Launch of British Art Show 8 at Boardman House, NUA School of Architecture
British Art Show 8 - in Norwich 24 June to 3 September
|
BAS8 events in August
It has been an exciting summer in Norwich with British Art Show 8 attracting a great deal of attention and excitement. The show still has two weeks to run- it closes on Sunday 4 September- so I thought I would email to urge you to visit if you haven’t already and to let you know about the remaining free events that you can attend. Live Guide tours Every Friday at the Castle Museum at 12.30pm (normal admission charges apply) Every Saturday at Norwich University of the Arts, St George’s building at 12.30pm, free Our wonderful Live Guides are all students or recent graduates of NUA and will give you a special insight into some of the work in British Art Show 8. Children’s tours 2pm, Tuesday 23 August at the Castle Museum 2pm, Thursday 25 August at NUA, St George’s building If you are looking for something to do with the kids next week, this is for you. Each tour lasts around 30 minutes and is a child-friendly approach to a selection of the art on show. Free at NUA, normal admission charges apply at the Castle Museum Designer talk: Fraser Muggeridge 6pm, Wednesday 31 August, Duke Street Lecture Theatre, NUA, free The British Art Show 8 designer will talk about his work on the design identity of the show. Roundtable ‘East or Eden? Contemporary Art in Norwich’ 4:30– 6:00pm, Friday 2 September 2016, free, book by emailing gallery@nua.ac.uk A public roundtable discussion with artists, curators and academics, reflecting on the development of the art scene and what British Art Show 8 has meant to the city and the East Anglian region. Speakers include: Prof Neil Powell (NUA), Prof Lynda Morris (NUA), Ben White and Eileen Simpson (BAS8 artists), Nell Croose-Myhill (Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts) ‘Playing the Game’ event This event is aimed at anyone with an interest in widening engagement with contemporary art. It will be in the form of a walk around Norwich Market and environs with stops for artist led events in different locations. Lunch will also be provided and you can book your free place using this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/playing-the-game-tickets-26943404448 Finally to let you know about the next exhibition at East GalleryNUA. It is entitled Performing No Thingness and will be open from 27 September to 29 October. The exhibition is the result of doctoral research by Nicola Simpson and we will show concrete poetry by three artists who were part of the ‘exploding galaxy’ group in the 1960s: Dom Sylvester Houédard, Li Yuan Chia and Ken Cox. It will include ‘concrete poems’ such as Ken Cox’s five elemental balloons and Houédard’s ‘typestracts’ as well as contextual material from the Ken Cox and Houédard archives. Very many thanks for your continued support and best wishes, Caroline Caroline Fisher Gallery Manager, East GalleryNUA Cavendish House 28-32 St Andrews Street Norwich, NR2 4AE |
Artists
At East Gallery NUA Nicolas Deshayes Yuri Patteson Magali Reus Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery Åbäke Pablo Bronstein Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin Andrea Büttner Alexandre de Cunha Simon Fujiwara Will Holder Alan Kane Mikhail Karikis Linder Rachel Maclean Ahmet Ögut (with Liam Gillick) Ciara Phillips Daniel Sinsel Cally Spooner Hayley Tompkins Bedwyr Williams Jesse Wine Lynette Tiadom-Boakye St George's Building Norwich University of the Arts Lawrence Abu Hamdan Caroline Achaintre John Akomfrah & Trevor Mathison Aaron Angell Benedict Drew Martino Gamper Ryan Gander Melanie Gilligan Anthea Hamilton Ahmet Ögut (with Susan Hillier) Charlotte Prodger Laure Prouvost James Richards Eileen Simpson & Ben White Patrick Staff Imogen Stidworthy Jessica Warboys Stuart Whipps Offsite: The Forum Ahmet Ögut (with Goshka Macuga) |
British Art Show 8 is huge with over 100 works by 42 artists, plus an events and talsk programme. For full details check the website www.bas8.com
Artist Alan Kane with two of the horse brass designers at Norwich Castle
|
Caroline Achaintre
|
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS HISTORY THE COUNTRY’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION BRITISH ART SHOW 8 is in Norwich now!
Hosted by Norwich University of the Arts and Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery
British Art Show 8’s arrival in Norwich
For the first time in its history the prestigious British Art Show is coming to East Anglia.
'Opening in Norwich on Friday 24 June, British Art Show 8 is the United Kingdom’s most ambitious and influential contemporary art exhibition and is the “one show which is a must see” – Time Out.
The show’s arrival in Norwich was being celebrated by a unique event conceived by Great Yarmouth-based artist Alan Kane in which the county’s rich agricultural past combines with contemporary art to create an extraordinary spectacle.
On Saturday 18 June the City’s streets witnessed a procession of six carts pulled by magnificent Shire horses, including rare-breed Suffolk Punches. The horses processed through Norwich city centre to deliver the crates containing British Art Show 8 art works to the three venues – Norwich University of the Arts, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery and the Forum.
In much the same way as a circus would announce its arrival, this dramatic procession broadcast the forthcoming British Art Show 8 to thousands of onlookers.
Norwich has a long history of heavy horse processions. In 1908 the first Norwich & District Horse Parade was organised for horses employed within a six-mile radius of the Guildhall.
Farmers, builders, brewers, butchers, coal and coke merchants were all represented. Channelling the spirit of those earlier traditions, working horses will once again be charged with an essential delivery – in this instance the eagerly anticipated British Art Show 8.
Commenting on the inspiration behind the project, Alan Kane said: “The horses and their tack and wagons never fail to draw a gasp from almost everyone when they are on show or working. Here we celebrate the very newest art from Britain by delivering it in one of the most traditional and spectacular ways imaginable, making an art history and transport-history collision.”
Neil Powell, Pro-Vice Chancellor of Norwich University of the Arts, said: “The procession of heavy horses that launches British Art Show 8 is a great way for the City of Norwich and the wider community to have a sense of shared ownership for this extraordinary contemporary art show. The procession marks a unique opportunity for everyone in the region to experience a major national touring exhibition and helps to reaffirm the commitment of the University, Norwich Castle and the City to supporting creative excellence by hosting cutting-edge contemporary shows.”
intu Chapelfield, sponsors of The History Train commented: “British Art Show 8 is a really exciting exhibition and it’s a huge treat for everyone in our region to host it here in Norwich. It feels absolutely right to launch the show with a highly visual, inclusive and fun procession combining contemporary art with a traditional celebration. intu Chapelfield is delighted to support and sponsor both the procession and British Art Show 8. We look forward to seeing the parade through Norwich’s streets and to a summer exploring the works of these talented artists.”
The spectacle has an additional local element. In keeping with tradition, the leather harnesses of the horses will be adorned with horse brasses, decorative brass plaques attached to their martingales (leather breast strap). But in a contemporary twist the horse brasses have been specially designed for the event by members of the public. Following an open submission to become part of British Art Show 8, 20 designs were chosen by Alan Kane and have since been fabricated by him in the 3D metal workshops at Norwich University of the Arts.
After the great procession on Saturday 18 June one set of the horse brasses will enter the collection of Norfolk Museums Service, complementing the historic examples of horse brasses already accessioned.
Part of Hayward Touring’s comprehensive exhibition programme, designed to showcase and celebrate the country’s leading role in the international art scene, the British Art Show is a five-yearly exhibition. For its eighth incarnation 42 established and emerging contemporary artists are represented and the show features more than 100 works – many of which were commissioned or made especially for the exhibition.
Norwich is the third venue of British Art Show 8’s tour and curators Anna Colin and Lydia Yee, together with curators from both Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery and Norwich University of the Arts, have devised a special presentation for the City. This, together with works which have been developed over the run of the exhibition tour to date, plus totally new additions, makes the Norwich showing unique and distinct from previous versions in Leeds and Edinburgh.
Harry Humphrey, Vice Chair of Norfolk County Council Communities Committee said: “We are thrilled to have the British Art Show 8 in East Anglia for the first time. It provides a unique opportunity for audiences in the east of the country, as well as art aficionados fromfurther afield, to see and experience what is essentially the heart-beat of contemporary art in Britain today. Norwich has rapidly been gaining a reputation for hosting cutting-edge contemporary exhibitions and British Art Show 8 helps to consolidate and reaffirm this.”
All the artists were selected based on their work and significant contribution to the British and international art scene over the past five years.
In addition East Anglian audiences will be particularly interested to see works by Ryan Gander, who lives and works in Saxmundham, Suffolk, together with the atmospheric sea paintings created on Dunwich beach in Suffolk by NUA alumna Jessica Warboys. Aside from his opening procession, Alan Kane also contributes a range of unusual gallery seating constructed from granite gravestones.
This regional dimension, combined with the prestige and excitement of the British Art Show, has attracted record sponsorship for either a Norwich Castle or Norwich University of the Arts exhibition. Larking Gowen, Mills & Reeve and intu Chapelfield, are headline commercial sponsors, alongside long-standing support from the East Anglia Art Fund with media support from Archant.
British Art Show 8 in Norwich will be supported by an extensive programme of artist talks, events and performances. Further details to be announced in due course.
Hosted by Norwich University of the Arts and Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery
British Art Show 8’s arrival in Norwich
For the first time in its history the prestigious British Art Show is coming to East Anglia.
'Opening in Norwich on Friday 24 June, British Art Show 8 is the United Kingdom’s most ambitious and influential contemporary art exhibition and is the “one show which is a must see” – Time Out.
The show’s arrival in Norwich was being celebrated by a unique event conceived by Great Yarmouth-based artist Alan Kane in which the county’s rich agricultural past combines with contemporary art to create an extraordinary spectacle.
On Saturday 18 June the City’s streets witnessed a procession of six carts pulled by magnificent Shire horses, including rare-breed Suffolk Punches. The horses processed through Norwich city centre to deliver the crates containing British Art Show 8 art works to the three venues – Norwich University of the Arts, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery and the Forum.
In much the same way as a circus would announce its arrival, this dramatic procession broadcast the forthcoming British Art Show 8 to thousands of onlookers.
Norwich has a long history of heavy horse processions. In 1908 the first Norwich & District Horse Parade was organised for horses employed within a six-mile radius of the Guildhall.
Farmers, builders, brewers, butchers, coal and coke merchants were all represented. Channelling the spirit of those earlier traditions, working horses will once again be charged with an essential delivery – in this instance the eagerly anticipated British Art Show 8.
Commenting on the inspiration behind the project, Alan Kane said: “The horses and their tack and wagons never fail to draw a gasp from almost everyone when they are on show or working. Here we celebrate the very newest art from Britain by delivering it in one of the most traditional and spectacular ways imaginable, making an art history and transport-history collision.”
Neil Powell, Pro-Vice Chancellor of Norwich University of the Arts, said: “The procession of heavy horses that launches British Art Show 8 is a great way for the City of Norwich and the wider community to have a sense of shared ownership for this extraordinary contemporary art show. The procession marks a unique opportunity for everyone in the region to experience a major national touring exhibition and helps to reaffirm the commitment of the University, Norwich Castle and the City to supporting creative excellence by hosting cutting-edge contemporary shows.”
intu Chapelfield, sponsors of The History Train commented: “British Art Show 8 is a really exciting exhibition and it’s a huge treat for everyone in our region to host it here in Norwich. It feels absolutely right to launch the show with a highly visual, inclusive and fun procession combining contemporary art with a traditional celebration. intu Chapelfield is delighted to support and sponsor both the procession and British Art Show 8. We look forward to seeing the parade through Norwich’s streets and to a summer exploring the works of these talented artists.”
The spectacle has an additional local element. In keeping with tradition, the leather harnesses of the horses will be adorned with horse brasses, decorative brass plaques attached to their martingales (leather breast strap). But in a contemporary twist the horse brasses have been specially designed for the event by members of the public. Following an open submission to become part of British Art Show 8, 20 designs were chosen by Alan Kane and have since been fabricated by him in the 3D metal workshops at Norwich University of the Arts.
After the great procession on Saturday 18 June one set of the horse brasses will enter the collection of Norfolk Museums Service, complementing the historic examples of horse brasses already accessioned.
Part of Hayward Touring’s comprehensive exhibition programme, designed to showcase and celebrate the country’s leading role in the international art scene, the British Art Show is a five-yearly exhibition. For its eighth incarnation 42 established and emerging contemporary artists are represented and the show features more than 100 works – many of which were commissioned or made especially for the exhibition.
Norwich is the third venue of British Art Show 8’s tour and curators Anna Colin and Lydia Yee, together with curators from both Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery and Norwich University of the Arts, have devised a special presentation for the City. This, together with works which have been developed over the run of the exhibition tour to date, plus totally new additions, makes the Norwich showing unique and distinct from previous versions in Leeds and Edinburgh.
Harry Humphrey, Vice Chair of Norfolk County Council Communities Committee said: “We are thrilled to have the British Art Show 8 in East Anglia for the first time. It provides a unique opportunity for audiences in the east of the country, as well as art aficionados fromfurther afield, to see and experience what is essentially the heart-beat of contemporary art in Britain today. Norwich has rapidly been gaining a reputation for hosting cutting-edge contemporary exhibitions and British Art Show 8 helps to consolidate and reaffirm this.”
All the artists were selected based on their work and significant contribution to the British and international art scene over the past five years.
In addition East Anglian audiences will be particularly interested to see works by Ryan Gander, who lives and works in Saxmundham, Suffolk, together with the atmospheric sea paintings created on Dunwich beach in Suffolk by NUA alumna Jessica Warboys. Aside from his opening procession, Alan Kane also contributes a range of unusual gallery seating constructed from granite gravestones.
This regional dimension, combined with the prestige and excitement of the British Art Show, has attracted record sponsorship for either a Norwich Castle or Norwich University of the Arts exhibition. Larking Gowen, Mills & Reeve and intu Chapelfield, are headline commercial sponsors, alongside long-standing support from the East Anglia Art Fund with media support from Archant.
British Art Show 8 in Norwich will be supported by an extensive programme of artist talks, events and performances. Further details to be announced in due course.