Archive for February, 2010
After the success of PRINT NOW at the London Art Fair in January, BEARSPACE exhibits PRINT NOW (part 2) with new works by Suzanne Moxhay, Joan Molloy, Marco Cali, and new additional artists.
PRINT NOW is an innovative exhibition of new works by over 100 emerging artists based on the concept of PRINT as a medium and a repetitive process. Works range from sculpture constructed from recycled printed fliers, to etching on aluminium and lithograph.
Artists have been selected by a panel of curators and writers, specifically concerned with emerging art, including Julia Alvarez, Director of BEARSPACE, Kay Saatchi, collector and curator, Pryle Behrman, writer and curator of Art Projects at the London Art Fair and Mike Sims, Deputy Editor of Printmaking Today. Guest artists including David Shrigley and Billy Childish have also been invited to exhibit to represent artists working with print techniques and repetitive processes in a unique and successful way.
Prices range from £25 – £700 for editioned prints and one off works.
Exhibition will take place at BEARSPACE, 152 Deptford High Street from the 27th of February to the 27th of March.
These new prints will be available on CL alongside other Bearspace products here.
CultureLabel partner Third Draw Down ; have launched their new project ‘Multiboxes’ this week in collaboration with New York’s New Museum. The Multibox is a unique multiple edition, the contents of which has been created by one of five acclaimed artists; Rashid Johnson, Douglas Gordon, Fawn Krieger and Tristan Perich. The contents of the sealed Multibox remains a mystery and all that is known prior to opening is that it will be a three dimensional object created by one of the collaborative artists. The element of mystery elicits intrigue and promises surprise and fun for whoever opens it! Each artist was free to design whatever object they liked to fill the contents of the mystery Mutibox, restricted only by size and weight requirements. Each artist has created extraordinary designs, some thoughtful, some expressive and some humorous but all an expression of the artist’s unique personality and style. The boxes were launched this week, produced in limited editions of 2,000 (500 per artist), and are available to buy now.
In a competition strap-line that makes babies and puppies the ultimate enemy, the 2010 AICP awards are clearly aiming to make a stand… “There is a menacing force overtaking the ad industry. They require diapers. They have silly wet noses. They are babies and puppies. Combined, they represent the malignant core of all advertising clichés. Our only hope of ending their ruthless insurgence is you. Stop Babies and Puppies. Make art. Not Clichés. Join the resistance.” The AICP Show, The Art & Technique of the American Commercial, hunts down the best work of the year in the field of advertising and commercial art. It’s an ongoing archival project with cultural and artistic significance and has run since 1992. Work honoured with an award are included in the archives of the Film Department at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), in New York and entries are judged by close to 400 advertising and production professionals, and is assembled by a curatorial panel of prominent industry leaders. Find out more HERE. 
From the 19th century when the terrible Jack the Ripper roamed the streets of Whitechapel spreading fear (in the most bizarre twist of history- today tourists are guided along his trail) to the 1960s Dockland strikes, followed by the architectural experiments that led to the creation of real London landmarks such as the Barbican to most recently the budding art scene in Shoreditch the East End has always attracted media attention! It should not come as a surprise that the E post codes became the subject of a TV series and one of most popular ones on British TV.
EastEnders today is celebrating its 25th anniversary and we at CL have decided to make a dedication to them taking you through all the museums that have sprang up in the area.
The oldest museum in the area is Whitechapel Art Gallery which was founded in 1901. Today the gallery plays a unique role in the capital’s cultural landscape and is pivotal to the continued growth of East London as the world’s most vibrant contemporary art quarter. Check out their products here
Construction of the Barbican began in 1971 and since then the centre literally towers over London. Though its architecture is still a subject of dispute its cultural centre is undoubtedly loved by all. Check out their products here.
Finally, coming to terms with the 21st century and the internet Hidden Art launched its online gallery featuring all young emerging designers on the site. You can have a look at their products here.
CL was covered by The Straits Times yesterday!
Described by the press as the next Bloomsbury generation ‘Miss Kiki Salon Presents’ is a collaborative effort designed to celebrate and promote the work of emerging artists, photographers, illustrators, poets, musicians, writers and philosophers. The early collaborations brought together a collection of exceptional talents to form the beginnings of a new art/fashion/performance concept that initiated a new and exciting movement in art and culture. Sound a bit Keynes, Bell, Wolf a.k.a Bloomsbury to you? CL thinks so.
The collective is growing and the momentum is bringing to light innovative ideas working on progressive, mutually beneficial incentives. These range from pop-up exhibitions through to the creation of a fashion label based on extracting and abstracting artworks, creating a ripple effect of inspired collections of wearable art. The launch of ‘Miss Kiki Salon Presents’ is tonight and it officially signals the beginning of London Fashion Week.
What’s that? You already thought fashion was art? Then how about you come down to the Reading Rooms in Soho and witness art become fashion!
To get a taste of Miss Kiki Salon Presents we have attached a few images that Miss Kiki Salon herself kindly sent us.
Scroll down about half way on the IDEAS SHOP Blog
The Courtauld Gallery’s fascinating exhibition Michelangelo’s Dream, opens to the public tomorrow so why not get a ticket sent straight to your mobile right now? The Courtauld Gallery are the first CultureLabel partner to offer e-ticketing whereby exhibition tickets can be ordered online and instantly distributed via email or to your mobile phone. Let’s face it, paper tickets can be a nightmare; added postage costs, the risk of loss and of course fear postage delays and the tickets arriving after the event! CultureLabel’s e-ticketing solution encourages museums and galleries to look to the future when it comes to ticket sales, enabling customers to order their tickets on the web. A bar code from a printed e-mail or from their mobile phone screen is then scanned at the venue for entry. The process couldn’t be simpler and The Courtauld Gallery are proud to be the first to offer the solution. Nigel Dickinson, Courtauld’s Head of Retail, said ”The Courtauld is delighted to be the first arts organisation to offer pioneering mobile ticketing technology for Michelangelo’s Dream. We want to reach customers that live in a mobile age, reduce our costs and deliver more efficient online sales. We trusted CultureLabel to deliver on time and within budget and they have not let us down.” To order your e-ticket now, visit The Courtauld’s E-ticketing site. 
CultureLabel partner Tatty Devine will be revealling their brand new Autumn/Winter 2010 collection at London and Paris Fashion Weeks. We cant’t wait to see what gorgeous treats they’ve got in store for us!
London Fashion Week: 19th-23rd February 2010
