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.
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.
RSVP required:guestlist@londonwestbank.
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.
Pen Pushers
Friday 28th, 6.30 – 10.30
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Rd, London SW7 2RL
