3 2 1 A A and away 12..

Carlos Noronha Feio

3, 2, 1, 0 - A A And Away - 1, 2....

Rugs, Video and Installations

The Allsop Gallery

29th January - 12th March

Carlos' work is engaged with the points at which geography and migration meet, where different cultures collide, intertwine or impose their imperatives on each other. He represents these concerns from the personal perspective of his own nationality, weaving his identity with the cultures of the places and histories he encounters internationally.
As in several other works, Carlos Noronha Feio has used Afghan war rugs as a starting point for '...3 2 1 A, A AND AWAY 1 2 ...'

Rugs that record history and folklore have a long tradition in Afghanistan. When Soviet tanks arrived in 1979, there was already some awareness of the existence of war rugs, but the invasion intensified their production bringing them to the attention of the collecting public in the west.

With designs drawing on the symbolism used in the Afghan tradition, Carlos Noronha Feio’s rugs are made by traditional carpet makers from the Casa dos Tapetes in Arraiolos, Portugal. This region has been making rugs for over a millennium. It had been an Arab province for many centuries and the influence remains strong. This represents a meeting point between Carlos' own cultural background and that of Afghanistan.

The title '...3 2 1 A, A AND AWAY 1 2...' evokes the idea of space exploration. Reflecting on his voyages, on trade and the connections he was exploring whilst making the work prompted a simple question; ' If we found a new world, pure and simple, what would we export from ours?

The exhibition features his latest work funded by the Gulbenkian Foundation.

Events

Public launch: Thursday 27 January 6pm - 8:30pm

In conversation: Artist and art historian Michael Petry talks with artists Carlos Noronha Feio. FREE - booking recommended. Saturday 26 February 3pm - 5pm.

Public sessions: Introduction and informal discussion of the exhibition over coffee. FREE. 1 hr sessions. Wednesday 2 February 11am & 2.30pm and Wednesday 9 March 11am & 7pm.

By appointment: Week commencing 28ruary - interactive sessions for school, special interest and community groups. Call box office on 01308 424204 to discuss ideas and times. 

http://www.carlosnoronhafeio.co.uk/

For more information see also:

www.reflexus.net
www.imagemusictext.com

http://www.bridport-arts.com/whats-on/event-details?id=474

Adam Latham

PERFORMANCE ART EVENT: The Dandyism of Contempt

DATE: Thursday, 20th January 2011

LOCATION: CAMDEN TOWN UNLIMITED,

15 Camden High Street, London, NW1 7JE

www.camdentownunlimited.com

The Dandyism of Contempt is a performance art event curated by Vanessa Mitter and Joshua Y'Barbo with performances by: Mark McGowan, Brian 'Dawn' Chalkley, Jack Catling, The Skinjobs, Nicola Ruben Montini, Robin Bale, Douglas Park, Adham Faramawy, Alec Dunnachie, Pauline A. Amos, John Wild, James Gardiner, Kiki Taira, Lennie Lee, Frog Morris, Karl Weill and Edward Cotterill.

Skinjobs on at 7.15 pm

preview of new track 'Beautiful Sea'

from upcoming musical 'South Pacific (A Short Play in Black and White)'

www.adamlatham.co.uk
www.myspace.com/theskinjobs

Albuquerque Mendes / Inaugura_Sábado dia 15

ALBUQUERQUE MENDES
"Trancoso, 17 de Marco de 1953"
15 de Janeiro a 13 de Março 2011


INAUGURAçãO: Sábado dia 15


LOCAL: Galeria de Arte do Teatro Municipal da Guarda
www.tmg.com.pt

+INFO:


No sábado, dia 15 de Janeiro, o Teatro Municipal da Guarda inaugura
na Galeria de Arte a exposição "Trancoso, 17 de Março de 1953" da
autoria do artista plástico Albuquerque Mendes. Natural de Trancoso, este
artista tem protagonizado uma das mais activas e intensas presenças
na cena artística portuguesa. O artista estará na inauguração que
se realizará às 18h00.
A fotógrafa Andreia Poças define a obra de Albuquerque Mendes como
difícil de rotular, uma vez que o artista «cruza sistematicamente
no seu trabalho a performance, a pintura e a instalação, para além
da mail art ou das artes gráficas».
Segundo a fotógrafa, «esta justaposição peculiar de géneros,
elementos, imagens e objectos serve-lhe para interrogar ironicamente
ora os contextos da história da arte, do seu significado e do seu
destino, ora alguns mitos iconográficos da religião, da cultura e
da sociedade portuguesas. É um artista português e, enquanto tal,
obcecado pela religião e, mais gravemente, pelo Cristianismo; as
suas performances são muitas vezes constituídas por rituais
reminiscentes de referências das procissões e das manifestações religiosas e
profanas da cultura popular portuguesa.
Notáveis são o seu humor e utilização táctica do grotesco; é o
caso das suas colagens sobre os travestis, das suas pinturas sobre as
prostitutas ou de uma série de colagens que incluí fragmentos de
fotografias extraídas de revistas pornográficas. As obras de
Albuquerque Mendes deslocam o que é marginal para a arena pública,
com efeitos críticos imediatos mas imprevisíveis, numa sapiente e
mesurada aplicação dos códigos kitsch do grotesco contemporâneo».
"Trancoso, 17 de Março de 1953" de Albuquerque Mendes ficará
patente até 13 de Março. A exposição tem entrada livre e pode ser
visitada de terça a domingo na Galeria de Arte do TMG.

Patrick Coyle - Time Out, London

Patrick Coyle - Time Out, London

Giorgio Sadotti: Flower Ssnake performance

Giorgio Sadotti: Flower Ssnake
Wednesday 5 January 2011, 19.00–20.00
As part of Giorgio Sadotti's Christmas tree project, Flower Ssnake, a performance on Twelfth Night will mark the end of the festive season.
Tate Britain Rotunda
Free
Limited places. To ensure a place, please collect a ticket in advance from the Tate Britain Member's Desk.
This event is related to the Christmas Tree 2010: Giorgio Sadotti: Flower Ssnake exhibition