Art, Life and Everything – Julie Umerle’s memoir makes for perfect lockdown reading
7 January 2021 • Meike Brunkhorst
I first met Julie Umerle at an artist talk that accompanied her solo exhibition ‘Rewind’ at the Bermondsey Project Space in 2016.
Author: Meike Brunkhorst
Meike Brunkhorst runs factor-m, a marketing consultancy with artists at heart. She is also a freelance writer and translator, event manager and curator. www.factor-m.co.uk
Solo Show by Chilean artist Marco Bizzarri opens
27 November 2020 • Meike Brunkhorst
“For a tree, to move is to die; for a man, to move is to live” Mo Yan, Change (2010)… Read More
Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer
9 October 2020 • Meike Brunkhorst
Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer is a multi-faceted portrait of the groundbreaking dancer and choreographer told by and through the eyes of the creative voices and faces the artist has collaborated with since he launched Michael Clark & Company, aged only 22, in 1984.
Celebrating 25 years of the Portobello Film Festival
4 September 2020 • Meike Brunkhorst
The silver jubilee of the Portobello Film Festival should have been celebrated with screenings and parties on and around Portobello Road. Scaled-down masked up and socially distanced in response to corona, PFF 2020 had to be scaled right down.
disCONNECT – A ‘locked-down’ artist takeover
7 August 2020 • Meike Brunkhorst
This was meant to be one great art party where urban artists would have been invited to take over the walls of a London townhouse prior to renovation. Then COVID-19 hit and disCONNECT turned into something even more exciting.
While the London based artists were able to install their works in situ – David Bray moved into one of the bedrooms which has become one of the most poignant responses to experiencing isolation – most of the international contributions had to be coordinated remotely.
Gallery Launches Urgent Appeal to Raise Money for Artists
21 May 2020 • Meike Brunkhorst
Unit 1 has launched an ambitious campaign to raise funds to support the growing family of artists that have been involved in the gallery’s exhibition and gallery programmes.
CoLab: A collective of galleries sharing works on paper
5 May 2020 • Meike Brunkhorst
CoLab is initiated up by boutique agency SKAL (London-Brussels) in partnership with initially five international galleries: Anima Mundi (St Ives), Art Labor (Shanghai), Arusha (Edinburgh), Charlie Smith London (London) and Perve Galeria (Lisbon), as well as ARTA as exclusive shipping partner.
Notes To NHS Staff
26 March 2020 • Meike Brunkhorst
Before the capital ground to a sudden halt this month, Londoners would have noticed Andy Leek’s Notes to Strangers on their daily commute. Dotted around bus stops and tube stations across London, these simple messages of positivity and motivation written in black marker pen on bright A4 sheets have cheered up the daily slog of many since 2015.
Rendered Reality, a joint presentation of works by Joonhong Min and Shinuk Suh, opened at the Korean Cultural Centre in London
11 March 2020 • Meike Brunkhorst
Rendered Reality, a joint presentation of works by Joonhong Min and Shinuk Suh, opened at the Korean Cultural Centre in London last month.