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Another blink-and-you-miss-it exhibition at the International finished today. We managed to catch it on Saturday and it was a good one....

Ian Jackson http://www.artinliverpool.com Another blink-and-you-miss-it exhibition at the International finished today. We managed to catch it on Saturday and it was a good one. ]]> Artists: Steve Gent, Gregory Scott Gurner, Prinul Patel, Doug King-Smith, Mary Parnwell, Sy Hackney, Anna Scheer, Kathryn Jordan, Sam Alty, Rodrigo Pareja, Gwenn Tregoat, David Parker, Alan Lee Varker, and Paul Senior … Bringing together artists from around the country – 8 years on from setting up the first Arts Organisation venture, 491 Gallery Sustainable Community Regeneration Art Project in Leytonstone, East London, a collection of founding members and artists brought together a diverse show. I especially liked Rodrigo Pareja's minimal paintings (above) and Primul Patel's larger abstracted landscapes (below) Transition. Exhibition at The International, Slater St. 14.11.2008 - 18.11.2008 ]]> tag:www.artinliverpool.com,2008:/biennial//2.5000 2008-11-09T15:07:56Z 2008-11-09T16:00:39Z

A couple of excellent live performances last weekend as part of the Meet Me at Sunset exhibition at the Grange in Ullet Road. A really nice exhibition too....

Ian Jackson http://www.artinliverpool.com A couple of excellent live performances last weekend as part of the Meet Me at Sunset exhibition at the Grange in Ullet Road. A really nice exhibition too. ]]> Joanne Ashbridge, a recent JMU Dance / Physical Theatre graduate, performed her 'Life, Death and Everything In Between' which started with putting an orange into a microwave and ended with her splashing red wine all over herself. Nagachoo from Japan performed "Link between ordinary and extraordinary"/ "The Chair", a lively mix of dance, saxophone playing and sawing one leg off a chair whilst balancing on it.   The exhibition, as usual, is spread around the large house and is well worth a visit. Artists: Acitore Artezione, Joanne Ashbridge , Richard Ashworth, Alison Appleton , Nicole Barton, Crina Boros, Oana Camilleri Urcan, Birgit Deubner (that's her Ladder installation pictured below), Fanchon Fröhlich & ‘Collective Phenomena’, Sue Ironfield, Lynn Jackson, Johanna Leech, Lei Liang, Michael Meldru, Marina Moreno, Nagachoo, Christine Oreilly Wilson, Silviu Pascalin, Irina Dana Popa, Nicholas Ryder-Martyn, Roxana Tohaneanu Shields, Ada Villa, Ruairi Watson Venue: Ullet Grange, 36 Ullet Road, Liverpool, L17 3BP, Merseyside, UK Open: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 1pm-5pm or by appointment. Contact: Gallery4allarts Mobile: 07756912911 E-mail: nbartos@gmail.com Website: http://www.gallery4allarts.com Project organised and curated by Nicole Bartos / Gallery4allarts Supported by Ullet Grange and Romanian Cultural Centre, London ]]> tag:www.artinliverpool.com,2008:/biennial//2.4999 2008-11-09T11:16:37Z 2008-11-09T11:26:22Z

This installation was at 11 Wolstenholme Sq. briefly last week. Its a shame if you missed it, it was delightful. On the ground floor Edden projected footage of birds alighting on telephone wires onto the gallery wall, from which she...

Ian Jackson http://www.artinliverpool.com This installation was at 11 Wolstenholme Sq. briefly last week. Its a shame if you missed it, it was delightful. On the ground floor Edden projected footage of birds alighting on telephone wires onto the gallery wall, from which she extends real wires or ropes to create a facsimile of the original scene. Along the wires, she places cards to function like film screens, momentarily catching the transient flock as they glimmer in and out of space and time. ]]> These 'birds', spindly metallic carcasses boasting brilliant plumes and electronic anatomies, share the voice of soprano Caz Weller, who worked with Edden to give the work "an ethereal sound to soar to." Edden has described this hybrid sonority, a collaboration of technology and nature, human voice and avian agility, as capturing the essence of "what it would be to be able to fly". In 'Colony', Jane Edden - Colony & An Oscillation of Caz Wellers Wolstenholme Projects 30.10.2008 - 2.11.2008 ]]> tag:www.artinliverpool.com,2008:/biennial//2.4992 2008-11-05T23:17:29Z 2008-11-05T23:29:27Z

Another very well attended viewing at Blackburne House this week as Wendy Dison's exhibition 'Crossing Place' was opened by Cairán Byrne, 1st Secretary at the Irish Embassy in London, and Roger Phillips of BBC Radio Merseyside....

Ian Jackson http://www.artinliverpool.com Another very well attended viewing at Blackburne House this week as Wendy Dison's exhibition 'Crossing Place' was opened by Cairán Byrne, 1st Secretary at the Irish Embassy in London, and Roger Phillips of BBC Radio Merseyside. ]]> Wendy grew up in Liverpool and went to Art School here and these 19 new paintings explore her response to the long connection between Ireland and Liverpool and its role as a crossing place in the wider Irish diaspora. Although these are paintings and some mixed media you can see she has a lot of experience in printmaking. Well worth a visit to the main hall at Blackburne House. ]]> tag:www.artinliverpool.com,2008:/biennial//2.4991 2008-11-05T22:48:15Z 2008-11-05T23:02:17Z

A lovely exhibition in the Coach House in Calderstones park runs until Sunday 9 November 2008. 'Birds in the Park' features several paintings and a few sculptures, prints and cards of birds by Joel Bird....

Ian Jackson http://www.artinliverpool.com A lovely exhibition in the Coach House in Calderstones park runs until Sunday 9 November 2008. 'Birds in the Park' features several paintings and a few sculptures, prints and cards of birds by Joel Bird. ]]> www.joelbird.com ]]> tag:www.artinliverpool.com,2008:/biennial//2.4984 2008-11-01T13:28:12Z 2008-11-01T13:45:42Z

I had the honour last night to be asked to open this exhibition by two artists from Stavanger (the other capital of culture this year) in Norway at the Mocha Lounge....

Ian Jackson http://www.artinliverpool.com I had the honour last night to be asked to open this exhibition by two artists from Stavanger (the other capital of culture this year) in Norway at the Mocha Lounge. ]]> Greetings From Stavanger - 31.10.2008 - 28.11.2008 Ingrid Solesvik ]]> tag:www.artinliverpool.com,2008:/biennial//2.4983 2008-11-01T10:24:06Z 2008-11-01T10:37:28Z

Look out for the Biennial Car today (Saturday). It was here for the Long Night and has been touring Biennial venues but returns to London this evening....

Ian Jackson http://www.artinliverpool.com Look out for the Biennial Car today (Saturday). It was here for the Long Night and has been touring Biennial venues but returns to London this evening. ]]> The car was designed by Daisy Delaney who you may remember was here for the 2004 Biennial placing small windmills onto unused signposts around the city ]]> tag:www.artinliverpool.com,2008:/biennial//2.4982 2008-10-31T12:04:54Z 2008-10-31T13:27:11Z

I suppose for all the staff having to work late at the various galleries it was frustrating but for the rest of us this was a really good night. We made it to a few places, all quite busy and...

Ian Jackson http://www.artinliverpool.com I suppose for all the staff having to work late at the various galleries it was frustrating but for the rest of us this was a really good night. We made it to a few places, all quite busy and a good atmosphere. Lets do it again, maybe on a smaller scale. ]]> Knowing that we'd need plenty of energy for the night ahead we took in some lovely Korean food from the (noodleless) Noodle bar at Static - taking another look around the Ssamzie store as well of course. A quick drive out to Ceri Hand's gallery for the Jen Liu exhibition which looks really good though the potato-powered battery was a bit slow to light up this trainer (sneaker). After parking the car back at home we went onto the Tate just in time to see Wolfgang Flür (ex-Kraftwerk) reading a couple of chapters from his autobiography 'Ich war ein Roboter' with a video from his current project sandwiched in between. He described the time that Kraftwerk first performed in Liverpool in 1975, something he'd always dreamt of as a fan of the Beatles and other UK bands. Unfortunately their performance at the Empire coincided with Paul McCartney's Wings also playing in Liverpool so although Kraftwerk were very popular here the Theatre was far from full.   Its great being able to walk back from the Albert Dock to the city centre via the new Chavasse Park and Liverpool One, I love it. Also providing a far more direct route to the Bluecoat via College Lane, The Display Centre and garden, the barbecue and music was still in progress but the poncho-making had finished which was a shame. So we went onto Red Wire where bands were performing covers of Daniel Johnston songs to coincide with the current exhibition there. This was taking place in the basement and we enjoyed very different performances from 'A Cup of Tea' and 'Man in the Dark'. Finally, where better to finish off an art crawl than 3345 Parr Street. It was the launch of the excellent exhibition of photographs of Jazz and Blues Legends by Terry Cryer. The band playing at the time was Ernie's Rhythm Section' Everywhere we went it was quite busy, everyone seemed to be having a good time. Of course, there's loads of places we didn't get to. Its a real shame to miss so much, I think I would rather see more frequent late night events maybe concentrating on one area each time.   ]]> tag:www.artinliverpool.com,2008:/biennial//2.4973 2008-10-28T10:46:52Z 2008-10-28T11:01:37Z

'In an Ideal World' features over 20 artists in St Brides church in Percy St. Official close date is the 30th October so I got there just before the end. The show was curated by Alice Lenkiewicz under the Toxteth...

Ian Jackson http://www.artinliverpool.com 'In an Ideal World' features over 20 artists in St Brides church in Percy St. Official close date is the 30th October so I got there just before the end. The show was curated by Alice Lenkiewicz under the Toxteth Art Gallery banner. ]]> St Brides is not a gallery though, its a church and its cold, dark, damp and untidy so a bit of an obstacle course and not the best conditions for viewing art. Better than nothing though, gallery space is always in short supply.   ]]> tag:www.artinliverpool.com,2008:/biennial//2.4965 2008-10-24T16:29:37Z 2008-10-24T16:32:11Z

Title Author Genre - Winter Lights 2008 launches 28th October Title Author Genre By Michael Pinsky Tuesday 28th October 2008, 7.30pm Join the Biennial for a reception with refreshments at the Mount Vernon Hotel, Irvine Street, L7 and celebrate the...

Ian Jackson http://www.artinliverpool.com Title Author Genre - Winter Lights 2008 launches 28th October Title Author Genre By Michael Pinsky Tuesday 28th October 2008, 7.30pm Join the Biennial for a reception with refreshments at the Mount Vernon Hotel, Irvine Street, L7 and celebrate the launch of the latest works in the Winter Lights series.]]> Title Author Genre takes the form of three animated neon sculptures placed in the three Liverpool neighbourhoods of Garston, Kensington and Kirkdale. Graffiti helps define our neighbourhoods and artist Michael Pinsky has worked closely with all three communities drawing inspiration from some of the graffiti tags that currently exist on streets and buildings. The process of transforming these marks into neon motifs and creating illuminated sculptures alters the way we think about them. Whilst some visitors only see abstract calligraphic shapes, others will recognise their origins or even have authored the tag they refer to. Begin the trail and view the works as they are switched on in each neighbourhood: 6:30pm Rotunda, 115 Great Mersey Street, L5 2PX 7:30pm Mount Vernon Hotel, 1 Irvine Street, L7 8SY Details of Title Author Genre in Garston are yet to be announced! Title, Author, Genre is part of the Winter Lights series, a Liverpool Biennial project developed in collaboration with Rotunda, Garston Cultural Village and Metal]]> tag:www.artinliverpool.com,2008:/biennial//2.4954 2008-10-19T14:54:05Z 2008-10-19T15:04:02Z

Elizabeth Willow at Folk and Fiction Friday 17th October 2008, 11 Wolstenholme Square, Liverpool L1. Photo and Text by Tony Knox As part of the Independents Biennial was a performance from Elizabeth Willow at the Folk and Fiction event at...

Ian Jackson http://www.artinliverpool.com Elizabeth Willow at Folk and Fiction Friday 17th October 2008, 11 Wolstenholme Square, Liverpool L1. Photo and Text by Tony Knox As part of the Independents Biennial was a performance from Elizabeth Willow at the Folk and Fiction event at Wolstenholme Projects , ]]> http://www.tonyknox.org.uk ]]> tag:www.artinliverpool.com,2008:/biennial//2.4952 2008-10-18T11:59:47Z 2008-10-18T12:31:57Z

Lis Edgar, the proprietor of Gostins gallery was a close friend of the late Richard (Dick) Young and collected several of his artworks as well as sketches, books and even paintbrushes....

Ian Jackson http://www.artinliverpool.com Lis Edgar, the proprietor of Gostins gallery was a close friend of the late Richard (Dick) Young and collected several of his artworks as well as sketches, books and even paintbrushes. ]]>  The paintings in the cafe are all by John O'Neill, another popular local artist who paints Liverpool life in all its colourful, larger than life attitude alongside the more peaceful but still vibrant views of Sefton Park and its Palm House. There was a Dick Young retrospective at Cornerstone quite recently, his paintings and drawings also capture Liverpool but not today's regenerated version, rather the more bohemian scene of 30 or 40 years ago. Don't miss the collected items in the display cabinet inside the shop, some cool sketches. Realms and Realities Gostins Gallery 19.09.2008 - 29.11.2008 ]]> tag:www.artinliverpool.com,2008:/biennial//2.4951 2008-10-17T22:58:18Z 2008-10-21T23:21:53Z

I'm sure the Liverpool Medical Institution is one of the most unnoticed big buildings in the city. Its that curved place on the corner that everyone dashes past on their way to the Everyman. Now at last there's a reason...

Ian Jackson http://www.artinliverpool.com I'm sure the Liverpool Medical Institution is one of the most unnoticed big buildings in the city. Its that curved place on the corner that everyone dashes past on their way to the Everyman. Now at last there's a reason to look up and take notice. ]]> This site-specific installation consists of a continuous vinyl printed image of disease cells which invades the building. These tiny universes of cells are my starting point from which I explore the dynamics of abstraction and question traditional notions of beauty. The work is only viewed from the outside. Its very rare for anyone to venture inside the building anyway, I worked on the campus for over 26 years and never saw anyone go in or out but then I was just rushing past to get to the Everyman. (I'm not serious of course, LMI is a world class conference centre with its own lecture theatre available for hire and as such is in constant use but the entrance is at the back) Transmission by Barbara Jones Liverpool Medical Institution 20.09.2008 - 30.11.2008 ]]> tag:www.artinliverpool.com,2008:/biennial//2.4949 2008-10-17T14:16:12Z 2008-10-17T14:16:52Z

Lots and lots of artworks by artists from all around the globe are crammed into 2 rooms for The Salon at 11 Wolstenholme Sq. until Sunday 19 Oct....

Ian Jackson http://www.artinliverpool.com Lots and lots of artworks by artists from all around the globe are crammed into 2 rooms for The Salon at 11 Wolstenholme Sq. until Sunday 19 Oct. ]]>   We arrived too early, things were still being assembled, you could spend ages here, a feast for the senses, clever projections, strange models, assemblages of found objects, scary etchings and good old drawings and paintings. Hurry - it finishes on Sunday 19th October Selected by The Projection Gallery and Mission Studios, in association with The Art Organisation and Liverpool Biennial Independents 2008.   ]]> tag:www.artinliverpool.com,2008:/biennial//2.4938 2008-10-11T14:40:01Z 2008-10-11T14:45:38Z

Tracy Lewis creates amazingly intricate metre square collages made from found natural materials. Lewis uses lots of dried red roses and other flowers in her work to create circular compositions that she calls “Life Cycles”....

Ian Jackson http://www.artinliverpool.com Tracy Lewis creates amazingly intricate metre square collages made from found natural materials. Lewis uses lots of dried red roses and other flowers in her work to create circular compositions that she calls “Life Cycles”. ]]> TRACY LEWIS : Recipes of Desire Titos and International Galleries, Slater Street. 8.10.08. – 19.10.08. Open 11am – 18.00 daily (closed Mondays) The driftwood-framed mirrors using materials found on the Crosby coastline where successful and skilfully executed, Lewis has recently relocated Back to the north after being based in London is an ex- Paralympics British Olympic athlete (silver medal winner) Text & Photo: Tony Knox www.tracylewis.co.uk ]]>