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‘Between Presence and Absence’ – an exhibition by Jason Jones. Liverpool Biennial 2010: John Lewis department store gets involved! © Gayna Rose Madder 2010 Jason Jones, manager of Liverpool Hope University’s prestigious Cornerstone Art Gallery, is the first artist ever [...]
This is the final of the three exhibitions at Editions Ltd for the Independents Liverpool Biennial. Aplogies for not reporting on the other two while they were actually on, all three were really rather good. The first was ‘Trailogue‘ 17 [...]
After Calderstones we went to Nic Corke’s gallery on Aigburth road where there is a fine selection of works by street artists. Banksy, of course, is probably the best known but the others are mostly established artists too and there’s [...]
If, like me, you missed Patricia MacKinnon-Day’s ‘Private Views Made Public‘ at the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, you can at least see the time-lapse video here Mackinnon-Day worked with six local people who “own” spectacular private panoramic views of these six [...]
A Life Not Sweet Anymore Calderstones Park Coach House Gallery 20.09-2010 – 26.09.2010 Has Italy, the country of the “Sweet Life” become a surreal labyrinth, where absurdity and irrationality among men is the constant? The answer given in the key [...]
About Here The Gallery Liverpool, Stanhope Street 17.09.2010 – 17.10.2010 Four artist – Christine O’Reilly Wilson, Susan Meyerhoff Sharples, Jane Hughes, Wendy Williams. Open: Monday – Saturday 10.30 – 16.30 (Closed Sun) If you have been to the gallery in [...]
This is probably the final exhibition at the National Conservation Centre and has been cut short as National Museums Liverpool restructure to cope with the recently announced cuts in funding. There have been many excellent exhibitions here in recent years, [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2010-42. ‘Earth and Aether’ installation by Lin Holland and Jane Poulton at Liverpool Cathedral, part of Independents Liverpool Biennial, 19 September – 12 December 2010. This fascinating installation with its house-shaped reflective structure hanging from [...]
Bluecoat Display Centre: A Sparkling Party – 2 October – 13 November 2010 A touring exhibition of selected works in silver by Kevin O’Dwyer. Review by Gayna Rose Madder Kevin O’Dwyer’s first solo exhibition in over 10 years, ‘A Sparkling [...]
Catalyst Reviews – An Encounter With Culley. A lovely review of Derek Culley’s Independents exhibition at the Gala Leo Casino, written by Sandra Gibson.
Gallery4allarts – Independents Biennial 2010 – 30th October 2010, 3pm SMLLCA Charity Contemporary Art Auction Gallery 1 “MINIBUS AND MEET ME AT SUNSET 2010” ‘Auction’: Saturday 30th Oct 3pm Auction assisted and hosted by Gayna Rose Madder. A charity exhibition [...]
From Jasmine Maddock… The Stuckists acclaimed art movement are looking for a venue for cafe culture style art exhibition poetry event Stuckism on Surrealism-about beau-tea:) combining beauty surrealism art and poetry with tea:) This is to be held as part [...]
If you haven’t visited the Williamson Tunnels yet then now is as good an opportunity as any as you’ll get to see an excellent exhibition at the same time as having the tour and learning the history of this weird [...]
Dream Machine at Metal at Edge Hill Station 15 September – 23 October 2010 Opening on the 180th Anniversary of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, inside the buildings of the oldest existing passenger railway station still in use, this exhibition [...]
EILISH CULLEY ‘An Element of Curiosity’ AT STUDIO 2 PARR ST © Gayna Rose Madder 2010 Eilish Culley has a well-developed ability to capture the unexpected moment. Combined with a fine sense of humour and a considerable set of technical [...]
Another excellent show of mostly new sculptures by Emma Rodgers, there is even a wolf which fits in nicely with the Biennial branding. The monkeys, hares and dancers continue to fascinate. You should be aware by now that Hope University [...]
Experimenting Links Oomoo Cafe 04.10.2010 – 28.11.2010 A small exhibition of work by Wendy Johnson looking at city and landscape interaction and that has developed from ceramics into print and felted textiles. Had coffee at Oomoo on Smithdown Road – [...]
Fanchon Fröhlich, Beryl Bainbridge – a friendship Gallery4allarts, Gallery 1 18th Sept – 29th Sept 2010 review by Gayna Rose Madder Fanchon Fröhlich is, I think it is fair to say, one of the most under-rated artists of these times, [...]
I’m having trouble keeping up with some of the galleries that are changing exhibitions at frequent intervals. Such as Nic Corke’s place in Aigburth Road. We did see the exhibition last Tuesday but by the time I’m getting round to [...]
Found a Pound has launched a Gallery Walking Tour to help you lose a few pounds by finding some pounds. Artist and Found a Pound creator Rowan Seddon-Harvey says “Found a Pound is a fun treasure hunt to find nearly [...]
I like Frank Moore’s latest paintings, a lot different from his abstracts of past years. These are really strong and worth studying. The eighth show in the Corke Art Gallery’s ‘10 Exhibitions in 10 Weeks’ series is a solo show [...]
An encounter with CULLEY Artist: Derek Culley Exhibition: 25th September– 29th November You are invited to an exhibition of paintings by Derek Culley. Gala Leo Casino’s contribution to the Independents Liverpool Biennial Contemporary Arts Festival. Exhibition on display from 25/09 [...]
There is an excellent exhibition at Metal now as part of Future Station and this Saturday, 13 November 2010 there is an afternoon / evening of events including the temporary re-formation of the Edge Hill BR Brass Band! Past meets [...]
Collage Collectables Presents 21 October – 27 November 2010 Collage Collectables & Fine Arts Presents – An exhibition of work by artists who work in a variety of styles and media. Artists: Colin Reid, Cherie Grist, Derek Corlett, George O’Brien, [...]
18 September – 28 November 2010 Be part of it The Biennial is approaching fast and the website is getting very busy with more artists and galleries registering and entering their details. Artists exhibiting in the Liverpool region at any [...]
3345 Abstract Amigos – John Hoyland 22 September – 17 October 2010 Exhibition of Prints by John Hoyland RA. Major British Abstract Master / Painter. One of a series of four exhibitions of prints by abstract artists. Other exhibitions featuring [...]
Journey of the Bride at Blackburne House, Main Hall 2 – 30 September 2010 Solo exhibition of black and white drawings by Alice Lenkiewicz. A postmodern fairytale about a woman’s magical journey. A Bride runs away on her wedding day, [...]
Another good 1 week show at Corke Gallery. Nic Corke has written some fine words about each artist which I’ll reproduce here (makes my job easier). Landscapes and Views – Past & Present at Corke Gallery 26 – 30 October [...]
Keep a look out for these artworks if you’re travelling on the Merseyrail network. Mark Willcox’s exhibition is actually part of the Independents Biennial but it started towards the end and continues until 31 January 2011. There are currently 12 [...]
Martin Greenland: ‘New Fiction’ at Cornerstone Gallery, 18 September – 12 November 2010 Review © Gayna Rose Madder 2010 Martin Greenland, winner of John Moores Prize 2006 with ‘Before Vermeer’s Clouds’, has a new exhibition, ‘New Fiction’ which has just [...]
“Meet me at Sunset 2010” Until 27th November 2010 Gallery4allarts, Gallery 1 & Gallery 2, Closing event: 27th November 2010, 3pm-5.00pm Curator’s tips and impressions on the exhibition: This exhibition calls and releases a special energy, allows creativity to glow [...]
Tony Knox’s Mothman comic book, limited edition of 500 numbered 1 to 500. Once they are gone there is always the online version. Mothman comic book is available at the Bluecoat and selected galleries throughout Liverpool. This is the follow [...]
Photos © Minako Jackson Nick Crowe and Ian Rawlinson ‘No Sign of Helicopters’ at Ceri Hand Gallery 16 September – 16 October 2010 For their debut solo exhibition at the Ceri Hand Gallery, which coincides with the Liverpool Biennial, Nick [...]
Pablo de Lillo at View Two Gallery 7 – 30 October 2010 Spanish artist Pablo de Lillo uses drawing, painting, sculpture or collage to develop his work of shaped formal presence and symbolic ambiguity in a calculated installation that enhaces [...]
There’s a couple of nice new paintings by Peter Chan in Kirsty Doyle’s shop in Liverpool ONE. I think Peter has had work in various retailers during every Liverpool Biennial (as well as other times of course). He nearly missed [...]
Corke Art Gallery presents as part of the Liverpool INDEPENDENTS BIENNIAL Flypast by Pope in Liverpool at ‘Outsiders’ In Exhibition Tue 21st – Sat 25th September 2010 (Part 1) Tuesday – Friday 2pm – 6pm and Saturday 10am – 2pm [...]
Independents Biennial: Six Rooms Gallery, Birkenhead (until 27.11.10). featuring a rare showing of paintings by Stephen Guyon Bird. Review © Gayna Rose Madder, November 2010. Set in a large Georgian House near one corner of the beautiful architecture of Birkenhead’s [...]
All photos © Minako Jackson The Six Rooms Gallery – Group 2 The Six Rooms Gallery 08.10.2010 – 30.10.2010 Exhibition featuring 12 Wirral artists and friends This evening (14/10/2010) is an ideal time to take a look yourself as the [...]
Another fine group show at the Academy, catch it this week. Also two more shows on at the same time ‘Just Lennon‘ by Len Ehlen and ‘Hands to Peace‘ by Gustavo Canavosio. Spectrum at Liverpool Academy of Arts 26 October [...]
All photos c. Minako Jackson Another excellent thoughtful exhibition at the Bridewell has just opened and continues until 28 November 2010. The previous exhibition ‘Investigation‘ was great too but I hadn’t been able to review it before it finished. This [...]
It’s a shame this exhibition only ran for 1 week, it finishes today, Thursday 11 November 2010. I would like to have spent more time watching Filippos Tsitsopoulos videos and admiring the photographs of Ruth Dillon and Becs Andrews as [...]
Just to confirm there is a viewing tonight Friday even though there was one last night at The Gallery Liverpool in Stanhope St. This exhibition is only on until next Thursday 11 November 2010 – try not to miss it. [...]
TABULA RASA: THEATRE – RITUAL – COMMUNION Unity Theatre, Hope Place 18.09.2010 – Early 2011 The UnityTheatre is housed in a former synagogue: this piece looks at the parallels between theatre, religious ritual, performance and communion. An installation by Alexandra [...]
All Photos © Minako Jackson Taming Smoke by Amanda Griffiths at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral in the Lady Chapel 4 – 29 September 2010 A collection of smoke fired ceramics with drawings, paintings and photographs to show the underlying creative practice. [...]
Photos by Minako Jackson Look out for this excellent installation in St Luke’s which is part of the Independents but should continue until Spring 2011. We saw the artist, Tony Phillips, making the sculpture on site several times in all [...]
The Slightly Light Night Public open art evening in Wirral Thursday October 14 2010 The Slightly Light Night is a public art evening planned for the 14th of October in Birkenhead of 3 venues that are part of the Liverpool [...]
An Antidote to the Ghastly Turner Prize at View Two Gallery 7 October – 30 October 2010 This exhibition by several Stuckist artists ends on Saturday 30 October 2010. It’s very much a selling show including a ‘bargain wall’ and [...]
The Sandwich Bureau on Wood St. is a curious place. A few booth areas each with a monitor and paintings on the wall. The monitors were blank when we went so I’m wondering if they show art videos or football, [...]
Should be a lovely event at Tracy Lewis’s place near the shore this weekend, even the weather forecast is looking good. SATURDAY 9 October 2010 16.00 – 21.00 at Tracy Lewis’s studio & garden. There are 8 small rooms and [...]
During the Liverpool Biennial Up to 28/11/2010 By Rowan Seddon-Harvey Better than FREE, We Pay You! Found a Pound is a fun treasure hunt to find nearly £1000 in pound coins hidden in art galleries and public spaces during the [...]
