Paul Noble’s selection for the Creekside Open at APT Gallery

Posted by Ceri Hand on May 16, 2013 in Uncategorised | 0 comments

A really interesting hang of the Creekside Open by Paul Noble at APT..a tough act to follow!

Eleanor Moreton (middle right)

Grant Foster (middle right)

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New Order: New British Art Today at Saatchi Gallery London

Posted by Ceri Hand on Apr 25, 2013 in Uncategorised | 0 comments

Really nice to see some of my favourite artists out in force tonight for New Order British Art Today preview at Saatchi Gallery tonight..

Thanks to Dominic From Luton for the invite & great to see his work, here signing posters of ‘Shoes Off If You Love Luton’:

Also great to see works by Charlie Billingham (showing at Ceri Hand Gallery in December this year):

And still love Steven Allan’s work & Sara Barker (Mary Mary Gallery) too:

Also nice to see Hannah Perry, Sunday Painter, Zavier Ellis amongst others..

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John Walter: The Rococo Riots at Vitrine Gallery tonight

Posted by Ceri Hand on Apr 23, 2013 in Uncategorised | 0 comments

Thanks to Alys Williams for introducing me to lovely John Walter at his preview tonight The Rococo Riots at Vitrine Gallery on Bermonsey Street:

Nice to see Holly Slingsby out & about & hear about her exciting upcoming performances..

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Deutsche Börse photography prize at The Photographers Gallery

Posted by Ceri Hand on Apr 19, 2013 in Uncategorised | 0 comments

At the annual Deutsche Börse photography prize at the Photographers Gallery: Mishka Henner; Cristina de Middel; Chris Killip and Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin, at the Photographers’ Gallery in London until 30 June

My good friend Karen Newman introduced me to budding photographer Gemma Marmalade & Mishka Henner tonight & great to see his work tonight..

Really liked Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin’s work

But I think my favourite has to be Cristina De Middel, so I look forward to seeing other works too..

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Chelsea MA Interim show, Schwitters, Provost & Chodzko, Nelson & Hiller..

Posted by Ceri Hand on Apr 13, 2013 in Uncategorised | 0 comments

Visited Chelsea MA Interim Part 1 today & liked Ji Eun Kim:

Great to see Hamish McLain’s new work – looks like he’s in the groove!

Jon Pilkington:

Eva Fabregas:

and Han Byul Kang:

Followed by Schwitters at Tate:

This one reminded me of Phillip Guston:

Collages & sculptures were great but not sure the Lake District was good for him as his portrait & landscape paintings were not desperately thought provoking & pretty benign..

Unlike Grizedale Arts who thrive there & have supported two great work by Laure Provost & Adam Chodzko..

Laure Provost’s film is brilliant..her invented narrative of her Grandad’s relationship with Schwitters is witty & captivating..

& Adam Chodzko’s good slightly erratic film is staged inside a huge wooden re-construction & plays off Provosts nicely…nice to hear Sutherland & Hudson in Operatic tremor..

Then finished off my art day with Mike Nelson at Matts Gallery which I’m glad I made the trip to see as still thinking about it:

And Susan Hiller, which was awesome:

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Lichtenstein at Tate Modern

Posted by Ceri Hand on Apr 9, 2013 in Uncategorised | 0 comments

Lichtenstein retrospective at Tate gives a great opportunity to see some of his more & less well known works in the flesh..interesting but didn’t put hairs in my arms like Baldessari..

Edward Krasinksi’s Untitled:

I went to his flat at the top of a tower block in Poland in 2007 & the whole flat with every room, object & surface was covered in blue tape at exactly the same height..there was an event being held in the flat that evening & Dan Graham was there to screen one of his films outside on the roof..I didn’t recognise him at first as he was wearing a jumper covered in bits of food & asked me if there was anywhere to buy Krasinksi postcards in the flat..! So good to know I could switch to art tourism if all else fails..I also saw an installation of his in the museum in Warsaw, more walls with blue tape..

Long live Joan Jonas:

Merce Cunningham in The Tanks:

I really want to love you Merce, truly I do…

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Lounger Preview tonight

Posted by Ceri Hand on Mar 28, 2013 in Uncategorised | 0 comments

Just been to East Croydon to see one of my favourite young artists Matt Welch’s new exhibition Lounger (March 30-April 14) at 1 Matthews Yard, Croydon, CRO 1FF www.matthewsyard.com..

It’s a really nice show with new work by Lauren Godfrey, David McLeavy & Matt Welch..

They will have better pics on the website soon apparantly…

Loved the show & great to have an intro to the works from Matt & Lauren & meet Alice who runs the space too!

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