'Long Ting (No Long Ting)', Ron Mandos Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland.

Niek Hendrix, Cedar Lewisohn, Kym Ward, Tim Ellis and David Salle.
17.01.2015 - 14.02.15

Long ting’ (No long ting’)* has evolved out of an on-going dialog between artists Cedar Lewisohn and Niek Hendrix relating to image appropriation within an art historical context. At what exact point does an appropriated image become that of the appropriator? This was previously a standard post-modern debate, often focusing on the political consequences of “images” being given new context. How has the advent of digital technology and communication affected this discussion? Viral images can now be made and viewed by millions of people around the world within minutes. The authors of such memes are often left anonymous as the image is repeatedly reposted. Where does all of this leave painters and image makers working today? Is the slow, considered nature of their practice merely a relic of a quaint, by gone age? Or should we be more optimistic about the possibilities of analog production in the meta-modern age? The artist will explore these questions and conundrums not only with artworks but also a series of new fictitious texts written by curator Huib Haye van der Werf. The idea of the texts is to inspire an alternative set of parameters though which the individual works and the show as whole can be seen. The artists in the exhibition all share similar concerns of authorship, historic and contemporary, but the selection also includes works with do not sit so smoothly into this narrative. The idea here is to disrupt a simple linear or conceptual understanding of the presentation, by either including work associated with a different generations (David Salle), or work with takes the notion of appropriation into the realm of corporate infiltration, using mediums such as performance and video (Kym Ward).

*Long ting: A phrase used to describe something that: a) Takes a long time b) Is tedious or stressful c) Doesn't interest you. Originates from London.

No long ting: A phrase used to say that everything will be fine. Originates from London.

Text based on works of the Jan van Eyck artists-in-residence by Huib Haye van der Werf, go to NEWS: http://www.ronmandos.nl/news

FIN - FOLD - LONDON

Dan Davis  Dominic Beattie  Finbar Ward  Kes Richardson  

Simon Callery  Tim Ellis  Valérie Kolakis 

Saturday 10th January - Sunday 25th January 2015

FOLD Gallery is pleased to announce our final show in Clerkenwell.  The exhibition consists of works by our represented artists and will link to works to be featured at London Art Fair 2015.

The premise of the exhibition is one of materiality and physical interventions that are employed by each artist, and the value – significance – that the material nature has for the viewer.  There is also an awareness that the audience is being pushed to the point where the idea of viewing is an actively involving process, not a traditionally passive one.

Works with canvas, wood, pigment, powders and plastics – are shown alongside works made from the most basic materials – scraps of plywood, sheets of stickers, marker pen and spray paint. Paintings with a central geometric motif subjected to varying levels of erasure, repetition and concealment are shown alongside paintings that protrude from the wall, paintings that sit on the floor and elegant concrete sculptures made from found objects. The ‘matter’ of the work invites the viewer to create a new encounter with it. A re-appropriation of material and positioning engages the viewer to question both the ‘matter’ behind the production of the work and also how it is displayed.

The exhibition describes a way of seeing particular to a group of artists whose work offers an understanding of physical space as conceptually constructed images. Drawing from a variety of sources from the industrial to the domestic, design and architecture, these artists present work where the image becomes an object in its own right. Perspective shifts, physical forms and surface texture engage the viewer offering a vision of abstraction. But through material and pictorial decisions a presence of something more is revealed. These works induce a meditative state questioning the relationship between image and object, and allow the possibility for something symbolic to appear.

The Opinion Makers II - 16th December 2014 to 11th January 2015 - London

Katrina Blannin with Kate Terry | Maurice Carlin with Jade Montserrat | Sue Cohen with Shona Davies and David Monaghan | Stephen Chambers RA with Simon Burton | Richard Ducker with Hannah Patching | Bella Easton with Juliette Losq | Zavier Ellis with Florian Heinke | Karl England with Daniel Devlin | Rebecca Fortnum with Beth Harland | Marcus Harvey with Edmundo Arigita | Bill Howard with Melanie Clifford | Keran James with John Summers | Reece Jones with Alex Gene Morrison | Stephen Lee with Christopher Barrett | Iavor Lubomirov with Daryl Brown | Janette Parris with Neal Tait | Artemis Potamianou with Wolfgang Berkowski | Julie René de Cotret with Robert Hengeveld | Carl Slater with Tom Lovelace | Benet Spencer with Tim Ellis | Peter Suchin with Julian Wakelin | Mark Titchner with Alexander Tucker and Daniel O’Sullivan


Private View: Tuesday 16th December, 6-9pm

Talk: Sunday 11th January

Exhibition Dates: 16 December 2014 to 11 January 2015, Tuesday to Saturday, 12-6pm
Address: Londonewcastle Project Space, 28 Redchurch St, London E2 7DP
Nearest Station: Shoreditch High Street (National Rail and Overground)

“Many artist-curators, curators and artists began their careers in artist run spaces; initially these spaces were established as an alternative to museums and galleries. In recent years Project Spaces have become part of the established art system and have been incorporated into large-scale exhibitions and biennials.” - Birchall & Mabaso, ONCURATING Issue 19

Artists choose art in a particular way, arguably their choices and interests are motivated or coloured by concerns within their own practice. Conversely, when curators or writers are practising and exhibiting artists in their own right, there is a potential opportunity to discover - through the medium of their art - curatorial and critical motives which are either consciously or subconsciously unavailable in an exhibition itself, nor in its supporting materials, such as press releases and articles. The Opinion Makers series of exhibitions is conceived as paired juxtapositions; each pair comprising one work by an artist who curates or writes, together with one work by an artist of their choice. It is a pragmatic attempt to use artists as curators as an explicit tool for understanding curation. It is also a statement about the significantly expanded presence of the artist-led approach in the contemporary art landscape. The Opinion Makers is organised by Iavor Lubomirov and Bella Easton – artists, curators and directors of the ALISN network and the LUBOMIROV-EASTON Project Space. The first Opinion Makers exhibition took place at Enclave Gallery in 2013. The second in this evolving series, presents at Londonewcastle Project Space the work of international, as well as UK artists, curators and critics, to give a glimpse of a rising global trend of artists devolving new organisational, curatorial and critical roles upon themselves.

100 Painters of Tomorrow - New York - 7th November to 8th December

NEW YORK BOOK LAUNCH & EXHIBITION

23 Warren Street (between Church & Broadway), New York, 10007.

Preview: Thurs 6 Nov 6-9pm / Exhibition: 7 Nov – 6 Dec, 2014

List of exhibiting artists: Henrietta Acloque, Leslie Baum, Dan Brault, Benjamin Brett, Andrew Brischler, Jorge Castellanos, BB Chokra, Tomory Dodge, Freya Douglas-Morris, Tim Ellis, Matilda Enegren, Michael Fanta, Robert Fry, Kate Gottgens, Shahryar Hatami, Hannah Hewetson, Alon Kedem, Jenny Kemp, Tamara K.E, Frank Maier, Tonje Moe, Gorka Mohamed, Caroline Mousseau, Mark Nader, Kaido Ole, Selma Parlour, Yelena Popova, Heriberto Quesnel, Omar Rodriguez-Graham, Andrew Salgado, Andrew Sendor, Nicola Staglich, Shaan Syed, Jirapat Tatsanasomboon, Leila Tschopp.

For sales inquiries and/or acquisitions for any of the works included in ’100 Painters of Tomorrow’ kindly email info@100paintersoftomorrow.com;

United in Different Guises CXCVIII

2014

Acrylic, cotton and bulldog clips

76cm x 45cm

United in Different Guises CCI

2014

Acrylic, cotton and bulldog clips

76cm x 45cm

Finding Comfort in an Unknown Future - Solo Exhibition - Fold Gallery London

Finding Comfort in an Unknown Future - Solo Exhibition - Fold Gallery London

Saturday 18th October - Saturday 22nd November 2014

FOLD Gallery is pleased to present a solo show of new work by Tim Ellis, his first at the gallery. The exhibition comprises a series of paintings and three-dimensional collages, which use a range of sources and materials. Their appearance is suggestive of totemic importance, reminiscent of the relics of a long forgotten society.

In accord with Ellis’ artistic interest and ritual, the sculptures are constructed from reclaimed man-made fragments from a variety of environments. Grazed and ocean-worn forms, deposited on the shores of Orkney, are juxtaposed against debris from the city and architectural elements sourced from reclamation yards. These found forms are distilled and reconstructed to create objects that could potentially serve or offer a purpose. Perhaps seen as urns encapsulating the uncertainty of what lies beyond the present or totems offering comfort and reassurance in the unknown.

A series of paintings, each with their own symbolic imagery, create a backdrop for the sculptures to perform in front of. Abstracted from pre-existing designs and manipulated physically to suggest a function, each possesses their own intrinsic code. The true nature of what they represent or stand for remains abstract but seemingly familiar through the repetition of the material decisions. The graphic shapes dimensionally and directly respond to the sculptures, alluding to the possibility that they were once intertwined and communicating as one.

The exhibition invites the viewer to participate in philosophical meditation, promoting questions regarding the quintessence of a universal cyclical. In a beginning……lies an end….the end is where we start from……

The MAC International

http://themaclive.com/mac-international-2014

MAC International is the MAC's first ever open arts prize, which offered professional artists worldwide the opportunity to exhibit in the MAC.

A substantial prize of £20,000 has been awarded to the artist deemed to have made an outstanding contribution to the exhibition. This is the largest art prize in Ireland and one of the few major prizes in the UK.

The exhibition, which runs across all three MAC galleries, offers you the very best in contemporary visual art across all art forms including sculpture, painting, photography, film, installation and performance.

MAC International has built on the innovative visual art practice developed by the MAC and offers a similar experience to the Turner Prize in Derry-Londonderry as part of 2013's City of Culture.

A jury of respected international curators whittled down over 1,000 entries to the final shortlist of exhibiting artists before finally selecting one winner on Thursday 30 October, 2014.

The winner of the MAC International Ulster Bank Prize 2014 is Mairéad McClean.

Jury 

A jury of respected international curators including Francesco Bonami, an Italian art curator and writer who is currently the Artistic Director of Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin, and Judith Nesbitt, Head of National and International Partnerships at Tate, London, will select the winner. 

The shortlisted artists are: 

Rolando Vargas - Film (Santa Cruz, USA) 

Lenz Geerk - Painting/sculpture (Dusseldorf, Germany) 

Andrew Cranston - Painting (Glasgow, Scotland) 

Zimoun - Sound installation (Switzerland) 

Jordan Baseman - Film (Glasgow, Scotland) 

Darek Fortas - Photography (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) 

Harri Palviranta - Photography (Helsinki, Finland) 

Roxy Walsh and Sally Underwood - Painting /installation (London, England) 

Salla Tykka - Film (Helsinki, Finland) 

Hanibal Srouji - Painting (Beirut, Lebanon) 

Maria McKinney - Sculpture (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) 

Mike Harvey - Film (London, England) 

Grace Ndiritu - Photo/archive based installation (Birmingham, England) 

Tim Ellis - Painting (London, England) 

Shelly Nadashi - Film (Brussels, Belgium) 

Euyoung Hong - Installation (South Korea) 

Tsahi Hacmon - Sculpture/Installation (Israel) 

Dougal McKenzie - Painting (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 

Cian Donnelly - Performance (Rome, Italy) 

Steven Baelen - Drawing (Gent, Belgium) 

Ulf Lundin - Film (Enskede, Sweden) 

Mairead McClean - Film (London, England) 

Charbel Samuel Aoun - Sculpture/installation (Lebanon) 

Colin Darke - Sculpture (Belfast, Northern Ireland)

'Open 17' - International exhibition of sculptures and installations - Venice Lido & San Servolo Island - Venice, Italy.

'Open 17', International exhibition of sculptures and installations, Venice Lido & San Servolo Island, Venice, Italy.

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ARTISTS

Bangladesh - Avi Shankar Ain

Germany - Irene Anton, Iris Brosch,Federico Schiaffino

Great Britain - Mark Aspinall, Tim Ellis

Italy - Marco Agostinelli, CaCO₃, Roberto Cambi, Luciano Chinese, Eracle Dartizio, Duilio Forte, Flavio Marzadro, Miresi, Fabio Ranzolin, Maria Teresa Sabatiello,Wolfgang Zingerle

Norway - Andrew Barton

The Netherlands - Erik Wijntjes

Peru - Ana Maria Reque

Russia - Sasha Frolova

Spain - Manuel Martí Moreno, David Sánchez León

Ukraine - Victor Sydorenko

National Taiwan University of Arts - CHEN Ting-Chang, CHIU Fang-Yi, KOU Che-Yin, LAI Mei-Ju, LIN Yu-Chen, LU Ching-Chen, Tanes Naipanich

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OPEN, the International Exhibition of Sculptures and Installations, will celebrate its seventeenth edition from 28th August to 28th September 2014 at the same time as the Venice Film Festival.

More than thirty international artists will take part with site-specific projects in the public areas of Venice Lido and the Island of San Servolo.

Conceived and curated by Paolo De Grandis, co-curated by Carlotta Scarpa, the exhibition is organised by PDG Arte Communications in collaboration with the Municipality of Lido Pellestrina and is held under the patronage of the Italian Ministry of the Cultural Heritage, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Veneto Region and the Province of Venice.

At OPEN the combination of sculpture and the environment is an inexhaustible and fascinating theme, thanks to the strong conceptual matrix that is renewed with the aim of presenting the many aspects of artistic expression.The necessary counterpart is the urban spaces and green areas of a territory viewed in the complexity of its anthropological and cultural values.

Over the years OPEN has created a strong genius loci thanks to the presence of countless international artists, who have brought different cultures and traditions to the island, redefining its cultural substratum. And so every year a broad horizon of linguistic experimentation is created, whose options in the case of sculpture have become more and more sensitive to the choice of materials, whether they be those of traditional sculpture or something more akin to industrial production, right up to installations that can undergo the most surprising processes of re-semantisation.

At OPEN, sculpture, installation and environment compete on a parallel plane susceptible to the artist’s personal vision, in a conceptual and poetic path able to contend with certain ritual and symbolic aspects of public spaces.

OPEN’s research is therefore free from any preconceived or somehow acquired methods of communication and language, but it develops in progress, taking on all the risk of the result.

OPEN seeks to define certain ambits, certain contexts that enrich this art factory, declined not only in the canonical form, but also in those border areas where creativeness has to contend with communication, its mechanisms and its aims. Among the many possible interpretations there is the continuous alternation of sensitivity in imagining contemporary art and the fil rouge of collaboration between artists, curators and promoting bodies that share exciting artistic synergies. Collaboration among curators is renewed with Chang Tsong-zung for China, Ebadur Rahman for Bangladesh and Yang Wen-i for Taiwan. In particular, young artists from the National Taiwan University of Arts will be presented, along with an educational project that will be held with a workshop for children between 4 and 10 years of age. There will be an opportunity of exchange between Taiwanese and Venetian children to learn and experiment the techniques of calligraphy.

A documentary organised and produced by Marco Agostinelli will talk about the great challenge of OPEN and the man behind it, Paolo De Grandis. During the inauguration the artist Iris Brosch will do a performance with a video shot in the Isola di Poveglia.

During the exhibition the fifth edition of the Laguna Art Special Prize will be assigned to a young artist selected by the Laguna Art Prize jury. This award will offer the winner the possibility to be included among the finalists of the Laguna Art Prize 2015 and to show his or her work on the circuit organised by the same association.

OPEOPEN renews the osmosis between different cultural words, it creates itself in the open air through spontaneous and interactive movements.