Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Wild Geese
Despite finally getting a number for 'Boris', we keep getting the blond bombshell's answerphone.
The telephone number in question could well be a hoax. We had several leads and spoken to numerous officials who have had us banging our heads with frustration. Some people think that we are a bunch of stupid girls who can be palmed off with any old shizzer. Although we enjoy chasing wild geese for exercise, we only eat red herring on Fridays and the view from up our garden path looks out to the splendour of the road to nowhere.
Time is running out and drastic action on our part may be required on Thursday May 14th around high noon.
The telephone number in question could well be a hoax. We had several leads and spoken to numerous officials who have had us banging our heads with frustration. Some people think that we are a bunch of stupid girls who can be palmed off with any old shizzer. Although we enjoy chasing wild geese for exercise, we only eat red herring on Fridays and the view from up our garden path looks out to the splendour of the road to nowhere.
Time is running out and drastic action on our part may be required on Thursday May 14th around high noon.
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
No Art Please, We're British!
For those of you who have been following us, you'll know that we've been desperately trying to get through bureaucratic red tape to gain permission for an integral part of the London leg of Travelling Light. One of the Travelling Light submissions consists of a public art intervention, and it forms a central part of the artist's practice and research. A visionary and beautifully simple work, planned to take place in parallel in London and Venice. We can't divulge details of who, what or when, but suffice to say we are still in a bit of a headlock with various gov. officials who seem to lack vision and imagination. Ridiculous when you consider that important cities as diverse and widespread as Rome, Paris, Adelaide, Cairo, Edinburgh and Oxford, have all already given permission. The bishop of another Italian city (who recently gave the go ahead for the same happening in July 2009) even declared "The church should not interfere with art and artists."
And yet...London...this great city, home to perhaps the largest concentration of art and artists in the world, seems unwilling to support and promote its emerging artists and arts organisations for fear that the work may spark guerilla, copycat events or result in an increase in similar requests bombarding an already busy council office. While we understand all the security, health & safety, conservation and heritage issues around our planned event AND have everything in place to satisfy the authorities - all at no financial cost to them, whatsoever - we are still being fobbed off again and again with new excuses...
We shall not be moved!
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And yet...London...this great city, home to perhaps the largest concentration of art and artists in the world, seems unwilling to support and promote its emerging artists and arts organisations for fear that the work may spark guerilla, copycat events or result in an increase in similar requests bombarding an already busy council office. While we understand all the security, health & safety, conservation and heritage issues around our planned event AND have everything in place to satisfy the authorities - all at no financial cost to them, whatsoever - we are still being fobbed off again and again with new excuses...
We shall not be moved!
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Wednesday, 15 April 2009
The Selection
The high quality and sheer number of works submitted made the selection process very difficult, but after many hours of careful deliberation the TL team have made their final selection. We are very excited to announce that the exhibition will showcase a total of 58 artists including: Roma Tearne, Kate Davis, Maria Chevska, Jarik Jongman, Oona Grimes, Sardine & Tobleroni, Boa Swindler, Lucy May and Eva Lis. Submissions have arrived from all over the globe, which is appropriate not only because the theme of this year's Venice Biennale is, ‘Making Worlds', but because the ethos of community-grounded Pharos and WW Gallery is inclusiveness.
Full list of artists:
| Alastair McInnes | |
| Alex Booker | |
| Amy McKenny | |
| Annabel Tilley | |
| Ariane Severin | |
| Barry Cottrell | |
| Beatriz Barba Calleja | |
| Boa Swindler | |
| Chantal Powell | |
| Chiara Williams | |
| David Rusbatch | |
| David Wightman | |
| Edith Dakovic | |
| Eemyun Kang | |
| Eleanor Havsteen-Franklin | |
| Eleanor Moulsdale | |
| Elisavet Kalpaxi | |
| Ella Thumin | |
| Emma Barrow Enzo Marra | |
| Eva Lis | |
| Evi Lemberger | |
| Evy Jokhova | |
| Hannah Dakin | |
| Infinity Bunce | |
| Ingrid Berthon-Moine | |
| Jarik Jongman | |
| Jess Shepherd | |
| Jessica Mallock | |
| Julie Cassels | |
| Kaori Homma | |
| Karl England | |
| Kate Davis | |
| Katherine Lubar | |
| Leigh Niland | |
| Lorraine Clarke | |
| Lucy May | |
| Maria Chevska | |
| Natasha Bailey | |
| Natasha Bird | |
| Nerys Mathias | |
| Nishi | |
| Oona Grimes | |
| Paul Hazelton | |
| Phil Illingworth | |
| Priyesh Mistry | |
| Rodrigo Pires | |
| Roma Tearne | |
| Russell Herron | |
| Ruth Pringle | |
| Sam Watson-Wood | |
| Sardine & Tobleroni | |
| Steph Wehowski | |
| Sustasa | |
| Taren McCallen-Moore | |
| Tumim & Prendergast | |
| Valerie Jolly | |
| William Wright |
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
The packages came, and kept on coming..!
Artists from around the world were invited to submit work for Travelling Light, in any media and any size provided it arrived by post in a standard large letter envelope or box and met with the given criteria. There was no set theme, except the restrictions themselves and artists were encouraged to be as inventive, innovative and lateral-thinking as possible and to enjoy the challenge of seeing what could fit into and come out of an envelope.
Soon packages started to arrive from all over the world!
Soon packages started to arrive from all over the world!
Tuesday, 31 March 2009
Lovely sounds for TravellingLight...
OLIVIA CHANEY: LONDON
The TL team are thrilled to announce that Italian born Olivia Chaney will perform a very special acoustic set at WW Gallery for the opening of the Travelling Light exhibition in London.
Venue: WW Gallery, Hackney, London Town.
Date: Friday 15th May 2009
Time: 6-9pm
Photo by Patrick Williams
And where is this beautiful lady from?
Born in Florence, Olivia did most of her growing up in Oxford, and at age of 14 left home for specialist music school in Manchester where she took up a joint-first scholarship in classical piano and singing. Aged 18, another scholarship took her to the Royal Academy of Music in London where she became the only vocalist (and female virtually) on the jazz course where she developed the art of improvisation and performance in a freer context, studied composition, and learnt and collaborated with wonderful musicians.
Since graduating Olivia has danced and sung a lead role in the specially-commissioned abstract ballet 'Shore' (Cathy Marston/Dave Maric), which was performed in the sand-dunes beneath Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, strummed baroque guitar and sung as ‘Cupid’ in ‘Timon of Athens’ last season at Shakespeare’s Globe (Django Bates/Lucy Bailey), mimed synth-strings on X-factor, and lots more.
Olivia has recently taught herself the guitar and Indian harmonium for her own solo project, which increasingly reverts back to her roots in lyricism and in songwriters with stories to tell. Whether the songs she interprets are ancient, modern, traditional, her own, or from the innovative renaissance courts, Olivia twists them into her own unusual, potent and emotive sound world.
Do listen here - http://www.myspace.com/oliviachaney
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ALBERTO GROLLO: VENICE
The TL team first heard the wonderful Alberto Grollo whilst being spoiled by the Ambassador at the Italian Culture Institute in London. We were so distracted from talking about art by his beautiful sounds that we asked him immediately to provide the same relief at our opening in Venice!
Venue: Venice Private View
Date: 7th June 2009
Time: 3-9pm
Photo by Igino Zanandrea
For those of you who don't know..
Alberto is a master of all trades, from blues to country, rock to classic, he has recorded 18 albums to date. Alberto has supported The Byrds and James Taylor during their Italian tours, joining them on stage for many performances, and has toured solo in Italy, Germany, France, Austria, and USA. He also composes soundtracks for documentaries, movies and Italian TV programs.
Find out more about Alberto here - www.albertogrollo.com
Monday, 30 March 2009
The 2009 Venice Biennale: What's it about?
'Making Worlds' at the 2009 Venice Biennale.
The 2009 Venice Biennale is entitled 'Making Worlds' and will be presented in the renewed Palazzo delle Esposizioni in the Giardini and in the Arsenale. It is a single, large exhibition that articulates different themes woven into one whole. Considering collectives, it comprises works by over 90 artists from all over the world and includes many new works and on-site commisions in all disciplines.
Daniel Birnbaum with Yoko Ono
This year the Biennale is directed by the enormously charismatic international curator of institutions and exhibitions Daniel Birnbaum. Daniel has been Rector of the Staedlschule in Frankfurt am Main in Germany since 2001, and has recently been a contibuting editor of 'ArtForum' in New York. He has also contributed regularly to other magazines such as "Parkett" and "Frieze". He has written numerous publications and has produced essays for catalogues throughout the world.
Excerpt from Press Release for 'Making Worlds' by Daniel Birnbaum:
'The title of the exhibition, Making Worlds expresses my wish to emphaize the process of creation. A work of art is more than an object, more than a commodity. It represents a vision of the world, and if taken seriously must be seen as a way of making a world. The strength of the vision is not dependent on the kind or complexity of the tools brought into play. Hence all forms of artistic expression are present: installation art, video and film, sculpture, performance, painting, drawing and a parade. Taking 'worldmaking' as a starting point, also allows the exhibition to highlight the fundemental importance of certain key artists for the creativity of successive generations, just as much as exploring new spaces for art to unfold outside of the institutional context and beyond the expectations of the art market. Making Worlds is an exhibition driven by the aspiration to explore worlds around us as well as worlds ahead. It is about possible new beginnings - this is what I would like to share with the visitors of the Biennale. "
The 2009 Venice Biennale is entitled 'Making Worlds' and will be presented in the renewed Palazzo delle Esposizioni in the Giardini and in the Arsenale. It is a single, large exhibition that articulates different themes woven into one whole. Considering collectives, it comprises works by over 90 artists from all over the world and includes many new works and on-site commisions in all disciplines.
Daniel Birnbaum with Yoko Ono
This year the Biennale is directed by the enormously charismatic international curator of institutions and exhibitions Daniel Birnbaum. Daniel has been Rector of the Staedlschule in Frankfurt am Main in Germany since 2001, and has recently been a contibuting editor of 'ArtForum' in New York. He has also contributed regularly to other magazines such as "Parkett" and "Frieze". He has written numerous publications and has produced essays for catalogues throughout the world.
Excerpt from Press Release for 'Making Worlds' by Daniel Birnbaum:
'The title of the exhibition, Making Worlds expresses my wish to emphaize the process of creation. A work of art is more than an object, more than a commodity. It represents a vision of the world, and if taken seriously must be seen as a way of making a world. The strength of the vision is not dependent on the kind or complexity of the tools brought into play. Hence all forms of artistic expression are present: installation art, video and film, sculpture, performance, painting, drawing and a parade. Taking 'worldmaking' as a starting point, also allows the exhibition to highlight the fundemental importance of certain key artists for the creativity of successive generations, just as much as exploring new spaces for art to unfold outside of the institutional context and beyond the expectations of the art market. Making Worlds is an exhibition driven by the aspiration to explore worlds around us as well as worlds ahead. It is about possible new beginnings - this is what I would like to share with the visitors of the Biennale. "
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