With just hours to go until tonight’s Turner prize ceremony, the prize is already won, at least according to bookmakers – by the only man on the shortlist.
William Hill has so far taken over 300 bets worth around £10,000 on the prize this year, 60% of which were placed on Mark Leckey, making the film-maker even-money favourite to walk away with the award.
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For his first solo commission in a British public space Simon Martin presents Untitled (2008),
a new single-screen video installation conceived specially for this exhibition at Chisenhale.
Martin’s practice examines the cultural significance of art and artifacts and our relationship to
them, and encompasses painting, sculpture and moving image. In recent years he has focused
almost exclusively on film. Untitled marks a departure into the realm of high definition, CAD
(computer assisted design) animation.
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An interesting exhibition of the people and places that have been ‘lost’ due to building the Olympic site.
The paintings and voice recording of residents, accurately demonstrate the loss of culture whilst progress occurs.
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Show 2 (of Cupboard Love series) 1st December -2nd January 2009 will present the work of two acclaimed artists; Christina Mitrentse and Jonas Ranson who consider our relationship with physical and emotional events that besiege this unique space
Monday to Saturday 7.00am-7.00pm Sunday 10.00am-5.30pm Work on stairwells: 24 hour viewing.
Greenwich Foot Tunnel Cutty Sark Gardens Greenwich London SE10 9HT
Website:www.occupymytime.co.uk

Cartier hired David Lynch, the director of offbeat films such as “Eraserhead” and “Blue Velvet,” to design a space and installation for Art Basel Miami Beach next month.

The project, dubbed “Diamonds, Gold and Dreams,” takes place within the 4,000-square-foot, Jean Nouvel-designed Cartier Dome. Inside will be a seven-minute “floating diamond” projection that will be accompanied by a musical score. It will be projected hourly. Lynch, who was lent gold and diamond jewelry as inspiration, had the dome outfitted with walls covered in gold fabric, gold-printed carpeting and gold-trimmed display cases.
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Exhibition Runs: 2nd - 7th December 2008. 12-7pm
Ada street gallery is pleased to present ‘9 Stories’, a solo exhibition by photographer Christian Smith. This exhibition brings together work made in the last 6 years and features a series of photographic stories taken in Milan, Stockholm, Spain,Los Angeles and London. The scenes captured are both real and staged with the subject often actively participating in the construction of the narrative. The result is filmic and often dreamlike image sequences that rest between fashion and reportage photography.
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