Monday, November 30, 2009

Damien Hirst, Nothing Matters - Cruel press clipping !!!!


OK, let's put it that way: we don't care about Damien Hirst and we think there so many more better artists than him (and cheaper !!! there's justice for collectors !!). We gathered some cruel statements from the press and some of them are hillarious !

Charles Darwent, The Independent

Bad Painting, done well, has a solid place in 20th-century art. But there is Bad Painting and bad painting, and Hirst's work is the second.

Could the younger man's return to paint on canvas mark an admission that the Britart experiment has, in the end, been a failure? Seen like this, the dreadfulness of Hirst's painting might be excused as intentional, a sign that something has been lost in British art and that that loss is irreparable.

I left with a sense of sadness that a man whose pills and diamond-covered skull will remain icons of his time should have been laid so low.

Jonathan Heaf, GQ Magazine

Hirst - now less 'Bad Boy' and more the 'Bono' of Brit art'

Laura Cumming, The Observer

Hirst has no feeling for the things he paints, so nothing here has the graphic force and register of his sculpture, and the images are the opposite of what collage (his modus operandi) should be – subtle, coherent, significantly arranged. You can't get any feeling off these cannibalised Bacons at all.

But there is, I think, something profound at stake for Hirst himself. In the portrait of Angus Fairhurst, there is a palpable sense of effort, struggle, genuine perplexity. The fear of death, at last, is not theatrically faked.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Wish you were here...

The picture below is a fragment of the giant drawing (2.5m x 12m) of Artus de Lavilleon. This drawing was used as a dance floor at the Art Posthume party last Friday.



Thursday, November 19, 2009

Art Posthume Party !!!

Party with artists from the Art Posthume group (Artus de Lavilleon, Daniele Tedeshi, Alexis Cavaillez, Nicolas Levy) at Salons du Louvre, Friday 20 November from 22.00 'till late.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Jarvis Cocker at Village Underground 9-11 November

This week Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday , Jarvis Cocker will be at Village Underground in Shoreditch for three days of music and art. The program is below. Vicious Vitamins will be there...



MONDAY 9th NOVEMBER
NOON – 1pm REHEARSAL
The band makes sure that all the technical bits & pieces are working

1pm – 2pm BRING AN INSTRUMENT
Bring your own instrument & work on some music with the band. Amplification is provided.

2pm – 3pm LIVE GRAFITTI
Charley from the nearby Pure Evil gallery will work on a large-scale piece (which may or may not reference the fact that today is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall). Live musical accompaniment.

3pm – 4pm BRING AN INSTRUMENT (PART 2)

4pm – 5pm POLE-DANCING WORKSHOP
Lucy Misch will perform a routine & also provide instruction for those wishing to learn a few basic pole-moves. Appropriate dress required. Live musical accompaniment.

5pm – 6pmSPECIAL SURPRISE GUEST


TUESDAY 10th NOVEMBER
NOON – 1pm REHEARSAL
The band gradually warm up by running through some of the songs to be featured in Wednesday night’s concert.

1pm – 2pm YOGA
Jivamukti Yoga is a physically demanding spiritual practice. It is performed to music. Here is your chance to take part in a session hosted by one of its foremost practitioners, Durga. Appropriate clothing is essential & you should bring your own exercise mat if at all possible.

2pm – 3pm BRING AN INSTRUMENT
Bring your own instrument & work on some music with the band. Amplification is provided.

3pm – 4pm SPOKEN WORD
Various poets/performers will read their work over a live, improvised musical backing provided by the band.

4pm – 5pm LIVE GRAFITTI
More live creativity hosted by Charley from the Pure Evil Gallery

5pm – 6pm HULA- HOOP WORKSHOP
Learn to hula-hoop or hone your skills over a live musical backing. Hoops provided.


WEDNESDAY 11th NOVEMBER
NOON – 1pm REHEARSAL
The band gradually warm up by running through some of the songs to be featured in tonight’s concert.

1pm – 2pm BURLESQUE DANCE WORKSHOP
Jo King , a burlesque performer with over 30 years experience, will pass on some of her knowledge with live musical accompaniment provided by the band. Skirts (for female participants) & shoes with a bit of a heel are recommended.

2pm – 3pm BRING AN INSTRUMENT
Bring your own instrument & work on some music with the band. Amplification is provided.

3pm – 4pm STRANGE INSTRUMENT HOUR
David Coulter & Max Eastley will demonstrate the capabilities of a number of unusual instruments including the musical saw & the Aeolian harp. The band will back them.

4pm- 5pm ROLL UP, ROLL UP
Anything could happen as the room is prepared for the day’s final event….

5pm – 6pm CIRCUS CIRCUS!
Students from the Circus Space training academy on Coronet Street in Hoxton will perform a specially-devised show with live musical accompaniment. Afterwards there will be an opportunity to try your hand at a number of circus skills.


& DON’T FORGET!!!!!!After the Circus Hour the venue will begin to transform itself in readiness for the concert to be given at 9pm by Jarvis & the band. Tickets for this one-off show will be available throughout the occupation of the gallery.


PLEASE NOTE !!!This is a ROUGH running order only & is subject to change at the drop of a hat. Check nearer the time for exact details. Or just come down anyway….what have you got to lose?

Monday, November 2, 2009

Conor Harrington at Lazarides (London)

London gallery Lazarides is currently showing "Headless Heroes", a solo exhibition of Conor Harrington. Internationally renowned for combining graffiti with fine art, Conor's new works move away from the solitary male figure shifting the focus to the confluence of the hero with the forces of every day life.


Lazarides: 11 Rathbone Place, London, W1T 1HR
Tuesday-Friday 11am - 7pm and Saturday 12pm - 5pm
http://www.lazinc.com/

Artus released !!!!

French artist Artus de Lavilleon spent two weeks hiden at day in a cabinet at Paris department store Citadium and at night in another box left at his home. On Friday 30 October, Artus celebrated the end of his performances with friends and fans. (Photo Didier Clain)