Monday, May 31, 2010

LEAFLET


Hey guys. Thanks to all who came out for our discussion today.

We have decided to make a 12 page A5 booklet--3 artists per page, with a little guide to the exhibition in the front.

Also, we have named it "State of Sculpture" and decided on the cover, to draw our room as if it were a map (See the photo of quick sketches)--3 dimensional, with maybe a line running from door to door like a river--the idea is that it looks like it's own state. It'll be something simple. No words, just lines.


Two things:

If you object to any of this, speak up soon--it is being sent to the printers Wednesday morning.

If you want to do the drawing for the cover, POST IT ON HERE no later than 4PM tomorrow (Tuesday).

Speak now or forever hold your piece.


That's all!

XO

Sunday, May 30, 2010

productive picnic

I propose that anybody who wishes to help design this exhibition leaflet come for a meeting in the park tomorrow (Monday, May 31st.). I've gathered all of the necessary information, except from Jessie and Charlie--we just need to get this thing to the printer by Wednesday!

DUE TO UGLY WEATHER-- we are NOW meeting at CAFE 1001 ON BRICK LANE (kind of across from Rough Trade)

I'll make cupcakes, bring my computer with everything on it and we'll get this thing done!

Saturday, May 29, 2010

SOMETHING AT THE RAG FACTORY - invitation to exhibit.





Clay Mohrman, CSM foundation student in Product Design pathway, has been organizing for the last months an Exhibition (after the foundation one).
He reserved one of the rooms in amazing place, called The Rag Factory, http://www.ragfactory.org.uk/, which is just off Brick Lane.
I am helping him with the organization of the show, which is going to take place Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 of June. (Friday 18 whole day of hanging).
The space is really interesting, hidden behind what looks like a warehouse entry, it´s really big and kind of non gallery really, since the walls are convered in tiles and electricity cables are going around, the lighting is going to be set for the show, it´s a space that is generally used for theatre shows and performances.

The invitation to exhibit is open to anyone who has the desire of doing it. The space is limited, of course, but there is not curation or selection of work, it´s just about the willing to show.
Some confirmed participants come from Chelsea 1st year BA, The Ruskin 1st year BA, and all around our foundation course.
I informally talked to some of you, but I would love to invite everyone in the sculpture team to join and come and show what we like doing.

As we have no sponsors (yet), we are all paying 35 pounds for the 3 days of renting the space,
We are planing on having some live bands playing at evenings, and of course a nice party, which in any case youll be invited!


Il you feel like it, please write an e-mail to clay.mohrman@gmail.com

The whole thing is about enthusiasm and energy of doing and showing and seeing new thing, so any idea or comment please please say, write or post!

xx

Juli

John Bock.


The Curve
10 June 2010 - 12 September 2010

The internationally-acclaimed, Berlin-based artist John Bock is renowned for his surreal installations combining performance, sculpture and film. Drawing on an idiosyncratic range of interests, Bock creates an absurd amalgamation of references from the disciplines of economics, fashion, film, politics, philosophy and music, among others.
In Bock’s installation a modified mobile home lands like an alien space ship in the middle of The Curve, where it docks with parasitic structures suspended from the ceiling. These make-shift architectural structures house various enterprises: a pub, a noodle restaurant and shops. Resembling a utopian, plug-in city constructed of found materials and handmade elements, the installation alludes to the original plan for the Barbican’s Frobisher Crescent which was to include a shopping arcade one level above The Curve. Live performances by Bock and other actors periodically animate the installation and can be viewed on screens in the gallery.


Friday, May 28, 2010

The Aesthetics of Girlishness A History of Shōjo Manga (Girls' Comics) in Japan


A talk by Deborah Shamoon, University of Notre Dame

Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore SW7 2EU
Humanities Seminar Room
Wednesday 2 June 2010 4 PM


Shōjo manga, or romance comics for teenage girls, is an extremely popular and prominent genre of comics in Japan. This genre is characterized by a very dense visual style, including flowery backgrounds and big-eyed, androgynous boys and girls. Why is this genre so appealing to girls? Where did it come from? And why do so many of the stories feature androgynous characters or even homosexual romance?

This talk will give an overview of the history of shōjo manga, from its origins in 1920s and 30s girls' magazines, to the "revolution" of women writers in the 1970s. The main focus will be on the development of shōjo manga’s distinctive visual style, using as a primary example Ikeda Riyoko's 1972 hit The Rose of Versailles, which has been called the "shining masterpiece of shōjo manga."

REMINDER

Jessie and Charlie: I still need exhibition information from you. Please e-mail me ASAP. Failure to participate will lead to exclusion or a very inaccurate description.

Everybody come to Marc's thing on Saturday night! It'll be fun!


Thats all.
xo

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Francis Alÿs: The Poetics of Experimentation. Saturday 19 June 2010, 14.00–17.00



Francis Alÿs’s practice encompasses political issues such as borders and migration, poetics of the everyday (as seen in his objects and small-format paintings), and gestures signalling an interest in precariousness and performativity. These three areas are discussed by T.J. Demos, Anna Dezeuze and Catherine Lampert, chaired by curator Mark Godfrey, in connection with the exhibition at Tate Modern.
Francis Alÿs supported by Eugenio Lopez, Mexico with additional support from Bilge Ogut Cumbusyan and Haro Cumbusyan

Tate Modern Starr Auditorium
£15 (£12 concessions), booking recommended