Shape and Material at the Vyner Studio

Forthcoming Show and Opening on Thursday 25th November at Vyner Street Studio’s
http://www.thevynerstudio.co.uk/ 1-5 Vyner St.London E2 9DG
Contributing Artists: Mikael Alacoqve, Rania Bellou, Henry Byrne, Rob Chavasse, Elleanor Fawcett, Matthew McGuiness, Natuka Honrubia, Kristina Jimenez, Julia Mariscal, Jonhatan Moreno, Irene Perez Hernandezhttp://robchavasse.co.uk http://www.eleanorfawcett.co.uk http://www.ireneperezhernandez.comhttp://www.matthewmcguinness.com,http://www.juliamariscal.com Curated by Laura Plana Gracia,( lauraplanagracia.blogspot.com) in collaboration with the Vyner Studio, this promises to be an exiting show featuring a group of emerging artists working in a variety of media seeking to find exciting new ways to reinterpret established sculptural traditions.

Fashion Event 18th-21st Nov.2010

While on the subject of Fashion I would like to draw attention to a very special Sales Event by some cutting edge designers happening this week. See below and don’t miss it!

This season opening celebration weekend gives you unique access to a specially selected gathering of British designer brands.

Future of Beauty

Works by Miyake, Kawakubo and Yamamoto are presented alongside the next generation of Designers like Mintdesign , Jun Takahashi, and Junya Watanabe. I really enjoyed this well put together and informative show. On display are clothes expressing the stylistic expression and forms of Japan’s best designers over the last 30 years.

Damian Ortega at the Curve

I quote from the interview that Damian had with The Independent: ‘In some way objects are metamorphosing, changing their function and reviealing a new side to them. I’m not sure if I am being clear, but I think humor and fear create a ind of instability, forcing the viewer to interrogate the meaning of these objects which makes you perceive the other side of the coin. I am interested in producing another reality and a new knowledge, or at least forcing the viewer to doubt conventions and established ideas. I think this is the most ineresting thing about art.’

Student Demonstration 10/11/10

Is it not pityful that the actual issue concerning the cuts in education and increases of fees is not being discussed, and 90% of the pictures covering this event in the media are about the disruption by only a few of the 50’000 people who attended the march, people who came to make their views and serious concerns about the future of education in this country. Out on the street, it was peaceful nearly all day. I spoke later in the day to an Athropology Student at Goldsmiths who informed me that 1000 and more had assembled in the morning they set of and did they whole march joining up with other groups from other universities. She and her group felt dissapointed that at the end of the march they were greeted by fires and police , “it was such a small part of the whole event”, she said, it is a pity , because it overshadows the seriousness of the situation.
If the cuts go ahead The Arts and Humanities would suffer the most. Which would affect all bar 2 courses at Goldsmiths. This potentially could mean that in 10 years time Goldsmiths would not longer exist!
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