Stuff on the wall, on the floor, floating in the air…
Bernat Daviu, Colin Guillemet, Peter Simpson, Alaena Turner
Curated by Juliette Rizzi
Presented by Angela de La Cruz
Launch: 13 September, 6–9pm
14 September to 9 October 2011
Stuff on the wall, on the floor, floating in the air... is an interdisciplinary show of four emerging artists and a curator selected by artist Angela De La Cruz.
The project began as an ongoing blog between the four artists and curator. The discussions which arose in the blog led the artists to create an exhibition, which transferred the spontaneity, dynamism and tension that characterises the nature of discussion in the online realm into a physical situation. The title is borrowed from a description of René Daniels painting The Return of Performance, 1987. It indicates the interest of the four artists in abstraction and draws out the relationship to performance as a means to activate and re-frame the art object.
A series of events organised by the artists and the curator have been planned throughout the duration of the exhibition. These will pick up on the performative aspect of their practices and will involve music, discussion and dance.
Tuesday 13 September & Saturday 8 October, 6 – 9pm
Painting-Overalls
Contemporary dance choreographer Jamila Jonhson-Small has created a performance that will set Daviu’s costumes in motion. The performance develops potential narratives associated with the work.
Saturday 17 September 7pm – 11pm
Golden Cranes
During his time at Chelsea College of Art, Peter Simpson, along with his brother, curated a semi-regular night of experimental music. The name 'Golden Cranes' stuck with them, and they have since gone on to promote more DIY concerts and evenings of music based performance. For this event they will re-create their formative years at Art College by putting on their favourite obscure music, surrounded by art-clutter!
Saturday 24 September, 8 -10pm
A murder mystery tour
A fictional account of the making of the show. Alaen Turner invites the audience to watch the unfolding of a plot, performed by actors representing the artists. As the story develops over the evening the physical art objects are re-imagined as props or clues in a narrative, and the exhibition setting becomes a scene. It will work as a surreal re-contextualisation of how/why everything in the exhibition came to be together.
Saturday 17 September & Saturday 24 September, 12 – 5pm
Family workshops Walking paintings
Visit the exhibition and go for a walk with your own work of art. Join for a free drop-in workshop inspired by the exhibition. A table will be placed in the market (London Fields schoolyard) where families can pick up materials. All welcome, children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Open: Thursday to Friday, 12–6pm, Saturday to Sunday, 10–6pm
