I went to see this on the weekend. It sounded a bit like free jazz. Zebra finches are so little and cute, I want one… I would urge you to go see but I think it ended yesterday. You can still find it on youtube though. The Curve, Barbican Art Gallery, London.
photo credit : Céleste Boursier-Mougenot © Céleste Boursier-Mougenot.
Doing my bit to spread the word…
Airside: The Pop-Up Shop
Everything Must Go at the Airside Shop Clearance Sale.
Join us at Airside Studios, 339 Upper Street, Islington N1 0PB.
Friday 23rd April: 11am-8pm
Saturday 24th April: 11am-4pm
Airside is clearing out our old stock ahead of the forthcoming online re-launch of Airside Shop, so head down to our studios on 23rd and 24th April for two days of music, chat and bargains galore.
It may be your last chance to get your hands on our current range of limited edition t-shirts and prints. T-shirts will be starting at £5, with prints going for as low as £10. Plus you can get copies of our book Airside by Airside, and other great Airside products at discount rates.
Airside: The Pop-Up Shop will also feature the reopening of the Airside Tattoo Parlour, and there will also be lucky dips, prize draws, cakes and refreshments – including our infamous Air-Cider.
So get on over to N1 for this not-to-be-missed live extravagansa. Oh, and bring cash.
For more details on Airside: The Pop-Up Shop, visit our website.
See you there.
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I went to see this a few weeks ago and have been meaning to put it up on the blog… I was a fan of Hvass&Hannibal’s work before but the show really blew me away. I think I’m such an admirer because their work is very graphic and sophisticated, but also very poetic and fun at the same time. I loved the hand-made aspect too, all the multi-color screen prints, wood and paint give a real warmth to the whole body of work. I’m looking forward to what they do next.
I went to see an exhibition of breathtaking original paintings by the artist responsible for creating Totoro’s forest. Oga Kazuo is an art director and background artist for Studio Ghibli. The exhibition showcases his striking work for films including My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away, among others.
The Mori Art Museum in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, is showing one of the most curious and beautiful exhibitions I have seen in a long time — what’s more, it was so relevant to my own work that I wish I’d seen it during my Anatomy of Intimacy project last year. Seeing it now, it’s rekindled my intrigue in the subject and I feel that I could pick it up again.
“For most human beings their own body represents both the most familiar and most unknown of worlds. From ancient times humans have sought to unravel the secret mechanisms of the body, developing in the process a wealth of medical expertise. At the same time we have seen our own bodies as vessels for the representation of ideals of beauty, and long sought to depict our bodies in paintings and drawings.”
The exhibition showcases a variety of work, from classical anatomical drawings (including some by Leonardo da Vinci), antique surgical equipment and artificial limbs to contemporary works of art by Damien Hurst, Marc Quinn and Stelarc. The exhibition runs until the 28th of February 2010.
Ivory Anatomical Figures of a Male and Pregnant Female / ca.17-18th century, possibly German / Science Museum, London
Walter Schels / Life Before Death – Klara Behrens / 6th February 2004 / 3rd March 2004 / Collection of the Artist
Gilles Barbier / L’Hospice (The Nursing Home) / 2002 / Martin Z. Margulies, Miami, Florida, USA