The line up with be announced shortly...
August 10th, 2008
R.V.C.C are currently in talks with venues across the pond in Chicago & Michigan, the performances will coincide with 'Art Chicago' 2009... August 5th, 2008
A NOT TO BE MISSED EXHIBITION...!
FABRICATION
4th - 12th Septeber 2008 @491 Gallery 491 Grove Green Road, London E11
The Nautical Expression of K.E.N.T is an artistic collective comprising Karolina Hedstrom, Emma-Jane Spain, Nicholas Pankhurst and Toby Boundy. The group work across diverse media; including installation, illustration, photography, painting and drawing. The exhibition, “Fabrication”, focuses on non linear narrative forms, the use of archival processes in contemporary art and a preponderance towards the theatrical and cinematic in current practices.
The Nautical Expression of K.E.N.T live and work in London.
Emma Jane Spain
July 17th, 2008
We are thrilled to announce that artistes James Topple & Katy Richardson will be performing at the next RVCC extravaganza of artistic collaboration ‘Lust & Luxuria’ to be held at the Whitechapel Art Gallery on Friday 19th September 2008.
They have independent practices but also work collaboratively to explore ideas about relationships in an art context, the artist as concept, and the way two people’s separate memories can become clouded by subsequent shared experiences.
The talented duo have performed & exhibited UK-wide below is a snippet of their upcoming events…
James will be doing a piece of work this Saturday for this event in Brighton, the performance is called 'Post-modern lecture.' and it is to be experienced via mobile phone. He’ll be spending the 8 hour duration of the event at home reading Teach yourself post-modernism by Glenn Ward. Some miles away a table and a chair will be placed in a field with instructions for the participant to call a number to experience the performance. Whenever he is called he will answer by reading aloud from wherever he happens to be reading from in the book until they decide to hang up.
James will be exhibiting & performing a piece at the PV on August 7th titled 'Artist talk.'
“As an emerging artist I am never entirely sure how to act when physically explaining my practice.”
Nietzsche said: “You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist
Good old Nietzsche, he knew what he was talking about.
Katy & James will be producing a piece of work called 'self-portrait as a couple' for Flux Space which is a feature in Flux Magazine and will be in the Sept/Aug issue. July 3rd, 2008
The call for submissions for the next R.V.C.C extravaganza of artistic (mis)interpretation 'Lust & Luxuria' is out... the event will be held at the Whitechapel Art Gallery on Friday 19thSepteber 2008. July 2nd, 2008
Thank you...!!!
now we've just about recovered, gathered the lost brain cells back into the brain fold, recovered all lost items of costume/ clothing, come back to (un) reality...... its back to business..
many many many many thank yous to all who performed, serenaded, danced, accosted, helped out, played instruments... to Dawn our delectable distinguished hostess, Giselle our sweet songstress, Rob his for delicate, beguiling tall tales, Leila & Sharon for surveying our (un) consciences, Carronicus for eye popping fly on the wall madness, Jack for the best carrot suspense we've seen, Rebecca for consuming & confessing our sins, Lois of the Lane for the best air guitar & facial expressions, Verena for her gaming skills, Rope Ensemble for their hauntingly sexy piece, Emma for her tea tales, Simon Klein for his melodies, Sy for his tune weaving, Michelle & Alice for being absolute stars & helping out, Jason for being our official photographer, Gorden for being an all round gem and wearing his fat suit all night, last and not least all the staff at the Bethnal Green Working Mens Club, the firemen who saved the day at the burning flat in the estate round the back, the audience who came to join in at the surreal evening...
thank you thank you thrice thank you.
folie a trois June 9th,2008
Another must see is 'Unnatural Histories' which includes fabulous new work from R.V.C.C regular Alice Peillon...
June 3rd,2008
A not to be missed exhibition opens this coming Friday at the Sarah Myerscough Gallery.
'Remember the Forest' is the latest solo exhibition from artist Michelle Fletcher who's sinister yet beautiful frog oil painting graced the walls at Lunacy (on the leap year); our event at the Whitechapel Gallery earlier this year...
"Canadian-born artist Michele Fletcher’s enigmatic paintings can be characterised as romantic landscapes imbued with a subtle touch of the supernatural. Inspired by the beauty of London’s urban parks and forests, these paintings extend an invitation to the viewer, asking them to remember a forested world once inhabited by sumptuous flora and fauna, where dense canopies cocoon fragile ecologies that halt the passage of time.
The work is paradoxically seductive and sinister yet ultimately beautiful, where imagery is built jewel-like through a layer of thin glaze, detailed surface pattern and brilliance of colour. The pieces lament a lost wilderness, an impossible illusion that perhaps can only exist now through the magic of painting. "
Sarah Myerscough Fine Art 15-16 Brooks Mews London W1K 4DS 020 7495 0069 info@sarahmyerscough.com www.sarahmyerscough.com
6th-28th June 2008 Private View June 5th, 6 – 8:30 Open: Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 12-3 May 21st, 2008
Added to the already fiendishly glittering list of performers for our up coming show (Truth &) LIES on the 19th June will be... Thelonius Monk'esk avant garde excellence from 'Simon Klein'... Mizz 'human' fly extraordinaire... Carronicus... Gentlemanly... Jack Catling... Sinister yet sultry performance from... Gisselle Benevides... Illusionist interventions from Lelia Bryan... Surrealist 'everyday' work from Verena Langloh... and there'll be 'Cult' cakes too... & a magician! With still more to be confirmed...!
folie a trois x May 15th, 2008
Its jumbly time again this Sunday... Yippee...!!! A great place to rummage for costumes & props for (Truth &) Lies... Hope to see you all there... Love lies & lurkings, Folie a trois x
A survey of "Nature" in the Art of the Twenty First Century.
What is nature in the twenty first century?
Since the advent of genetic modification we are now able to alter life at its most basic level. As advances are made in science and technology our sphere of control continues to grow. We clear paths through nature, pushing aside the inconvenience of the accidental in order to install the desirable. Does this mean science has given us the ability to control nature? Or is nature, by definition, something that cannot be controlled?
Perhaps nature in the opening years of the 21st Century is not a phenomenon that we can directly refer to. Maybe nature exists as a concept defined solely by the sky, the trees and the flowers; as an idyllic haven irrespective of whether or not it has a human signature. We can talk about getting back to nature, a phrase that imbues nature with a peaceful simplicity that acts as a foil to the apparent chaos of modern life. Is this how we now think about nature?
It is clear that our relationship with nature is always changing and is due to undergo more upheaval as the new millennium proceeds. This exhibition will present the collected thoughts of artists asked to contemplate nature in the Noughties. Free to work in any medium they wish the exhibition will feature a range of different responses to this modern question. It will exist as both a survey of artist’s views and opinions and a demonstration of how artists choose to approach specific subjects in the present day. There is an accompanying online catalogue, which includes writing and images of the work.
For those who don't already have a copy of 'Garageland 6' the review of Lunacy (on the leap year) at the Whitechapel Gallery by Rachael Potts has been posted here... The magazine is a spookily interesting read & can be purchased online from the 'Transistion Gallery'...
which also happens to be our 100th birthday celebration. This will take place on Thursday 19th June 2008 at the fabulously kitsch Bethnal Green Working Mens ClubIf you would like your work/performance to be included in this event submission details can be found HERE
April 28th,2008 Garageland 6 will be launched on Thursday 1 May at Transition Gallery to coincide with the opening of Mare Tenebrarum & contains a review of our last event Lunacy (on the leap year) @ the Whitechapel Gallery.
Garageland - art, culture and ideas Issue 6: Supernatural
The supernatural is the theme behind the sixth issue of the groundbreaking Garageland magazine. The issue will feature a specially designed cover by Zoe Mendelson (the first in a new ongoing series of artist designed covers)
The Supernatural issue features an eclectic collection of interesting, informative and provocative articles including an interview with veteran bad boy film director Ken Russell, Alex Michon on the voodoo roots of rock and roll, Marina Warner on an encounter with Saint Caterina de'Vigri, the best supernatural holiday destination, spooky children, spirit photography and information about a multitude of artists and their latest projects including Olivia Plender, Goshka Macuga, Susan MacWilliam, David Burrows, Guillermo Caivano, Troy Banarzi and lots more.
Copies can be purchased at the Transistion Gallery Unit 25a Regent Studios, 8 Andrews Road, London E8 4QN.
April,5th 2008
Velvety thanks to all the lunatics who checked into the Whitechapel...
We overran the asylum, out drank the bar, sold out, rocked the joint in true one flew over the cuckoos nest style...
thanks & congratulations for being brilliant...
to Dawn for being hostess and chief matron with the mostest (& great wrapping skills)...
to Lois of the Lane for having the most amazing amount of facial expressions & being a wonderful true pro!...
to Ben The Squeaky Wheel for perfectly disturbing people with his wonderful sounds & puppet..great stuff (and for collecting DV tape, helping out, writing mental disorders onto wrist bands)...
to Satans Cock for rockin the asylum in amazing outfits & getting the patients moving & grooving...
to The Teeth for their wonderful sparkly shoes & outfits & amazing music from the far side of the moon & beyond...
to DJ Sy Hackney for spinning darkly & groovely great tunes & weaving the ambience...
to Michele Fletcher for her exquisite dead frog painting & being a star with helping set up, sort out monitors, etc, etc, thank you thank you! (we like frogs!)...
to Jack Catling for another truly bizarre & ingenious performance...
to Leila Bryan for looking beautiful & being truly odd with her beautiful drawings...
to Giselle Benavides for her amazing blade runner-esque performance...
to Rebecca Chitty as waitress/asylum vicar extraordinaire with her cheese carving, a definite hit with the in-patients...
to Verena Langloh for her great & odd as ever performance...
to Rebecca Donald for her beautiful germy drawing...
to Tom Estes for his darkly disturbing & hauntingly beautiful swastika teapot stand...
to Emma Robertson for her delicately beautiful installation/performance...
to Mary Hurrell for her beautiful video that was much admired...
to Holly & Jenny for the wicked moves & general absurdity...rock on...
to Marriane Lund for her strange lovely hanging sculpture...
to Alice Peillon for the deadliest type writer & the great photos...
to Gwen Ramsay for her beautiful, dark but gentle painting...
to Alexandra Santos & Bernado Sena for a great performance & general brilliance...
to Emma Jane Spain for her lovely ghostly photos...
to all the staff at the Whitechapel who got in the mood, kept it going; the bar staff, door staff, Patrick, Matthew, James, Richard our super sound guy...
and lastly, but not leastly to everyone who came during visiting hours to bide time with us in the asylum, who got in got into the spirit & made it a great night...
much respect & thanks...
twas a pleasure working with you all & we look forward to doing it all over again... oh yes indeed...!
lots of love lunacy & lurkings
Folie a Trois
July 17th, 2008
We are thrilled to announce that artistes James Topple & Katy Richardson will be performing at the next RVCC extravaganza of artistic collaboration ‘Lust & Luxuria’ to be held at the Whitechapel Art Gallery on Friday 19th September 2008.
They have independent practices but also work collaboratively to explore ideas about relationships in an art context, the artist as concept, and the way two people’s separate memories can become clouded by subsequent shared experiences.
The talented duo have performed & exhibited UK-wide below is a snippet of their upcoming events…
James will be doing a piece of work this Saturday for this event in Brighton, the performance is called 'Post-modern lecture.' and it is to be experienced via mobile phone. He’ll be spending the 8 hour duration of the event at home reading Teach yourself post-modernism by Glenn Ward. Some miles away a table and a chair will be placed in a field with instructions for the participant to call a number to experience the performance. Whenever he is called he will answer by reading aloud from wherever he happens to be reading from in the book until they decide to hang up.
James will be exhibiting & performing a piece at the PV on August 7th titled 'Artist talk.'
“As an emerging artist I am never entirely sure how to act when physically explaining my practice.”
Nietzsche said: “You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist
Good old Nietzsche, he knew what he was talking about.
Katy & James will be producing a piece of work called 'self-portrait as a couple' for Flux Space which is a feature in Flux Magazine and will be in the Sept/Aug issue. July 3rd, 2008
The call for submissions for the next R.V.C.C extravaganza of artistic (mis)interpretation 'Lust & Luxuria' is out... the event will be held at the Whitechapel Art Gallery on Friday 19thSepteber 2008. July 2nd, 2008
Thank you...!!!
now we've just about recovered, gathered the lost brain cells back into the brain fold, recovered all lost items of costume/ clothing, come back to (un) reality...... its back to business..
many many many many thank yous to all who performed, serenaded, danced, accosted, helped out, played instruments... to Dawn our delectable distinguished hostess, Giselle our sweet songstress, Rob his for delicate, beguiling tall tales, Leila & Sharon for surveying our (un) consciences, Carronicus for eye popping fly on the wall madness, Jack for the best carrot suspense we've seen, Rebecca for consuming & confessing our sins, Lois of the Lane for the best air guitar & facial expressions, Verena for her gaming skills, Rope Ensemble for their hauntingly sexy piece, Emma for her tea tales, Simon Klein for his melodies, Sy for his tune weaving, Michelle & Alice for being absolute stars & helping out, Jason for being our official photographer, Gorden for being an all round gem and wearing his fat suit all night, last and not least all the staff at the Bethnal Green Working Mens Club, the firemen who saved the day at the burning flat in the estate round the back, the audience who came to join in at the surreal evening...
thank you thank you thrice thank you.
folie a trois June 9th,2008
Another must see is 'Unnatural Histories' which includes fabulous new work from R.V.C.C regular Alice Peillon...
June 3rd,2008
A not to be missed exhibition opens this coming Friday at the Sarah Myerscough Gallery.
'Remember the Forest' is the latest solo exhibition from artist Michelle Fletcher who's sinister yet beautiful frog oil painting graced the walls at Lunacy (on the leap year); our event at the Whitechapel Gallery earlier this year...
"Canadian-born artist Michele Fletcher’s enigmatic paintings can be characterised as romantic landscapes imbued with a subtle touch of the supernatural. Inspired by the beauty of London’s urban parks and forests, these paintings extend an invitation to the viewer, asking them to remember a forested world once inhabited by sumptuous flora and fauna, where dense canopies cocoon fragile ecologies that halt the passage of time.
The work is paradoxically seductive and sinister yet ultimately beautiful, where imagery is built jewel-like through a layer of thin glaze, detailed surface pattern and brilliance of colour. The pieces lament a lost wilderness, an impossible illusion that perhaps can only exist now through the magic of painting. "
Sarah Myerscough Fine Art 15-16 Brooks Mews London W1K 4DS 020 7495 0069 info@sarahmyerscough.com www.sarahmyerscough.com
6th-28th June 2008 Private View June 5th, 6 – 8:30 Open: Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 12-3 May 21st, 2008
Added to the already fiendishly glittering list of performers for our up coming show (Truth &) LIES on the 19th June will be... Thelonius Monk'esk avant garde excellence from 'Simon Klein'... Mizz 'human' fly extraordinaire... Carronicus... Gentlemanly... Jack Catling... Sinister yet sultry performance from... Gisselle Benevides... Illusionist interventions from Lelia Bryan... Surrealist 'everyday' work from Verena Langloh... and there'll be 'Cult' cakes too... & a magician! With still more to be confirmed...!
folie a trois x May 15th, 2008
Its jumbly time again this Sunday... Yippee...!!! A great place to rummage for costumes & props for (Truth &) Lies... Hope to see you all there... Love lies & lurkings, Folie a trois x
A survey of "Nature" in the Art of the Twenty First Century.
What is nature in the twenty first century?
Since the advent of genetic modification we are now able to alter life at its most basic level. As advances are made in science and technology our sphere of control continues to grow. We clear paths through nature, pushing aside the inconvenience of the accidental in order to install the desirable. Does this mean science has given us the ability to control nature? Or is nature, by definition, something that cannot be controlled?
Perhaps nature in the opening years of the 21st Century is not a phenomenon that we can directly refer to. Maybe nature exists as a concept defined solely by the sky, the trees and the flowers; as an idyllic haven irrespective of whether or not it has a human signature. We can talk about getting back to nature, a phrase that imbues nature with a peaceful simplicity that acts as a foil to the apparent chaos of modern life. Is this how we now think about nature?
It is clear that our relationship with nature is always changing and is due to undergo more upheaval as the new millennium proceeds. This exhibition will present the collected thoughts of artists asked to contemplate nature in the Noughties. Free to work in any medium they wish the exhibition will feature a range of different responses to this modern question. It will exist as both a survey of artist’s views and opinions and a demonstration of how artists choose to approach specific subjects in the present day. There is an accompanying online catalogue, which includes writing and images of the work.
For those who don't already have a copy of 'Garageland 6' the review of Lunacy (on the leap year) at the Whitechapel Gallery by Rachael Potts has been posted here... The magazine is a spookily interesting read & can be purchased online from the 'Transistion Gallery'...
which also happens to be our 100th birthday celebration. This will take place on Thursday 19th June 2008 at the fabulously kitsch Bethnal Green Working Mens ClubIf you would like your work/performance to be included in this event submission details can be found HERE
April 28th,2008 Garageland 6 will be launched on Thursday 1 May at Transition Gallery to coincide with the opening of Mare Tenebrarum & contains a review of our last event Lunacy (on the leap year) @ the Whitechapel Gallery.
Garageland - art, culture and ideas Issue 6: Supernatural
The supernatural is the theme behind the sixth issue of the groundbreaking Garageland magazine. The issue will feature a specially designed cover by Zoe Mendelson (the first in a new ongoing series of artist designed covers)
The Supernatural issue features an eclectic collection of interesting, informative and provocative articles including an interview with veteran bad boy film director Ken Russell, Alex Michon on the voodoo roots of rock and roll, Marina Warner on an encounter with Saint Caterina de'Vigri, the best supernatural holiday destination, spooky children, spirit photography and information about a multitude of artists and their latest projects including Olivia Plender, Goshka Macuga, Susan MacWilliam, David Burrows, Guillermo Caivano, Troy Banarzi and lots more.
Copies can be purchased at the Transistion Gallery Unit 25a Regent Studios, 8 Andrews Road, London E8 4QN.
April,5th 2008
Velvety thanks to all the lunatics who checked into the Whitechapel...
We overran the asylum, out drank the bar, sold out, rocked the joint in true one flew over the cuckoos nest style...
thanks & congratulations for being brilliant...
to Dawn for being hostess and chief matron with the mostest (& great wrapping skills)...
to Lois of the Lane for having the most amazing amount of facial expressions & being a wonderful true pro!...
to Ben The Squeaky Wheel for perfectly disturbing people with his wonderful sounds & puppet..great stuff (and for collecting DV tape, helping out, writing mental disorders onto wrist bands)...
to Satans Cock for rockin the asylum in amazing outfits & getting the patients moving & grooving...
to The Teeth for their wonderful sparkly shoes & outfits & amazing music from the far side of the moon & beyond...
to DJ Sy Hackney for spinning darkly & groovely great tunes & weaving the ambience...
to Michele Fletcher for her exquisite dead frog painting & being a star with helping set up, sort out monitors, etc, etc, thank you thank you! (we like frogs!)...
to Jack Catling for another truly bizarre & ingenious performance...
to Leila Bryan for looking beautiful & being truly odd with her beautiful drawings...
to Giselle Benavides for her amazing blade runner-esque performance...
to Rebecca Chitty as waitress/asylum vicar extraordinaire with her cheese carving, a definite hit with the in-patients...
to Verena Langloh for her great & odd as ever performance...
to Rebecca Donald for her beautiful germy drawing...
to Tom Estes for his darkly disturbing & hauntingly beautiful swastika teapot stand...
to Emma Robertson for her delicately beautiful installation/performance...
to Mary Hurrell for her beautiful video that was much admired...
to Holly & Jenny for the wicked moves & general absurdity...rock on...
to Marriane Lund for her strange lovely hanging sculpture...
to Alice Peillon for the deadliest type writer & the great photos...
to Gwen Ramsay for her beautiful, dark but gentle painting...
to Alexandra Santos & Bernado Sena for a great performance & general brilliance...
to Emma Jane Spain for her lovely ghostly photos...
to all the staff at the Whitechapel who got in the mood, kept it going; the bar staff, door staff, Patrick, Matthew, James, Richard our super sound guy...
and lastly, but not leastly to everyone who came during visiting hours to bide time with us in the asylum, who got in got into the spirit & made it a great night...
much respect & thanks...
twas a pleasure working with you all & we look forward to doing it all over again... oh yes indeed...!
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