"130 views" is an open exhibition celebrating Oxford House's 130th anniversary. An exciting show that challenges the conventions of art as artists depict a common theme (130) with total freedom. This is an excellent opportunity to discover first-hand the creative diversity of both emerging and established artists. "130 Views" exhibition opening: Thursday 4th September, 6 - 9pm An opportunity to meet the artists and enjoy a glass of wine. Also a fantastic start for what will be the second edition of Oxford House’s Knowledge Annual Arts Festival.
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The Crisis Commission, Bermondsey Project, 9-24 May - The Strand Gallery, 30 May-9 June
A major exhibition featuring new works by leading contemporary artists, alongside works from people who have experienced homelessness – clients of homelessness charity Crisis. The exhibits are a mixture of film, sculpture, painting and illustration, coming together to create a unique combined reflection on the theme of ‘home’. Following the exhibition, the works will be sold at Christie’s with all proceeds going to Crisis. The cost of commissioning has been met by lead sponsor GSK. Following the exhibition, the works will be exhibited at The Strand Gallery from 30 May to 9 June and subsequently sold at Christie’s… THE ABYSS (25 April - 27 April 2014)
THE ABYSS The Abyss is an exhibition initiated and lead by the artist Gayna Pelham together with 3 artists from Crisis Skylight Bermondsey: Jose Gomez, Tendekai and Jasper Woolf. Combining symbolic and allegorical ideas as well as cultural and personal viewpoints, the artists have worked collectively on all stages of the exhibition to produce a collaborative work. In the exhibition the viewer will journey through an interactive installation which will take them from the outside world into the inner world of the abyss as they move through the gallery space. The installation will explore contrasts between a more certain physical outer world and an uncertain internal perspective. When connections with the outer world are broken communication can become fragmented and that world no longer seems as definite or solid. If you cannot communicate and connect with the world you know then even the familiar and the ordinary becomes alien and disorientating. To experience this fragility in reality can be disturbing and confusing but the only way through a different state of mind is to keep going. Similarly, the only way out of the installation is to keep moving until you finally emerge. In order to create connections beyond the exhibition the viewer is invited to participate through posting parts of a large collective painting made out of postcards to friends and family. 3
A group show by several artists with different cultural perspectives; Farid Ighouban (Algeria), Stephen Grant (Scotland), Jose Gomez (Spain) who have produced work in a shared open plan studio over the past year. The exhibition examines the idea of dialogue between individuals within a small group with its potential for cross-pollination and greater collaborative intention. |
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