Counterwork

26.07.11

Home At Core Gallery

I’m going to be making new work at Core Gallery, Deptford, in October for the group show Home.

For my work I intend to build a secret room - a refuge - only accessible via a short but claustrophobic maze. This room will be the refuge of a person who is attempting to escape from the current financial and cultural crises.

Other artists include: Lucy Austin, Delaine Le Bas, Graham Crowley, Rosalind Davis, Peter Davis, Kate Murdoch, Freddie Robins, Emily Speed, Annabel Tilley and Rose Wylie.

23.06.11

PSI3 Launch Imminent

Place, Space and Identity 3 launches tomorrow at 4pm in the wonderful setting of Bethesda Chapel, Junction of Albion Street and Bethesda Street, City Centre (Hanley), Stoke-on-Trent.
All of the artists will be on hand to talk about their work and explain a little about their plans for the next few months.
I hope to see you there.

14.06.11

Art Is A Lie

Text from my talk at AIR Salon at Core Gallery on 13.06.11.
Download the PDF.
Some of the text has already appeared in Modes Of Practice.
It was a very good night with lots of stimulating conversation.

10.06.11

New Commission

I’ve been commissioned as one of six artists for a major project in Stoke-on-Trent - Place, Space and Identity 3.
Yesterday I met with the other artists and the project organisers and we went on a tour of the locations where work may be sited.
There is a little more info on my project page and more photos from the recce below.

More...

20.04.11

Generator

I’ve been selected for Artquest’s Generator Bursary. The bursary only goes ahead if we crowdfund enough money from WeDidThis.org.uk so get pledging.

There are three artists involved: myself, Gareth Hudson and Marina Rees. If you make a pledge and the target is met you’ll get an artist-made reward - the more you pledge, the more exclusive the reward. If that’s not enticing enough you’ll also be helping to make great art happen.

18.04.11

Piss Christ Attacked

From The Guardian:
The controversial work Piss Christ by the New York photographer Andres Serrano has been destroyed at a gallery in France after weeks of protests.
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Just after 11am on Sunday, four people in sunglasses entered the gallery where the exhibition was being held. One took a hammer from his sock and threatened security staff. A guard restrained one man but the remaining members of the group managed to smash an acrylic screen and slash the photograph with what police believe was a screwdriver or ice pick. They then destroyed another photograph, of nuns’ hands in prayer.

Read the full story...

12.04.11

Buy a Censored Book

Visit the Censored Books page to purchase a book.
Books come in three sizes: Small (Softback): £25, Medium (Softback): £40 and Large (Hardback): £65.
Get them while they’re hot, they’re lovely!

12.04.11

The News (phase 3)

Video piece The News is updated again - with text.