Adam Thomas - 'Young Adam Thomas' 

27. Sep - 20. Oct 07 Privateview: 27. Sep, 6- 8h30pm

RG: But isn’t this idea about ‘the theatre’ the approachability between us and them, the spectator and the performer? You talk about drawings in space, making two-dimensional art-making physical in three-dimensions, and the fixed perspective of seeing it.
AT: That’s why I like to translate my drawings into sculptures. Making stuff stand up, stick to walls, the mechanics behind presentation and its subtleties.
RG: You construct parts of the sculpture, to be a mechanic for presentation, but then the spectator is allowed to see the ‘behind the scenes’, in a way, both the spaces of presentation and production. What about the swan? Did the arrow miss the swan?
AT: No, two arrows got the swan. The swan is dead.
RG: It feels like the drawing of a Greek mythological story.

(from an interview between Ryan Gander, Rebecca May Marston and Adam Thomas)

Last ever at the associates www.associatesgallery.co.uk

On Friday I went to the opening of Paul Evans ' show "After Nature" at the Cupola Gallery, Sheffield. I've been following Paul's work for a couple of years. When I first met him, he'd just given up his job as head of a successful Sheffield-based design agency in order to concentrate full-time on his painting. His new focus is paying off: there is some wonderful work in this exhibition, showing an intimate exploration and growing understanding of oils and watercolours. His talent is also attracting attention from further afield: in 1996 the Guardian tipped him as "one to watch out for" and just last week he won the Eyestorm Gallery Award for Painting.

The paintings themselves are inspired by landscapes: both inner and outer. The inner world of cellular biology inspires some delicate organic watercolours, each painting accompanied by a Haiku written by the poet Chris Jones:

Evans' oil paintings, ranging in scale from small studies to large canvases, draw from wild British landscapes, starkly beautiful spots such as Kinder Downfall and Malham Cove:

Jock McFadyen: Kill Matthew Barney - The Grey Gallery at nomoregrey 27. Sep - 21. Oct 07 /

Open Tuesday to Sunday 11am - 6pm

Privateview: 26. Sep, 6.30 - 8.30pm

More Details http://www.nomoregrey.co.uk/

Show opens Thursday September 27, 2007
From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: press visit
From 6 p.m. to midnight: public opening
Opening night musical selection by Vincent Epplay and Samon Takahashi.

More Info

http://www.palaisdetokyo.com

28 September - 30 November 2007 Private View: Thursday 27 September, 6.30-8.30pm

Haunch of Venison are  opening a major new gallery space in Berlin with a unique performance presented by gallery artist, Jamie Shovlin, including ‘legendary’ experimental noise band Lustfaust and Berlin based group Schneider TM.

At just over 500m², the Berlin space is the latest expansion for contemporary gallery Haunch of Venison and will provide a platform for ambitious, large-scale projects. Located next to the city’s prestigious contemporary art museum the Hamburger Bahnhof, the former industrial building will be used as a space for the manifestation of ideas, one-off projects and events, talks, symposiums and major, museum-scale exhibitions.

The opening event is an extension of British artist Jamie Shovlin’s work Lustfaust: A Folk Anthology 1976-1981 (2003-2006) - an elaborate archive of memorabilia purporting to document the activities of Lustfaust, a 1970s German band, which was later revealed to be entirely fictional. The archive contains cassette covers and posters apparently made by the band’s supporters; fan reminiscences; a film-led interview with one of the band members, and even short samples of Lustfaust’s music.

The event will allow for Lustfaust to perform as never before, and will be broadcast live on a dedicated web-page to ensure that it can be enjoyed by Lustfaust fans the world over. During the first few weeks of September, a limited edition series of 47 new and unique 7” record covers created by the original designers of artwork found in the Lustfaust archive will be released online.

Haunch of Venison’s co-founding directors Harry Blain and Graham Southern comment, “The new space will extend our support of the artists we work with, providing time and space for major exhibitions and projects. We are delighted to be starting Haunch of Venison Berlin with an event from one of the gallery’s most exciting new talents, and one that is intimately connected to Berlin’s vibrant music scene.” The opening concert will be followed by a major sculptural installation work from Chinese artist Zhang Huan, Berlin Buddha, 29 September – 8 December.

Tony Cragg at his studio in Wuppertal, Germany.

PARIS.- The Japan Art Association announced the names of this year’s Praemium Imperiale Laureates. Four of the five awards are to be presented to European-based artists. The French artist, Daniel Buren for painting. The Swiss based, Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron for architecture. The British artist, Tony Cragg for sculpture and the Berlin based Daniel Barenboim for music. Only the category of Theatre/Film has a Laureate based elsewhere; the legendary American, Ellen Stewart.

Painting: Daniel Buren
Sculpture: Tony Cragg
Architecture: Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron
Music: Daniel Barenboim
Theatre/Film: Ellen Stewart

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