Ray Hill Exhibition at the Star Anise Arts Cafe, Stroud.

Ray Hill at the Open Studios, Stroud.

Our resident artist Ray Hill is staging another one of his stunning exhibitions at the Star Anise Arts Cafe, Painswick Inn, Gloucester Street, Stroud, GL5 1QG  Open daily until 5pm, Sundays until 2pm. Also open evenings, usually with music or poetry etc. contact the cafe for evening openings (01453 840021).

The Star Anise Arts Cafe - Stroud

The Star Anise Arts Cafe, is located at the bottom of Gloucester Street in the heart of Stroud in Gloucestershire. 


There is no onsite parking, but the cafe is within easy walking distance of two large car parks in Stroud Town Centre. Parking is free after 6pm for both car parks and before 6pm. The rates are very reasonable.


There will be twelve of his `Inner Landscape` series of paintings on show and quite a few of the large ones  including the `Rise and Shine` piece.

                                                      `Rise and Shine` by artist Ray Hill

The cafe is a lively place for arty people to meet. The food is delicious and creative, fantastic coffee and cakes and biscuits including gluten and sugar free.  

The exhibition runs from Monday 11th July until Sunday 7th August at 2pm inclusive.

Ray is busy setting up his next exhibition which he is to be staged in Painswick, Gloucestershire in August 2011. His work will be on show together with five other recognized artists within the area.  It is part of the Painswick Arts Festival.

`YOUR PAINTINGS` NOW LAUNCHED ON THE BBC

Take A Guided Tour  of the Nation's Art Collection

There is a groundbreaking new web initiative that aims to put the nation’s complete oil painting collection online for the first time which is uncovering the nation's art collection. 

Frank Skinner is just one of the guides to the paintings in the nation's art collection.  You are also able to choose your own tour guide if you prefer. Leading figures in entertainment and the arts have created a wonderful slideshow guide of some of their personal choices.

You will be amazed at the hundreds of participating galleries and collections across the UK.  You can even find a gallery to visit near you.

There are currently 63,000 paintings on line now! and the catalogue is building. The site is asking members of the public to get involved and help them tag the nation's paintings. On the site you will see a `Target` logo which is a barometer view of the tagged collections so far.....the aim is to ramble towards a target of 200,000 paintings!

There is also a segment devoted to `Hidden Paintings`, which leads you to watch BBC iPlayer for some enthralling stories about paintings that are not on public display. `Share Your Discoveries` is another category that is hungry to hear from the public of paintings that embrace a special meaning for you. 

For more information on this amazing project please click on the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/

The Crocus Gallery - Nottingham

The Crocus Gallery 1 Church Square, Lenton Nottingham, United Kingdom Written by Theresa Benton and Katie Rhodes ‘The Crocus Gallery has been Stitched Up!’ The Crocus Gallery’s new and exciting exhibition ‘Boxed, Tiled and Stitched Up’ will be launching on the 1st July 6pm-9pm and continuing until 16th July. This exhibition is the culmination of a year-long project in which the ‘Thursday Art Group’ has run workshops and created two and three dimensional artwork using a variety of media. The group exists to offer a safe space where people from local communities are encouraged to develop their creative talents in a mutually supportive environment and find a platform to exhibit their work.For three years the ‘Thursday Art Group’ has been supported by local art galleries and is now joining The Crocus Gallery. The work varies from ceramic tiles with incised leaf designs, boxes of memories and large textile works with portraits drawn with thread and autumn inspired images that are all hand embroidered. The range of styles is complex with a mix of delicate and robust works that even surprised the members with the realisation of how creative they are.We also have ‘Lenton Faces’ featured in the Second Gallery. This exhibition is based on local residents in the Lenton area and is very much about the community. It features photographic projections of old pictures sourced by residents of Nottingham. The gallery also encourages local people to come along and add their own information and pictures to the walls of the gallery. This exhibition is open from the 2nd to 16th July with a Launch Event on Friday 1st July, so come along and participate so that you can make your mark! For any further information please contact Alyn Mulholland at mail@crocusgallery.co.uk or visit our website www.crocusgallery.co.uk

At four years of age, artist Aelita Andre is the youngest professional painter in the world. Using acrylics and mixed media, she creates large tableaux of abstract forms as she swirls, spreads, and pours paint across the canvas. She often incorporates bark, twigs, children’s toys, bird feathers, and other found objects into her paintings, lending depth and texture to the overall effect. What makes Aelita’s work so compelling is the lightness that pervades her work, a carefree approach that remains completely innocent of anything except those materials that lie before her. Colors are pure, forms unfettered, resulting in an immediacy and spontaneity that renders each painting unique. Yet underlying her free approach is a real attention to both composition and form, a testament to her intuitive artistic prowess. These paintings are both contemplative and powerful, providing a window into the emancipated creative subconscious mind of a child.

Aelita Andre is of Russian heritage but currently lives with her parents in Melbourne, Australia, She first gained international attention when she was 20 months old, creating her first impressive body of artwork before reaching the age of two.

Without explaining who Aelita was or about her age, her mother showed some examples of her art to the curator of an exhibition she was herself due to take part in – and he was so impressed that he asked to get in touch with the artist so that he could include the work he had been shown! Once the identity of the artist was explained to him, he remained undaunted – the quality of the work proved that it should be included in the exhibition together with that of talented professional artists, regardless of the age of its creator. Since then Aelita has gained prestige throughout the world, and her paintings are held in collections in Europe, Asia and Australia. Britain’s BBC 

even congratulated her on her second birthday!

The following statement was given on her style of creativity: 

"Aelita’s style is reminiscent of Mark Tobey’s “Canticle” specifically, as well as broadly the pioneering ‘accidentalist’ work of Andre Masson (who influenced Pollock) and the accidentalist movement. Masson used lack of sleep, deprivation of food and also the use of drugs to free himself from rational control and get closer to the subconscious mind - a state in which children ‘naturally’ operate in without the requirement of drugs, alcohol and sleep/food deprivation. In other words for children, as in Aelita’ case, this is the normal and natural mode of operation".

“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child”

Pablo Picasso

and some favourite quotes:

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” - Edgar Degas

“Science is what we do to keep us from lying to ourselves”

“The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.” - Francis bacon

“There is no must in art because art is free.” - Wassily Kandinsky

 

“Art is whatever you can get away with.” - Andy Warhol

`Fake or Fortune` BBC1 - Sunday 7.00pm

We all know art expert Philip Mould and TV Presenter/Journalist Fiona Bruce from the very popular TV programme Antiques Roadshow .  Their investigations into the world of subterfuge and intrigue, battling with complex issues often hidden beneath the art establishment; makes for excellent viewing.

The second episode of this series fell on a painting found dumped by a rubbish tip which turned out to be a lost work by prestigious and renowned American artist of the 19^th century, Winslow Homer. This stunning watercolour was valued at 250,000 dollars.  Now, when you find something as valuable as a Winslow Homer painting dumped in a rubbish tip you would naturally assume that it’s `finders keepers`……well apparently not, as Fiona Bruce found out when investigating the legality of it all.

Fisherman Tony couldn't believe his luck when he stumbled upon a pile of pictures apparently dumped at his favourite riverside spot. Tony had stored them in his loft for 15 years before he and his daughter visit an Antiques Roadshow where he is told by Philip Mould that one of the pictures is worth £30,000. It's an unknown work by one of America's most important 19th century artists, Winslow Homer

One whiff of cash, everything and everybody seeps out of the woodwork!  How did this painting end up being dumped in such an unlikely place and who legally owns the picture?

As Philip Mould and Fiona Bruce investigate, the story takes a series of unexpected turns; in the Bahamas they decipher when and why the painting was made and who the mysterious sitters are, whilst in New York an auction house values the picture closer to $250,000 in preparation for sale. But a tense denouement within minutes of the auction turns everything upside down when a mysterious figure arrives and raises even bigger questions for all involved.

WINSLOW HOMER – CHILDREN UNDER A PALM

For further information, please click on the links below.  I'm sure you'll be drawn in by the magnetism of this debate just as much as the devoted followers of this excellent series have been.

National Gallery of Art

To view on BBC iplayer

`Fake or Fortune` - Homer

East Devon Art Academy - August Folk Week - Art Exhibition 2011

East Devon Art Academy, Sidmouth, Devon

Our resident artist Vincent Blackwell will be exhibiting his work together with a handful of local artists at the East Devon Art Academy for August Folk Week from 30th July to 5th August.  His work is expected to feature in another exhibition in this gallery from 13th-19th August. 

The Academy is situated in an Area of Natural Outstanding Beauty, two minutes walk from the sea; placed in the heart of Sidmouth, a small town which is often described as the 'Jewel in the Crown' of the East Devon coast.

There are plenty of car parks near The Academy. The nearest long stay car park is on the seafront. Please note that parking is free in most car parks and in the streets after 6pm. In the streets, parking is free all day Sundays.

If you want to avoid parking charges in the daytime, there is free street parking 5 - 10 minutes walk away.
Nearby Mill Street and Riverside Road, to the west of The Academy, have free parking. These roads are around five minutes walk from The Academy.

Glen Road is east of The Academy and also has free parking areas. Nearby Cotmaton Road, Bickwell Valley and Convent Road all have areas of free parking.

If travelling by bus, the nearest bus stop is 'The Triangle' which is 4-5 minutes walk from The Academy.
Old Fore Street, Sidmouth EX10 8LS, Telephone: 01395 516 284


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ALL THE PIECES COME TOGETHER AT DURSLEY ARTS WEEK

St James Church, Dursley, Glos

Church members of the community of Dursley have been helping to complete a mosaic, which is made up of thousands of delicate pieces that is coming together to form a beautiful collection of images depicting Dursley. 

Rev Janet Bromley, rector of the church, said "we were hoping that it would be complete by the end of June". Rev Bromley went on to say "There has been a lot of interest in the mosaic and we have been really pleased that members of the community have joined in with the work as this is a community project".

There is also a separate children's mosaic, which the children have been working on and the outcome is stunning!

Rev Bromley has expressed her gratitude to the artist Debbie Stirling who has exercised extreme patience in helping people with the mosaic and would would like to give her a big THANK YOU for her time and involvement in this project. 

Mosaic featured at the Dursley Arts Week by artist Debbie Stirling

Paul Liggins - Summer Exhibition 2011

The Mulberry Tree Gallery, Swanage, Dorset

Our resident artist Paul Liggins has been very busy lately keeping up with commissions and staging his Summer Exhibition.  Make a date in your diary for the exhibition which is being held at The Mulberry Tree, Swanage, Dorset, from the 23rd July until 30th August. 

Paul is hoping to show eight to ten new paintings, which he is currently working on now, and he will be showing his work alongside regulars to the gallery.  Pop in to the gallery for wine and nibbles on Saturday 23rd July.

In the artist’s own words, “My paintings come about by observing the humour of life that most people pass by each day because they are too busy. Taking time out to observe life makes you realise how great life is”.

Paul Liggins' work is fun, colourful and full of detail. In nearly all of his paintings you can spot a Jack Russell terrier, a starfish or two and some pesky seagulls. Paul is definitely an artist to watch out for.

Like Father Like Son by Paul Liggins

The Mulberry Tree Gallery, 57 High Street, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 2LT
Tel: 01929 423141
Email: info@mulberrytreegallery.co.uk
Web: www.mulberrytreegallery.co.uk

Stroud Valleys Open Studios - 18th-19th June 2011

West Country Galleries' photostream on Flickr.

West Country Galleries paid a visit to Painswick Town Hall which featured the second week end of Stroud Valleys Open Studios Exhibition.  Six artists exhibited their work here including our resident artists Ray Hill and Ahrabella Heabe Lewis.

Ray Hill sold one of his original artworks at the Exhibition entitled `A Line Of Trees`. Ray is primarily concerned with colour, he seeks to find a way, through the medium of painting, to connect with the landscape and revel in the vastness of our natural world. Interest was also expressed towards Ahrabella's  contemporary abstract work with its stricking rich vibrant colours. Her creations are filled with energy that uplift and inspire you. Ahrabella quotes: “Art is when you hear a knocking from your soul — and you answer.” ~Terri Guillemets.

`A Line Of Trees` - by Ray Hill

Ray Hill will also be exhibiting his work at the Cheltenham Group of Artists Summer Exhibition. Recent work by group members including abstract and representational painting, sculpture, illustration, printmaking and representational painting.  Look out for Ray's original artwork entitled "Sunset Over 3 Standing Stones".  The Exhibition runs from 22nd-28th June 2011, at the Gardens Gallery at Cheltenham, GL50 1UW. Doors open 10am-6pm daily.

"Sunset Over 3 Standing Stones" by Ray Hill

The video below was taken at a previous exhibition which Ahrabella staged at the beginning of the year.

Sarah Bayliss At The Game Fair 2011

Our resident artist Sarah Bayliss will be at the Eden Craft Tent at the CLA Game Fair, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire from 22nd-24th July.

This is the World's leading country sport event and offers visitors access to a tented city of the top sporting manufacturers and retailers in the land, a thousand stands including a fabulous array of art and sculpture galleries, bars and restaurants. At the same time there are opportunities to watch world class demonstrations and hotly competed championships in shooting, fishing and gundog handling.

Sarah received a fantastic reception and the Three Counties Show, Malvern recently, selling several of her originals, framed prints and many large and small prints too! People love them and there is some exciting news in the pipeline for Sarah which she will reveal to us when the time's right......we'll keep you informed folks!!

Kate Chidley - her new book entitled “Glastonbury Tails, Where Do All The Cows Go?!”

West Country Galleries are happy to announce that our resident artist Kate Chidley has put together this gorgeous book entitled “Glastonbury Tails, Where Do All The Cows Go?!” Kate’s little book is for sale now at £10.00.

Kate has a natural talent to draw out a smile. If you're having a bad day .... young or old, these pictures stimulate your chuckle muscle and send in the sunshine!

Kate has books, jewellery, cards, prints and original illustrations and sketchbooks from travels in india, Italy, Spain and Morocco.

Kate wants you all to know that signed copies of her new little book are for sale at Glastonbury Festival, and from her website soon.  Please e-mail her for more details.  Visit Kate's website http://www.katechidley.com/

Visit Kate at Glastonbury festival, Castles in the Sky, between the Green peace and Avalon fields.  Her little book will be on sale at Delilah Petal, Crewkerne from 21^st June 2011.

Site Festival Open Studios Event June 2011 - Painswick Studio

Painswick Centre Studio, Painswick, Gloucestershire

West Country Galleries paid a visit to the Painswick Centre Studio to see the Site Festival Open Studio Event which was featured on 11th-12 June and again on 18th-19th June.  During our visit we met up with renowned artist Ange Mullen Bryan. 

Ange told us that her Painswick Centre Studio is open all year round; so visitors can come in any time. Artists all over the Stroud Valleys open their doors and let the public in for this very popular arts festival. 

Ange shares her studio with five other artists.  Whilst browsing through the gallery, we came across an impressive large canvas entitled "Farther to Fall". Angle admits that she prefers to paint scandinavian landscapes and is not comfortable painting her home surroundings.

Painswick Town Hall, Painswick, Gloucestershire

The Painswick Summer Arts Festival 2011 commences 8th-14th August. Ange will be exhibiting her work at the Painswick Town Hall, together with another local artist Nadine James. The exhibition is entitled "Escape".  Doors open 10am and shut at 4pm. There is an Opening Party on Monday 8th August 7pm-9pm...all are welcome.

"Farther To Fall" by Ange Mullen-Bryan

A brief moment of relaxation for Ange

During August, for the festival, Ange's studio at the Painswick Centre will be open from Wednesdays to Sundays 10am till 4pm. Ange recently had exhibitions of her work at the Moreton Gallery, Gloucester which ran until 17th June 2011.  Previous to this venue, Ange's work was given rave reviews at `Unbound-Obundet` Exhibition of paintings at the Subscription Rooms Stroud, Gloucestershire. 

For further information please contact Ange on 01452-301538, or e-mail her on alenapost2@yahoo.com. Log on to her website www.angemullenbryan.com

Art Basel 2011 - Check this out!

As the world's largest contemporary art fair, the exhibition includes paintings, sculptures, drawings, installations, photographs and videos. 


Located on the banks of the Rhine, at the border between Switzerland, France and Germany, Basel is easily navigated by foot and trams. The world's largest contemporary arts fair, which opened in Basel is set to receive some 60,000 art lovers to enjoy works by more than 2,500 artists. The 42st edition of Art Basel runs from June 15-19. 2011.


VenueArt Basel takes place in Halls 1 and 2 of Messe Basel, Messeplatz, 4005 Basel, Switzerland.
Hall 1: Built in 1999 by the Swiss architect and art collector Theo Hotz, this hall hosts Art Unlimited, Art Statements, Art Basel Conversations, Art Salon, Artists Books, Artists Records and
Off Press.
Hall 2: A landmark building from the 1950s, built by Hans Hoffmann, the building hosts Art Galleries, Art Feature,
Art Edition and Art Magazines.

Duration and daily hoursOpening for invited guests:
Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 11am until 9pm
General Public:
Wednesday, June 15, to Sunday, June 19, 2011.
Daily from 11am to 7pm

Guided ToursGuided Tours of Art 42 Basel are available daily in German, English, French and Italian. The tours are subsidized by
Art Basel and operated by gcc gmbh. To book tours contact:
Nicole Reber
+41 61 701 20 77
info@culture-consulting.ch
www.culture-consulting.ch
Cost: Adults CHF 20, children/students CHF 10, and groups
(up to 15 participants) CHF 400 plus admission.

Guided Tours Art Parcours
For more information on Guided Tours at Art Parcours please see www.artbasel.com/parcours

Guided Tours Art Parcours
For more information on Guided Tours at Art Parcours please see www.artbasel.com/parcours

Check out Art Basel on their Facebook  and Twitter page


The video below we take you on a stroll through Art Basel 2011 where there are works by renowned artists such as Junya Ishigami, Ugo Rondinone, Sarah Lucas, Ernesto Neto, Damien Hurst and many many more.

ART@EYPE3 EXHIBITION - BRIDPORT.

Eype Centre for the Arts, St. Peter's Church,Eype,Bridport,Dorset,DT6 6AL
Come and see our resident artists Sally Davies and Marion Taylor at the art@eype3 Exhibition which runs from Saturday 16th July to Sunday 17th July. Admission is FREE.  Opening times are: Saturday 10.30am-5.00pm and Sunday 10.30am-4.00pm. 
Following on from the success of last year's exhibitions, art@eype3 is showcasing some of Dorset's very best artists. 

Previous Exhibition at St Peter's Church - Eype, Bridport, DT6 6AL

ART@EYPE3

Featured artists at the exhibition are:-

• Marion Taylor Painter.  Marion’s work exudes happiness and colour. She paints on canvas, wood panel and paper depicting Dorset’s varied landscapes.
• Caroline Ireland Painter.  Still lifes, flower studies and imaginative drawings in charcoal, pastel and water colour.
• David Brooke Painter. Imaginative acrylic paintings, colour pencil pictures, and pen and ink drawings.
• Terry Whitworth Painter.  Landscapes and still lifes in pen and wash, water colour and acrylic.
• Charlotte Miller Painter.  Her work is semi-abstract. She paints in oil on canvas and some of the smaller work is on paper.
• Gemma Hibbs Print maker. Limited edition prints of 1-30, each are unique and signed.
• Katkin Tremayne Functional, decorative stoneware.
• Sally Derrick Sculptor. Animals, bird portraits and head and figures in bronze.
• Andy White Photography . Landscapes of Dorset in all sorts of weather.
• Barbara Simon Photography. Prints and cards Expressive, classic, abstract and rule-breaking photography of the natural world
• Sally Davies Digital art and Photography. Sally is a visionary photographer. She sees nature quite differently from a casual observer, always searching for its intrinsic beauty.
• Kate Osman Glass artist.  Beautiful dishes made from reclaimed glass, broken greenhouse glass, glass from picture frames and sea glass.

Café by Manna Organics with delicious cakes and lunches.
Contact details:
www.photoartbysally.co.uk
0771 8078 453

Tore Art Gallery

CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE HIGHLANDS just a few miles north of Inverness.
Our opening hours are 10.30 to 4.30 daily except Tuesdays and Sundays. (Sunday opening will commence on 26th June, but please contact us if you wish to visit on a Sunday before that date)


BEN SOUTHERN: 26th June to 9th August 2011
Tore Gallery is hosting artist Ben Southern's first solo exhibition.  The exhibition includes many paintings based on various parts of the Black Isle. His work is expressive and sensitive, beautifully drawn and executed with flowing assertion.

About the Artist
Ben Southern trained in the early sixties at Burnley School of Art, then at Leeds School of Art. He taught for 30 years in several different schools then worked at St Martin's College for ten years. He exhibited his work in Yorkshire and Lancashire before retiring to Fortrose on the Black Isle.

"After working almost exclusively in watercolour or acrylic, I am now enjoying the painterly properties of gouache. The Black Isle provides me with endless subject matter in all seasons and weather"

Forthcoming Exhibitions at the Tore Gallery 2011 

June 26 to August 7:
Ben Southern: a small first exhibition by this Fortrose artist who goes from strength to strength with sensitive landscape paintings in gouache, with a Black Isle theme.

July 23 to 31:
“Art Around the Firth” is a Highlands Open Studios art-trail event which includes Tore Gallery, Beauly Gallery, Ruth Black's textile workshop and the private studios of Avril Marr and Frances Baxter. An action-filled week with six HOS artists busy painting in the gallery.

August 14 to September 30:
“A Shared Space” Painters Linda Smith, Mary Wilson and Margaret Cowie are linked because they share an open plan studio and exchange ideas whilst they work. Their styles are very different but now they share an exhibition of new work at Tore.

November 13 to December 31:
Winter Exhibition: postcard-sized paintings by invited artists will all be priced equally and sold anonymously, discovering how much an artist’s name and reputation affects our choice. There’ll be a competition for those who think they can identify the artists, and the project will have a charitable element.
ALSO new paintings on a larger scale by Isabell Dickson.

How to find Tore Gallery
Tore Art Gallery is conveniently situated 10 minutes north of Inverness just off the A9. (Well it's convenient once you are in the Highlands!). From the Tore Roundabout take the Muir-of-Ord road and after a mile and a half you will find the Gallery on your right, at the Redcastle crossroad.

Tore Gallery Interior

For further details log on to their website www.tore-art-gallery.co.uk

Splash - Exhibition at 303 Gallery, Martock, Somerset, TA12 6JU

Nicky Clarke

Our resident artist Nicky Clarke will be showing her work at the `Splash` Exhibition which is being held at the 303 Gallery, Martock, Somerset from 22nd June 2011.  Nicky will be displaying six pieces of her chosen artwork to feature in the exhibition. 

The 303 Gallery offers visitors a visual feast with exciting and continually changing displays. Show casing work from the best of local craftspeople and artists, it has become a firm favourite for those who are looking for an unusual gift ,something for the home , a treat for themselves or just a place to get inspiration.


A visit to the 303 is an experience not to be missed, it’s bright and colourful and makes a welcome change from all of the ‘standard’ high street shops and you are sure to find something unusual and unique.


The Gallery is open Monday - Saturday 10am-5pm and on Sunday 11am- 4pm. Telephone: 01935-825891.


Below are the six pieces of artwork created by Nicky that will be on display at the exhibition:

Cats & Dogs

Wednesday 6th July 6:30pm - 9.30pm at the Unit 24 Gallery, 20 Great Guildford St, London.

Unit 24 Gallery - London

Relationships between people are very complicated. 
Many of us discover that the pets make not only great companions but also make often a special substitute for human relationships. 
They are also a great inspiration for artists. 
The show juxtaposes different ways of looking at art objects and their subjects. Art lovers and pet lovers are invited to examine these differences.
UNIT 24 invites a group of international artists who simply believe that pets are fascinating. You can expect humor, intellectual challenge, avant-garde art and some grotesque. 
We do guarantee entertainment for both lovers of art and pets.
UNIT 24 invites dogs and cats as our VIP (Very Important Pets) to attend the show. VIPs will receive a “doggy bag” to take home sponsored by London pet shops.
Visitors are also invited to take a part in the street performance by Eli Chojak-Mysko. 
Unit 24 hopes the show will entertain and create a good pet friendly atmosphere and provide a look at art from different perspectives.
A sense of humor and some critical skills are highly recommended.

UNIT 24 is pleased to invite animals and art lovers to the exhibition
CATS AND DOGS
UNIT 24
PRIVATE VIEW DATE: 6 July 2011 6:30pm-9:30pm
Exhibition until 29 July 2011

About Unit 24

Unit 24 is both a hyper-modern, completely minimalist space, just three minutes from the great Tate Modern, and a functional dry cleaning business. You can go there to collect your spotless cleaning but in fact this is an art gallery of deliciously ironic and serious intent. The spacious white cubes of its interior are host to an amazing array of contemporary art, a million miles away from being an elitist institution. Unit 24 is open to a wide group of viewers; it communicates to the modern urban citizen of the futurist cityscape around Tate modern that art can’t be avoided any more than any of our other essential needs – dry cleaning included. 

For press images or more information:

Ania Cerelczak ania@unit24.info 00 44 7749374495
Kasia Morawska kasia@unit24.info 001 323 230 3177 








Mark Leckey talk at Unit 24 gallery www.unit24.info from Bellotheque on Vimeo.