Artist Martin Creed has asked us all to ring a bell on the first day of the Olympics. Creed believes in public art of the collective, but what does it really mean if we all ring a bell at once?
Continue Reading...YOU ARE BROWSING: Cultural Olympiad
Lorenzo Belenguer Art Opening at Nellie Dean Tuesday 24th July
A forthcoming art exhibition displaying images depicting Olympic athletes and other disciplines from past and more modern times will be hosted in London’s Soho upstairs at the Nellie Dean from 24 July, 2012 – just days before the opening of the 30th Olympiad in London that commences on 27 July. And runs until 19 August […]
Continue Reading...Ring Your Bell and Join Thousands Of People to Help Create the UK’s Biggest London 2012 Celebration Any Bell. Anyone. Anywhere.
On 27th July 2012, Work No. 1197: All the bells in a country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes by Turner Prize-winning artist and musician Martin Creed, will be performed by thousands of people across the UK for the London 2012 Festival to celebrate the first day of the London […]
Continue Reading...South London Art Map Magazine Issue 14: Out Now!
June’s Issue of South London Art Map is now online, get stuck into this months instalment! Featuring: A Spotlight review by Chantelle Purcell on group show ‘THERE IS NOT AND NEVER HAS BEEN ANYTHING TO UNDERSTAND! at ASC GALLERY Featuring artists; Dean Kenning, Suzanne Treister, Simon Davenport, Reza Negarestani, Lawrence Leaman, Joanne Tatham & Tom O’Sullivan, […]
Continue Reading...Tate Modern unveils underground space – the Tanks – devoted to live art
Gallery says two former oil tanks will be filled with performances and debates, starting this summer
Continue Reading...Tate may not renew BP sponsorship deal after environmental protests
Director of group that covers four galleries around UK says decision is due on partnership deal with BP, expiring next year
Continue Reading...Alex Hartley: The world is still big – review
Victoria Miro, London
Continue Reading...Site-Specific Artworks by Leading British Artists Alight on Northamptonshire’s Waterways
Image:Steve Messam’s “Nene Nine”. Northamptonshire, will this summer welcome new exciting art commissions and large scale artworks onto its waterways and water towers as part of the Cultural Olympiad. The installations within this programme, titled FLOW, will take place across several key locations in the county, from the Grand Union and Oxford Canals, which connect […]
Continue Reading...World Event Young Artists seeks 1,000 young artists for new cultural festival
In September 2012, the first World Event Young Artists (WEYA) launches in Nottingham. A finale to the Cultural Olympiad, WEYA – the first event of its kind – will bring together 1,000 young artists from 120 nations for a ten-day cultural festival across the city. WEYA now seeks applications from UK-based artists of every discipline […]
Continue Reading...British artists selected to design Olympic posters
Image:Poster from the last time London hosted the Olympics in 1948 Twelve artists including Tracey Emin, Martin Creed and Chris Ofili will design a set of posters for the Olympic and Paralympic Games next summer, as Britain seeks to use the events to showcase its cultural heritage. Emin told reporters at an event at Tate […]
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