Monday 19 March 2012

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Friday 30 March - Sunday 29 April 2012, BLANKSPACE, Manchester

INSIDE: 30 March - 29 April 2012

EXHIBITION LAUNCH: Thursday 29 March (6-9pm)

BLANKSPACE, Manchester

Free Entry

Participating artists: Claudia Borgna, Philip Cheater, Drop Collective, Gill Greenhough, Rosie Leventon, David Ogle, Emily Rubner, Liz West and Chris Wright

Within the insular and atmospheric setting of BLANKSPACE gallery, Inside explores the psychological connections we form with our environment, placing the participant within a collection of works that disturb, envelop, and engage. All the works featured in this exhibition are united by themes of absence, loss, memory, fantasy and nostalgia, sparking the imagination and placing the participant both physically and mentally within the viewing space.

Kate Charlton, Blank Media Collective’s Lead Curator states; “Inside gives us the opportunity to bring together a collection of artworks which are going to encourage the audience to interact with pieces in a new and different way. This is an ambitious exhibition, bringing together an eclectic range of artists helping them to showcase works that may not have otherwise have been realised. Inside will set a precedent to what will be another exciting year for the organisation.”

To accompany the exhibition, there will be a hand-made publication featuring short prose and poetry inspired by the exhibition themes. Collating the work of twelve emerging writers, each of the pieces creates a perfect accompaniment to the exhibition experience.






Thursday 8 March 2012

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Now in its sixth year, the S1 SALON returns with a new season of artists' film & video screenings, selected from an international open call. This year's salon has been chosen by guest selectors,Linder (artist), Lisa Le Feuvre (Head of Sculpture Studies at the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds), and Ben Rivers (artist), who will each present one of the salon screenings along with a personal selection of film and video.
S1 Artspace will host three separate salon screenings of work by national and international artists throughout March and April 2012. Each screening is divided into two parts; Part One presents a selection of films from the open call, and Part Two, a personal selection of film and video from each of the guest selectors. Each screening will be introduced by one of the guest selectors.
29th of March 2012, 6.30 - 8.30pm: Menageriepresented by Linder
5th of April 2012, 6.30 - 8.30pm: Tipping Point presented by Lisa Le Feuvre
12th of April 2012, 6.30 - 8.30pm: Ode to the Flâneur presented by Ben Rivers
Works by Jenny Baines | Francesca Banchelli | Oliver Bancroft | Jenn Berger | Sara Bjarland | Laura Buckley | Lindsay Foster | Robert Foster | Daniel Jacoby | Hyewon Kwon | Alex Pearl | Bruno Ramos | Jessica Sarah Rinland | Daniel Shanken

Free Entry
Drink Available

Tuesday 6 March 2012

An Interesting Read:

Interview with Sianne Ngai as seen in Cabinet Issue 43 'Forensics':

http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/43/jasper_ngai.php