Angela De La Cruz at Lisson Gallery

We went to visit this last week...came away inspired...

'De la Cruz’s work is both unapologetically raw and darkly humorous, possessing a physicality that is as much influenced by the work of comics such as Jacques Tati, Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd as it is by the visceral nature of Goya’s painting. Through violent interventions she anthropomorphises her work, manipulating and deconstructing her canvases and materials so that they appear broken, crumpled and collapsed. Twisted and deflated, her works lie as crushed or crumpled bodies on the gallery floor and wall.'

Paper Girl Oxford

A brilliant idea from the Oxford Cycle Workshop folk: Paper Girl is a celebration of Art, Bicycles and the act of giving. The ride part involves riding around our beautiful city and give away bundles of art to members of the public, for free. First they need to collect some art from the people of Oxford so they are asking everyone to submit art work (the submission deadline is April 29th). They will exhibit everything they receive, and throw a big party on May 6th (the day before the ride). The morning of the ride they will roll the art works into groups in preparation for distributing. Last year Paper Girl Manchester gave away over 800 pieces of art in 212 rolls by bicycle, to random people on the streets of Manchester. This year Oxford is getting involved and running a Paper Girl ride too... From drawings, doodles to photography and screen prints to painting, submit up to 10 pieces of work to be part of Papergirl Oxford. Every artist will be featured in the exhibition at Oxford Cycle Workshop Training Centre on Glanville Road. To submit work drop it in, or post it to Papergirl Oxford, Oxford Cycle Workshop Training Centre, Ashlar House, Glanville Road Oxford OX4 2DD Work should be between A4 and A1 in size. Please write your name, url and Paper Girl Oxford on your submission. By submitting work you are consenting to your work being exhibited by Paper Girl Oxford and given out free of charge to the public as part of the Cycle Oxford Festival 2011. Deadline: 29th April 2011 (don't forget)

Planning For Paradise

Planning For Paradise  
5 - 7 May, 2011
Thur - Sat 12-5pm
The Project Room. Jericho Community Centre. 33a Canal Street. Oxford. OX2 6HB

Preview: Wednesday 4th May. 5:30-8:30pm

Taking contemporary examples of social activism and radical conservatism as a point of departure, Louis Jack, Peter Shenai, James Sutton and Thomas Watson, four final year students at the Ruskin School of Fine Art and Drawing, will collaborate on an installation entitled Planning for Paradise at The Project Room, Jericho between 4th and 7th May.

An assimilation of works in a variety of media will deal with issues of cultural unrest, specifically focusing on discourse surrounding British education. Planning for Paradise will address the themes of critical impotence, authorship and the space of image production and consumption. More details comming soon.

Editions of You

Went to the opening of this last week, head down to the O3 and take a look...

Taking the form of a gallery exhibition, live gigs, talks and happening, over the course of a month Editions of You celebrates and showcases self-publishing and self-releasing musicians and the handmade editions and releases they create. It explores the history, politics and creative processes of these forms of self-publishing in the music and arts worlds; providing an opportunity to celebrate the cultural lineage of these forms whilst creating a forum for relevant contemporary musicians and artists to present their work.

Editions of You

Handmade Music and Zine Fair
Oxford Castle | Saturday 9th April, 11am – 6pm

Hosted in the beautiful surroundings of the Oxford Castle grounds, and under the shelter of an olde-y world-y striped marquee, this fair will provide live music, workshops, and other happenings alongside the all important handmade music and zine stalls! Pop down to buy music and publications you won’t find in the shops….

 Live talks, gigs and new release launches

O3 Gallery | Thursdays 31st March, 7th  April,14th April, 21st April, 6 – 9pm

Anthony McCall - ‘Vertical Works’ at Ambika P3, University of Westminster.

Sprüth Magers Berlin London presents a major solo exhibition by Anthony McCall  featuring ‘Vertical Works’ at Ambika P3, University of Westminster.

Over the past five years McCall has explored solid-light works that are oriented vertically – projecting downwards from the ceiling onto the floor, forming 10-metre tall, conical ‘tents’ of light, with a base of about 4 metres. Here, the projected line-drawing on the floor is, quite literally, the footprint of the work, with the three-dimensional ‘body’ rising up from the floor and finally narrowing to a point at the lens of the projector, well-above one’s head. From the point-of-view of the observer, the vertical pieces create a profoundly different type of encounter. Four of these works, are on display in the UK for the first time, presented as a single installation in the Ambika P3 exhibition space. The works are You and I (II)Breath III (2005), Skirt (I)(2010) and Meeting You Halfway (2009) (2005-11).

Gallery website

A man may plan as much as he wants to, but nothing of consequence is likely to come of it until the magician circumstance steps in and takes the matter off his hands.

Thanks Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain

Having a few exhibition planning problems at the moment, with our exhibition planned to open this week now put back until later in the year.

We will keep you informed of any developments and rest assured you will be invited to the opening night!

Player Player Player as Poppy Sabire

If you get the chance go and check out this exhibition you should. Player Player Player opens at Poppy Sabire Gallery on the 11th March.