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Art Licks, PAMI Tour

2011-09-25T02:50:00.000-07:00

Images: Copyright, Mariona OteroPAMI is an initiative to highlight moving image artwork, made by an international selection of artists, in a concentrated four-day programme of exhibitions and events across Peckham. It runs from 15th - 18th September 2011 with previews on Wednesday 14th. For PAMI, Art Licks will run special tours on Wednesday and Sunday, ensuring you don’t

Art Licks Magazine, Issue Four

2011-09-24T12:54:00.000-07:00

http://www.artlicks.com/events/2146/just-released-issue-four

The Copeland Book Market

2011-07-03T07:06:00.001-07:00

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Art Licks Magazine, Issue Three!

2011-07-03T06:53:00.000-07:00

http://www.artlicks.com/events/1851/current-issue-three

Camille at The Sunday Painter

2011-07-03T06:51:00.000-07:00

Alex Rathbone 'Lots of noise with two buddies', 2011 @font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } The Sunday Painter is one of my favourite South London destinations, so I was excited to see their latest exhibition, Camille. For

Art Licks Magazine, Issue Two!

2011-07-03T06:41:00.000-07:00

http://www.artlicks.com/events/1535/art-licks-magazine-issue-two

Art Licks Magazine, Issue One

2011-07-03T06:32:00.000-07:00

http://www.artlicks.com/events/1012/art-licks-magazine-issue-one

Artist's Profile: Patrick Coyle

2011-07-03T06:28:00.000-07:00

Patrick Coyle is an artist who thrives on accident, impulse and imagination. Once the Coyle eye spots something, the brain goes into overdrive and one single moment of realization can take centre stage in his work for months after. It is these chance encounters with objects, language and images that Coyle thrives on in his work, which examines the idiosyncrasies of modern living and plays with

SoundFjord

2010-08-09T02:30:00.000-07:00

A new gallery and research station opens this month dedicated entirely to Sound Art.Sound Art is perhaps something that many feel a slight shiver of unease over – there is no set behaviour to this modern medium. When you walk in to a gallery to be faced with a painting there is a certain way of behaving that we know, but when faced with white walls and just noise to contend with, many don’t hang

It’s a sister act, the Sassoon Gallery returns!

2010-07-06T08:53:00.000-07:00

Sassoon Gallery is reopening this Thursday after having been disused for the last 14 months, and is now under the curatorial management of Sisters Burn. Great excitement, great anticipation – I went and met the team behind the name to find out what they have planned for the space.Sisters Burn is fronted by Laura and Sophie Vent, with Jaimie Barker recently joining the team, and with a group of

Auto Italia South East

2010-07-02T08:26:00.000-07:00

Auto Italia South East is an artist run project space that thrives on energy and enthusiasm. Set up by Amanda Dennis, Kate Cooper and Rachel Pimm in 2007, it has evolved as a place of exciting projects and a strong community ethos. Amanda and Kate both graduated from art school in 2006 and quickly found they wanted to create a context for themselves, and their peers to make work. Less than a year

Space In Between

2010-06-07T06:11:00.000-07:00

Space In Between (SIB) are a curatorial collective, composed of Hannah Hooks, Laura McFarlane and Ida Champion. Having known each other since their school days, this trio set up SIB in January 2009 as a platform for emerging artists to exhibit their work. Hannah was living in what was a Victorian factory in Lower Clapton and within a month they had self-built a pristine and white exhibition

the two Jonnys' Project Space

2010-06-01T09:49:00.000-07:00

Unsurprisingly, the two Jonnys, is run by two guys called... Jonny Aldous and Jonny JJ Winter. The two Jonnys’ project space sits within the larger initiative set up by the Jonnys: JJ&J HQ Studios in Bethnal green, which consists of seventeen artists’ studios, the Publish & Be Damned Library, the project space and the modest table tennis arena. The two Jonnys' project space began in May 2009 with

Dilston Grove Relaunch

2010-05-24T04:07:00.000-07:00

The Dilston Grove space reopens on Thursday after a two year renovation project. I met up with David Allen, one of the artists who runs CGP London and Dilston Grove to have a sneak preview of the space and talk to him about the programme for 2010.We met at CGP before walking over to Dilston Grove, which seemed fitting as this is the site where it all started. In 1984 the Bermondsey Artists’

The Pigeon Wing

2010-05-01T02:14:00.000-07:00

The Pigeon Wing is a gallery space in Deptford, run by three graduates from the St Martins’ Fine Art course. Alastair T. Willey, Isobel Shirley and Sarah Jury opened the space sixteen months ago. I went along to have a look round the gallery and meet the curators.Just a few minutes from South Bermondsey station, this warehouse building is on the opposite end of town from the usual east end

2010-04-19T01:54:00.000-07:00

Elena Bajo lives and works in New York and Berlin and has spent the last two months as artist in residence at The Woodmill leading up to her first UK solo exhibition, opening at the gallery next week.As Elena’s work is site-specific, she is used to having to work fast to a very tight time frame. Although unusually for her, she has had two months to prepare at The Woodmill, but she sees this as

JaffaCakes TLV

2010-04-13T05:00:00.000-07:00

It seems surprising that there are still areas within the art world that remain untouched, and barriers that remain unchallenged. Israeli art comes in to this - Tel Aviv, despite having a booming tourist industry and attracting visitors for its diverse city life, has an art scene that is yet almost unrecognised. JaffaCakes TLV is a new exhibition in London that is going to start making a few

The Sunday Painter

2010-04-02T04:39:00.000-07:00

The Sunday Painter has gained substantial success holding exhibitions in unusual places, and now they are opening their own gallery in a permanent space in Peckham. I visited The Sunday Painter to have a nose-about the new building and talk to them about their intentions for the gallery.The Sunday Painter was formed in 2008 by recent graduates Tom McParland, Will Jarvis and Harry Scoging Beer.

Twenty For Harper Road

2010-03-29T04:49:00.000-07:00

‘Twenty For Harper Road’ was a disused travel agents, but for the month of April, it will be transformed to host the Tate’s first offsite project space. This idea, thought up by Raw Canvas*, will see the Tate educational programme temporarily moved to Elephant & Castle to hold free workshops and events with young artists, designers, architects and musicians – this is going to be a place to

Squid and Tabernacle

2010-03-28T07:57:00.000-07:00

Squid and Tabernacle believe that artists should be given the chance to show work outside of the confines of the gallery. White walls are all very well, but they can be restrictive; gallery spaces are predictable – they hold no spontaneity, they could even be seen as down right lazy. Squid and Tabernacle seek out unusual exhibiting spaces that the artists have no choice but to respond to, and

‘An Exploration of Perforated Space in Four Segments Words'

2010-03-20T15:40:00.000-07:00

Go see this fantastic exhibition from Japanese artist, NaoKo TakaHashi at IMT Gallery before it finishes on the 4th April. Well worth it; and Donlon Books is next door – can easily spend the good part of an afternoon here.

The Market Estate Project

2010-03-02T01:37:00.000-08:00

Incorporating 75 artists, 66 site-specific projects, 20 vacant flats, and one soon to be demolished 1960’s housing estate, The Market Estate Project has caught many people’s attention over the last five months, and on Saturday this week it will all come together for its grande finale. Gadi Sprukt was the man at the start. Living as a guardian at The Market Estate, a role set up to help with the

The Woodmill

2010-03-02T01:27:00.000-08:00

Just a few weeks back in February, The Woodmill threw open its doors to the public in a perfectly buzzing first night, with its exhibition, The Devil’s Necktie. We all know what it’s like, when you are the host numbers are everything - but The Woodmill had nothing to worry about; opening nights couldn’t get much better. With almost 1,000 people at the private view, this event can safely be

Lost to LimaZulu

2010-02-21T09:55:00.000-08:00

There are moments in my life when I do wonder – what on earth am I doing here? With entirely good intentions, I will trek across London to the edges of the compass to see an exhibition opening in the evening – however tired, I will push myself to go. Thank goodness – I used to think, for the TFL travel planner, my fairy godmother for these missions across London; or so I thought. However, on

Zines for Sale?

2010-02-16T04:18:00.000-08:00

Zines! - a few pages put together of creative genius, (most of the time!) They are independent ventures, self-published, hand made - they don’t have to be glossy or designed to perfection; and it is because of this lack of expectation, that they are often beautiful and inspiring pieces of work. They can be made in the fleet of the moment, or carefully put together over time. Zines give the

Buckminsterfullerene Dream

2010-01-23T08:06:00.000-08:00

There is a good reason this was the Art Licks' event of the week. Sometimes the enthusiasm for organising a pop - up gallery can get in the way of the quality of a show, but Space In Between know what they're doing, with both enthusiasm and curating having worked effectively together rather than against one other! Space In Between is an artist collective in London who open pop - up galleries

Blog Apology

2010-01-23T07:30:00.000-08:00

They say if you have a blog, you must update it at least once a week. With this in mind I will admit, I have broken the rules and apologise for this blog betrayal... but I do have a fairly good excuse having launched a new website this month:http://www.artlicks.com/What is that!? - Art Licks is an online platform for emerging London art activities and new initiatives. The website offers

Panic @ The Old Abattoir

2009-11-18T04:44:00.000-08:00

Guerilla Zoo's latest exhibition Panic, is a group exhibition of over 35 artists who find inspiration in the 1960's Panic Movement, showcasing a collection of surreal, controversial and provocative modern art.The Old Abattoir is a brilliant location and enormous space, however, if you are the sort of person to pick up on negative energy, I'm sure you'll find plenty here with its history - having

The Deptford Tour, Saturday 7th November

2009-11-08T12:36:00.001-08:00

Relieved that the rain was staying well away, I navigated from west to south London for the Deptford Art Map Tour. Only just on its second run – the Deptford Art Tour is certainly a new addition to the Deptford art scene, and a brilliant one at that. Initiated by Julia Alvarez, the director of BEARSPACE gallery, this tour is specific and committed to the area. With everyone on the map chipping

The Crypt Gallery, Tracing the Photograph

2009-11-02T15:19:00.000-08:00

Brilliant exhibition but found myself slightly uncomfortable about the eerie thought that there were possibly 557 other spirits there with us that may not have been so pleased about these arty happenings...The Crypt Gallery

They Are Here

2009-11-02T03:21:00.000-08:00

Thursday morning and I had booked myself in for the Battersea Arts Centre – a place that stands out amongst the white cubes of the London art venues for its labyrinth like corridors, the dated blue paint and mis-match of furniture; this is an Arts Centre overflowing with charm and character. However, I had not dashed across London merely to wonder at the decor – I had come

Frieze Week Diary, Signing Off!

2009-10-20T10:38:00.000-07:00

After a week of cultural overload, the weekend was going to be no different. Gallivanting from a 100 hour art marathon in Southwark, to a poetry marathon at the Serpentine, brought a week of art mayhem to calm close. Friday night saw the opening of 70+ ARTISTS 100+ HOURS, part of the PLUS series of exhibitions curated by several curatorial groups. The idea for this project

Frieze Week Diary, Day Four

2009-10-20T10:36:00.000-07:00

While Wednesday was the big day in the London art calendar – for me Thursday was always going to be the marathon; Zoo Art Fair, the Hayward Gallery, Stephen Friedman Gallery, Whitechapel Gallery and finishing at an artist’s studio for a party. Much caffeine got me through it. Having not managed to go to Zoo last year, I headed down to Shoreditch in great excitement to see

Frieze Week Diary, Day Three

2009-10-20T10:34:00.000-07:00

The day that probably strikes a mixture of horror and excitement in any gallery owners’ hearts arrived again: the Frieze Art Fair opening. Artists and gallerists from all over the world make their way over to London for the annual event that gives top galleries the chance to show, meet, greet and above all, sell. There was no ignoring the entrance this year – blazing high

Frieze Week Diary, Day Two

2009-10-20T10:31:00.000-07:00

Two days in to the Frieze week marathon and I headed to the Charlie Smith opening at The Old Truman Brewery – decision made mainly on the title of the exhibition, The Future Can Wait. Plus a quickly snapped up an invite to a Sketch Gallery opening in Mayfair…who wouldn’t. The Future Can Wait is a project of the Charlie Smith gallery established in 2007, aimed at spotting

Frieze Week Diary, Day One

2009-10-20T10:17:00.000-07:00

To kick off Frieze Art Fair mayhem, the most action-packed week in any art aficiando’s calendar, I spent Monday evening at the Barbican for the opening of The Free Art Fair; a gentle beginning for a week that can sometimes seem all about meeting and money. The Free Art Fair has lived only three years, and yet this is to be the last in London, so take the chance this week to