Art/Value/Currency Project - Nov 1st @ Pigeon Wing Gallery

I'm participating in a project called Art/Value/Currency curated by artist/curator Isobel Shirley, which kicks off at the Pigeon Wing Gallery on Sunday 1st Nov. from 9am, with a program of performance works to run along side.

Art/ Value/ Currency explores the intertwining roles of trade, value systems and networking within the art world, highlighting the importance of creating exposure for artists and their working practice.

The project has 3 stages:

Part One: The 31 works are exhibited at The Pigeon Wing, together with an open discussion of the project and the works involved.

Part Two: The collection will be taken to New York where Shirley will visit local artists, galleries, curators and collectors to showcase this collection of British art. During these meetings the works will be offered in exchange for another artwork of the same uniform size to take its place. These meetings and exchanges will be documented through the Art/ Value/ Currency’s online space hosted by The Bunker Gallery.

Part Three: Once all the artworks have been exchanged for new work, the collection will return to London and be re-exhibited at The Pigeon Wing. These new works will then be given to the original set of artists to complete the swap.

The Pigeon Wing Gallery, Top Floor (front), Guild House Rollins street, London, UK

Photos from The Bigger Picture - Festival of Interdependence

This weekend I had my Pattern Series up at the The Bigger Picture - Festival of Interdependence at the Bargehouse. I shared a room with the great people from Magnificent Revolution and their Human Powered Machines. Below are some photos I managed to take.

New Painting hot off the easel

Acrylic, Ink & Collage on Paper
42cm x 60cm

Exhibiting at The Bigger Picture - Festival of Interdependence on the Southbank on the 24th October

I'll be exhibiting my Large Appliance on Pattern paintings this weekend at Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf for The Bigger Picture - Festival of Interdependence on the Southbank on the 24th October.

Also sharing my exhibition space will be a selection of appliances that will be run by bicycle power - very cool!

www.thebiggerpicture2009.org

What I saw this week

Took in a few shows this week. The Blair Thurman exhibition at the Alexia Goethe Gallery was amazing. I love neon and he managed to make me love it more. It's like amazing punk neon gritty no holes barred neon opulence with a very cool west coast pop art feel. Well worth a look.

I also took in the Pop life exhibition at the Tate. I'm still deciding on that one. Disappointing that they weren't able to hold their guns and show the Richard Prince Spiritual America, 1983 (The Art Newspaper have an article chronicling the events here). I'm a big Jeff Koons fan and his room where work from his Made in Heaven series was on show, big, tacky, brilliant, over the top, literal koons porn - what more can you ask for? I also enjoyed the Keith Haring room experience and the crazy world created by Murakami. I wasn't as impressed by the rest of the exhibition.

And last but not at all least was the Ed Ruscha retrospective at the Hayward Gallery. I loved it. West Coast cool. Absolutely amazing and inspiring.

Brown featured on Art Review Website

My painting of Gordon Brown has been featured in the artworks section of the Art Review website

Robin Clare Shop now ready

Check out my new shop. It's got a selection of limited edition multiples from my Printed Noise series, A choice of 3 tote bags with images taken from my White Noise series, and a few original line drawings for good measure. All easily purchasable thru Paypal.



http://www.robinclare.com/Robin%20Clare%20Shop.htm

What I did this week

Last week I went to Kirsty E Smith's exhibition and artist talk at the Westbourne Grove Church Artspace. The show titled 'Close Encounters of a Frillip Moolog Kind' runs until 12th October and I would suggest taking the time to see it. Kirsty manages to seemlessly merge her love of modernist design and frilly madness. Her works are emotionally evocative and work on both a visual and intellectual level. With titles like 'Hyacinth' described as a lady of a certain age, it's impossible to not be completly beguiled by Kirsty's creations who she describes as beings. The viewer is encouraged to interact with the work and explore the many textures, forms and tones of Kirsty's beings.