ARTISTS TALKING

# 22 [4 April 2013]

Fun forthcoming shows I'd like to see you at which involve performance works: 

(Part 1)

'WHAT AUDIENCE?'
 (19 April 2013)
 The Old Dentist, 33 Chatsworth Rd, Clapton, Hackney
10 Artists rethink the audience in the Old Dentist.

         // Curated by Leonora Aunstrup and Sadie Edginton //

Artists:
     // Louise Isik // Eldi Dundee // Kate Spence // Gerald Curtis // Ram Samocha // Eva Knutsdotter // Camilla Brendon // Oliver Wallington // Nathaniel Pimlott // Geraldine Gallavardin //


  "Using an old Dentist's office as a site and the shop window as a setting or stage, the public spectacle comes up against the private viewing space. Inside art audience blends with the outside street-view, erasing the boundaries between intended perceptions by imagined publics.

  " For 'What Audience?' 10 artists become situated here, using shop constructs to share their art practice with the audience and the street. We reconsider the site and function of the former corner shop space. The large corner window becomes a viewing area, the basement a place for possible encounters and subtle works might even go unnoticed.

  "Theatricality blends with off-sight performance, projection and immersive sound work. The crowd, the small audience, the one to one, is brought in to comparison, as different works overlap, continue or re-start through the night."

                                                                     - text by Sadie Edginton, 2013

Nearest Station Homerton Overground.

Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/33ChatsworthRd?fref=ts

# 21 [10 March 2013]

This past week at Meanwhile Space in Stoke Newington, L'Amour was in the air.

All we need is love, yes, but à la française. Une semaine au nom de L’amour.

Du mardi 5 au samedi 10 mars 2013.    Ah, l’Amour, la séduction, Paris…Mademoiselle LM est l’organisatrice de ces événements Pop Up, Tea Gardens et Coffee House, qui se sont déjà tenus à Londres, dans des endroits insolites. Comédienne et paysagiste, elle était sur les planches pour jouer Madame Pipi d’Emilie Perraudeau et fait aussi partie du FBI, Ludivine a décidé cette fois de faire durer l’aventure Pop Up de ses petits cafés théâtres, pendant 6 jours. Sur le thème du burlesque et de l’amour bien sur, Ludivine a invité plusieurs artistes à partager son espace de Stoke Newington.  Avec le vernissage de l’exposition Paris Blue d’Eldi Dundee, des dégustations de gâteaux pour un  gouter à la française par Petit Gâteau, du rire avec le Cabaret d’Impro par la troupe du FBI (Première Ligue d’impro francophone de Londres). Vendredi soir, ce sera la tour de Miss Pompette de venir sur la scène de l’espace Pop Up, accompagnée de ses artistes de cabaret, acrobates, danseur et le célèbre Loto….Il sera aussi possible de diner lors de la soirée, sur réservations seulement. Des concerts avec Chance Kellner&Ben et JibzZ sans oublier les petits déjeuners avec croissants au beurre et baguette. On y va, pour un délicieux retour aux sources.   

Le programme sur: www.facebook.com/TeaGardensCoffeeHouses et www.tgardenandcoffeehouses.blogspot.co.uk L'Amour Coffe House - 197-199 Stoke Newington High St Stoke Newington N16 0LH     Copyright: Soiree Pompette Copyright: Cabaret d'impro

(above text from: http://www.londonmacadam.com/french-best-kept-secrets/nuit-cabaret-french-touch... etc or Tiny URL: www.tinyurl.com/ao5tura for entire article)

The L'Amour event was conceived, organised, managed, curated, performed and run with charming aplomb by Ludivine Baruton, of Tea Gardens & Coffee Houses and Blacksheepscape Studios

www.facebook.com/TeaGardensCoffeeHouses

& www.blacksheepscape.com

Entertainment provided by:

La FBI: www.fbi-improvisation.com &
www.facebook.com/LeCabaretDimproDeLondres

Soiree Pompette: www.soireepompettee.blogspot.co.uk

JibzZ: www.myspace.com/jibzik

Art provided by:
Hamburg based artist/'vandalist', MittenImWald, showing a selection from his Life is a Killer series: http://mittenimwald.blogspot.co.uk/

'Paris Blue': www.eldidundee.com

L'Amour's graphics by Immo Blaese of Zonkzone Design Industries:

http://thezonkzone.tumblr.com/

http://www.zonkzone.net/#/info

Catering for the event was by Petit Gateau: www.petitgateau.co.uk

The Meanwhile Space is run by:
http://www.meanwhilespace.com/

&

http://eastlondonfurniture.co.uk/about.html

(more photos to follow, but see Tea Gardens on facebook for more images taken throughout the event)

# 20 [18 February 2013]

While I've been busy juggling childcare and assisiting with art club at my child's school, and at the same time, nurturing a budding relationship, I haven't had much time to make new art from my kitchen-sink-studio.

However, I have been fortunate to have invitiations fall into my lap, to exhibit and perform various bits and pieces for Spring and Summer, here and abroad, and so the old brain is ticking over with new ideas for content and presentation relating to these various collaborations and group shows.

I am lucky to know some very talented people who are interested in working together on some art/theatre/installation work and I am beginning to muse on how to go about obtaining funding so I can pay these good folk for their time and talent. (I've not yet been in the enviable position of being able to afford to pay people for helping out on this sort of thing, but I would dearly love to do so. If anyone out there has any tips on how or where to apply for and secure funding grants in this silly economic climate, please do get in touch).

# 19 [13 January 2013]

# 18 [3 December 2012]

Been asked to rework my performance of "It's all been done before..." at Doomed Gallery for a show in summer 2013. Looking forward to surprising myself as to where and how the piece will morph and where and how it will stay the same.

Any other artists out there revisiting their performances in this way? I'd be super curious to hear about your experiences, pos and/or neg.

# 17 [20 October 2012]

Quiet on the art-making front for me lately, what with new school year for my little one and finishing off an exam paper for 'Renaissance Art Reconsidered' course. (Incidentally, if you ever want to know anything about Paolo da San Leocadio, I'm your girl!)

Thinking about taking a breather from the OU this year, and focusing more attention on the actual art practice, as well as the kid, of course. That juggling act doesn't seem to get any easier, by the way. (Why did they all lie?!)

Love to hear from other parent/artists out there. Especially interested in hearing how you deal with making work from home, if that's the case, and how being a parent affects the kind of work you might make (or not make).

# 16 [25 September 2012]

I've been assisting/co-leading an after-school art club in a primary school since winter term of last year and wanted to share some work the kids have done.

When I joined their class, they had been painting watercolours of birds from a beautifully illustrated vintage ornothology book that RCA artist and primary school teacher Chud Clowes had brought in to inspire them with. We then used my cage maquettes as a further springboard to get them to build a unique 3D habitat for their 2D birds. We looked at Victorian and Chinese bird cages for further ideas of shapes and designs, and the children put pencil to paper to draw their dream environments for their birds. Then we looked at ways of transferring those plans to 3D sculpture using wire. They worked hard bending, looping, twisting and cutting the unruly materials and came up with these lovely objects which I am proud to present to you here.

(Unfortunately, some of the cages went walkies over the summer, so this is only a small selection of the wonderfully whimsically diverse cages originally created. Still, that doesn't take away from the delicate loveliness of the ones that remain!)

Well done girls & boys!

:-)