What are we going to do now? Art Previews roundup

A fairly busy “Last Thursday” in prospect with Art 14 opening, JR at Westbank Gallery and then the Victoria and Albert museum being hijacked by artiness from Hackney Wick.

Art 14

Like those Polynesian jamborees where a bunch of isolated islands get together for the purposes of mixing up the gene pool, Art 14 is another mega gathering of strutting and preening galleries. The emphasis is on modern and contemporary from domestic and international galleries. Key attractions on my dancecard will be Tag Fine Arts (home of Stanley Donwood prints) and Lazarides where preview pictures show we are in for a treat from JR.

Gallery, London, art, preview, private view, JR, Lazardes, Westbank Gallery, Sweet Toof, Hackney Wick

photo: Ian Cox

Olympia Grand

Hammersmith Road W14 8UX

 

JR – Made Corrections

I’m not sure whether this is coincident, coordination or competition but in Westbank Gallery up North a bit in Notting Hill, JR is opening Made Corrections, a sub project within his Inside Out scheme  in conjunction with Art Saves Lives, featuring the portraiture of youths in a Lithuanian “correction centre”.  A silent auction on the night of the original prints by JR will raise money for the Made Corrections project whose goal is its goal is to achieve funding in order to provide artistic opportunities to inmates of prisons.

Gallery, London, art, preview, private view, JR, Lazardes, Westbank Gallery, Sweet Toof, Hackney Wick

RSVP required:guestlist@londonwestbank.com.

Thursday 27th, 6pm

London Westbank Gallery

133-137 Westbourne Grove, W11 2RS

 

Hackney Wick Takeover

Its not just all about Thursday this week, on Friday London’s high culture institution Victoria and Albert museum throws open its doors to the sweaty artists of Hackney Wick and their trendy fans.   Artists will be “re-imagining” the V&A as Hackney Wick and Fish Island through a series of events. The only details to hand regarding this Friday is that The Wick Art Store, Posca pens and Stour Space are putting on drawing event featuring Bob Molotov, Hicks 54 and N J GM and Sweet Toof has pitched in some work.

Gallery, London, art, preview, private view, JR, Lazardes, Westbank Gallery, Sweet Toof, Hackney Wick

Pen Pushers

Friday 28th, 6.30 – 10.30

Victoria and Albert Museum

Cromwell Rd, London SW7 2RL