Latest Art

…and hit the stands this morning - so grab yourself a copy or miss out. Simple as that.

No, no, only joshing. If you do miss out, never fear. The mag will soon be up online too, along with a host of newly posted radio podcasts. Treats galore for you - how about some for me? Send me your thoughts on the new format and let me know if you want to join in.

OUTSIDER: artist showcase opportunity at Whitechapel

Outsider: free artist showcase, Thu 6 September, 11am & 6.30pm
Bob and Roberta Smith hosts this event for artists. To take part add your work to the Outsider exhibition then join a discussion in the evening. Discuss what it means to be an outsider: too old, too poor, untrained, just graduated, disenfranchised, no network, no gallerist, new to London…?

Installation 11am–6pm / Discussion 6.30–8.30pm

Installation instructions
o Install one work any time between 12pm – 6pm on 6 Sept.
o The show will not be curated.
o Nails, screws, glue, plinths or power tools not permitted.
o BlueTac and Velcro will be provided.
o Provide IT and AV equipment at your own risk.
o Work must be collected straight after the discussion or between 10am – 6pm on 7 Sept.

“On the ragged edge of the world
I roam
And the home of the wolf
Will be my home”

Robert Service

If you fancy walking the line yourself, you could always try it vulpine-style…

This dawn walk will navigate through early morning London in the wake of nightlife.

As the dawn arrives the artists, Simon Whitehead and Ben Stammers, will invite the participants to witness the city from different points of view and with heightened senses.
Crossing trails left by foraging nocturnal creatures, we will look for their traces, imagining the paths they take, and the ways they move.

Meeting at Holland Park gates at 4am, we will give whispered instructions and lead the walk
in near silence through various urban habitats.

The walk will end in breakfast at a local cafe..

To book call: 0207 361 3003
For more information visite http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/intransit
Meeting point: Holland Park Gates, High Street Kensington
How to get there: From Trafalgar Square buses N9 an N52 run to Kensington High
Street. For more information see http://www.tfl.gov.uk

I’ve done my good deed for the day already - I helped an old man who was covered in food and so brittle and skinny in the middle you could have crunched him into pieces like a brandy snap, wearing slippers and carrying a copy of Latest Homes in a plastic bag with no teeth and a prickly face and mad ice cream wiry hair all mad professor blowing in the wind; I helped him off some railings that he had got stuck on and couldn’t let go of for fear of falling over and he waved his stick at me and shouted in grunts so I presumed he must be mad or thinking me about to mug him and scared but the grunts turned into sounds that I couldn’t quite make out until I took my headphones off to hear what all the noise was about and heard him shouting “you can’t hear me, you can’t hear me, but I can hear you”. It was quite hilarious, accused of being deaf by an old man with no teeth and furious and amused all at once with gums grinding wildly close to my face… Laughing, I prised him off the railings and slow-stepped him in pigeon toes across the road to Zuma the art gallery bar where i met an autumn love and then talking about books down to the supermarket, looking at the encrustations of food layered on his jacket down to his trousers and bare veiny feet all white thin skin stripped back to reveal knobbles of bone and an equally thin hand poked out all rheumatoid down-turned “God bless” from a head humbly fixed on the street beneath his feet, the street that had almost fallen away refused to carry him away and back, a friend distended made and left

It never feels great being back at work post Bank-holiday, does it?

At least there’s the fabulous Radio Reverb show to listen to this afternoon, which is always a cheery Tuesday afternoon pick-you-up…

This week, I’ll be focusing on the University of Brighton graduate shows, which open this Friday, along with many others around the country. I’ve been going to graduate shows for years, as it’s a great opportunity to check out new and emergent talent, and generally, on the whole, to feel pretty inspired! I always enjoy the shows, and to this end, I’ve invited four students from the University of Brighton on to the radio today to give us a sneak preview. The new stars are:

Alex Bec, Graphic Design graduate

Tamara Elliott, Fashion & Business graduate

Will Thorburn, Critical Fine Art graduate

Jane Howard, Fine Art Sculpture graduate

…and no doubt they’ll be offering us a few tips on who else they recommend you look out for if you’re currently headhunting for young blood for your creative industry.

are coming on to the radio this afternoon…

ooh, you’re so spoilt.

unfamiliar? you’d better keep that quiet and swot up:

www.gary-goodman.co.uk

http://billychildish.com/

Yes, it’s the 1st of May and I have two good pieces of news to share with you, oh lucky peeps.

Firstly; yes, it’s here, the 72-page bumper Brighton Festival issue of Latest Art. Incorporating 44 pages of the Artists’ Open Houses brochure, it’s the quintessential guide to what’s on during the Brighton Festival and what you ought not to miss out on. We’ve interviewed three of the main organisers of the Artists’ Open Houses too, as well as the original founder, Ned Hoskins.

You can also read what some of the city’s top movers and shakers have to say about the Brighton Festival this year, including their top tips on what to see, where to go, how to get in the know…

And then today, you can hear a big discussion about the Artists’ Open Houses live on air too: Radio Reverb, 97.2 FM, 4 - 6pm. We’ve invited eight very special guests to come on and share their views - amongst whom feature two of Brighton’s most established and contemporary artists; Ben Allen and Alex Binnie. Hot diggedy!

Yep! In Brighton! Well, almost. On the fringes, where all the best things usually take place. The new Bankside (whisper it!) is Portslade. Uh-huh yeah. Why? Well, not simply is it on the waterfront, an industrial, still operational harbour with very mysterious to-ings and fro-ings day and night, but artists and gallerists are now beginning to realise the very creative opportunities that the brilliantly outlandish environment presents for the visual opportunist.

This Friday night you can see what I mean for yourself. For there’s a fab new art space, Unit 03 Gallery, opening its doors for the very first time… And yes, I can exclusively reveal (having been privileged enough to gain a sneak preview) that the space is stunning; and in my humble opinion represents one of the most promising and downright sexy galleries to grace the south coast. Unit 03 gallerist and artist, Barry Surtees, came on to the Latest Art show on Radio Reverb yesterday (did you miss it? No worries; you’ll be able to listen to it again soon here on this website as a podcast).

Barry spoke about his transition from working in the construction industry to creating constructivist works from building materials found in the average skip - plaster, lead, steel, rusty cogs… which are then placed in relief on brightly painted, primary canvases or monochromes which explore the tension between light and shade. These are great big works which make an immediate and powerful impact and will be on display in Unit 03 Gallery for the inaugural exhibition.

Come along on Friday 27th April between 6 - 9pm - the doors are open to all and the wine will be flowing freely…

And Blank Studios, a new space housing 23 artists’ studios, is opening up on the same night just 100 yards away, making Portslade the must-visit portal to the arts this weekend!

If you can’t make it along to the private view, don’t panic. Unit 03 Gallery will be open every weekend during the Brighton Festival as part of the Artists’ Open Houses trail, so there’s really no excuse not to check out the newest and most exciting addition to the local art scene, which is finally putting Brighton arts on the map!