Thurs 13th Feb: "Travelling Mac Fred On a Q-Tip For A Tribe Called Guess" at KKOutlet

Here are photos from my first solo show which is a retrospective exhibition entwined with new work to tie it all together, curated by Ryan Lanji.  I collaborated with Walter Hugo & Zoniel on portraits of imaginary prophets which we displayed in shrines decorated by pieces of my archive.  The frames were individually designed and built in collaboration with Install Archive and finally finished off with flowers by The Flower Appreciation Society.  Claude D'Avoine compiled a beautiful spectrum exhibition guide like a map to navigate the space and Todd Hart mixed a special soundtrack of Afrobeats the set the mood with sound.  Its open till the Feb 27th so please take a look and have a peep at the shop section where some of my samples are for sale!  I have written to story to explain the mythology that I invented as the narrative and Tom Ryling kindly penned a forward to introduce the experience............... Full Details here.

KK OUTLET
42 Hoxton Square
London
N1 6PB

+44 (0)207 033 7680

9 – 6pm Monday Friday, 12 – 5pm Saturday.

Thurs 13th Feb: #DALSTONSCREENTESTS at Dalston Superstore & Stunt Dolly

Here are curators Ryan Lanji & Saskia Wickins at the first part of their duel site show "Dalston Screetests".  In true Warhol style, the films were projected in large psychedelic vignettes on the walls of the hair salon where the subjects had their hair done for the sitting.  Second stop on the private view safari was up the Kingsland Road to Dalston Superstore where screen-prints from the films are hung in the venue.  The portraits pulled by Cassandra Yap, are made with a mix of ink including mine which has glow-in-the- dark pigment and Thanasis's which has silver sparkle dust.  The show runs from February 12th - May 11th between both destinations of Dalston Superstore & Stunt Dolly.  If you're not a Dalston local, you can watch the films here .

Weds 12th Feb: ICA Off-Site: Dover Street Market

I can't believe I didn't know that Dover Street Market was the original location of the ICA (between 1950 - 1968)!  Well, now I do and it makes sense that when you exit at Green Park station to walk down the Mall to the gallery, you can also pop up onto Piccadilly in the other direction and get to Dover Street.  The Commes Des Garcons store is currently the latest ICA Off-Site project with archival material reproduced and installed across all six floors.  Large Vinyl artworks of scans from original documents cover the walls, floors and squares in the ceiling.   This was the institution where Pop Art and Op Art were born with ground-breaking exhibitions by Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.  The venue also staged some of the most important shows in the history of post-war British art with members including Richard Hamilton and Eduardo Paolozzi.  The whole story has been documented and catalogued into a new publication for which the city's cultural community came together to discover at a launch on Monday night.  Here are Princess Julia, Louise Gray and Bethan Wood adding colour to the proceedings and a selection of snaps of my favourite garms currently in-store alongside the show (inc. Craig Green's tie-dye menswear).  

ICA Off-Site: Dover Street Market
11 Feb – 6 Apr 2014
Free Exhibition
Dover Street Market, 17-18 Dover Street, London, W1S 4LT

Sunday 2nd Feb: SAVE THE DATE "Dalston Screentests"

 

Whilst I have been working with Ryan Lanji on curating my exhibition, he has also been putting together another project which will be launching at the same time "Dalston Screentests".  The portrait show is divided in two parts with filmed screen-tests on video loop at hair salon Stunt Dolly and silver-dust screen-prints from a still of the moving image at Dalston Superstore.  Ryan and co-curator Saskia Wickins have chosen eight local artists to profile in a theme inspired by Warhol's iconic screen-test works.  Here are snaps by artist Cassandra Yap of her screen-printing in process, illustrating DJ Jonjo Jury and my own portrait which features in the mix.  Save the date for the private view between both Dalston destinations on Feb 12th....................

DALSTON SCREENTESTS EXHIBITION

Exhibition run: February 12th - May 11th, 2014 

A two-part exhibition at Dalston Superstore & Stunt Dolly

Curated By: Ryan Lanji & Saskia Wickins