art events from 16-5-10 from richard

dear art pops
for all my previous events see my website www.artpopsartpops.blogspot.com
aol dont seem to be sending out my e mails to most of my list anymore- so it would be a good idea to keep a record of my web site to pick up on my weekly art newsletters in case my e mails get filtered out
pv= art show opening party - open to all no invitation needed

ON SUNDAY 16-5-10
10 TH BIRTHDAY OF TATE MODERN - music performances and art stalls from international artists -in the TURBINE HALL OF TATE MODERN bankside se1 - i went there yesterday- its great fun - LOTS OF freebies given out at the stalls - some of which you may treasure all your lifes [or not] - www.tate.org.uk CAN IT REALLY BE 10 YEARS ! so many happy moments

ON MONDAY 17-5-10
opening party and performance night 6.15 to 8 pm LATIN AMERICAN CULTURAL WEEK 17-21 may 2010 daily performances 6.30 to 8 pm - open 12-8 pm each day
at INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION student union 20 bedford way wc1 www.lape.weebly.com group show of 47 artists from all over the world- including artpops JILL ROCK / MARGARET ATKINSON /JOHN GERSON/ AGNES HAY - performance at 7.30 by the brilliant and charismatic artist DAVID MADELLA founder of the LONDON BIENNALLE art group and one of the great art catalysts of recent times - this should be a lively evening of art and sociability and their combinations
at 6pm artists talk on painting show at JERWOOD ART SPACE 171 union st se1 www.jerwoodvisualarts.org
at 7 pm free talk on PIAZZA SAN MARCO - venice's magnificent square -talk by Mary Beard cambridge classics professor ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE 39 belgrave square sw1
www.italcultur.org.uk rsvp required - i have booked for this
9-4.30 pm MON TO WEDS SOTHEBYS 34 BOND ST W1 all periods PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW www.sothebys.com anyone can walk in and have a look prior to auction

ON TUESDAY 18-5-10
pv 6-8 pm SIMON LEE GALLERY 12 berkely st w1 MATIAS FALDBAKKEN - norwegian artist - whose work looks very interesting and provacatively dynamic- great gallery space -[ i shall be here at 6 but have to move on quick as i have booked for a talk on andy warhol ]
www.simonleegallery.com
pv 6-8 pm BISCHOFF/WEISS GALLERY 14A hay hill w1 off berkeley st RANA BEGUM
interesting painting meets sculpture abstract work - i shall look in here www.bischoffweiss.com
pv 6-8.30 POUSSIN GALLERY block k 13 bell yardmews 175 bermondsey st se1 3uw C MOREY DE MORAND beautiful looking abstract constructivist paintings - what a great thing colour is - i really admire this gallery for its commitment to a fine tradition of abstract virtues in art and giving us some very moving moments as a result www.poussin-gallery.com
pv 6-9 pm THE MUSE AT 269 GALLERY 269 portobello rd w11 KATKIN PRINGLE - lyrical abstract paintings that look rather good on line - www.katkinpringle.com www.themuseat269.com

ON WEDNESDAY 19-5-10
pv 5- 8.30 pm MENIER GALLERY 51 SOUTHWARK ST SE1 MODERN MASTERS PRINTS
PICASSO MATISSE MIRO DALI COCTEAU TAPIES ETC www.thefineartpartnership.co.uk
follow the web link to get on their future listings - i shall be here early
pv 6-8 pm print launch CENTRE FOR RECENT DRAWING 2 Highbury station rd n1 [round the corner from highbury tube] www.c4rd.org.uk group show of young artists- HAND JOY print launch - fantastic group of young artists -INCLUDES- www.magdalenasuranyi.com a performance artist to watch out for - shes great
pv 6.30 to 8.30 CHARLIE DUTTON GALLERY 1A PRINCETON ST WC1R 4AX group show - HAZARD PERCEPTION - INCLUDES - artpop - DEREK CURTIS - a really strong artist and great guy [bit of english jeff koons with animal themes] this is a really friendly and strong new gallery www.charlieduttongallery.com www.derekcurtis.com
7pm booklaunch and talk - Botticelli's sECRET - historical novel set in 15c -ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE 39 BELGRAVE SQUARE SW1 www.italcultur.org.uk rsvp needed - i have booked for this

ON THURSDAY 20-5-10
pv 6-8 pm ALEXIA GOETHE GALLERY 7 dover st w1 www.alexiagoethegallery.com NICK HORNBY - interesting looking semi figurative sculptures - i shall be here at 6
pv 6.30 to 8.30 MADDOX GALLERY 52 BROOKS MEWS WC1 4ED PETER GRIFFIN and MERCEDES BALLARDO www.maddoxarts.com this should be a lively show of up and coming artists - I should be here at 7
pv 6-8.30 WILKINSON GALLERY 50-58 vyner st e2 www.wilkinsongallery.com GED QUINN paintings
pv 7-10 pm KENNY SCHACTER ROVE GALLERY 33 HOXTON SQUARE N1 SHOT BY KERN - photos of women [ naked and otherwise by KERN famous photographer - i should like to see this show www.rovetv.net

ON FRIDAY 21-5-10
PV 6-9 pm DANIELLE ARNAUD GALLERY 123 kennington road se11 www.daniellearnaud.com CYRIL LEPETIT - planning - mixed media artist takes on the theme of the london home- i love going to this gallery which has great shows - it is in a beautiful private home and is run by lovely people - its got an idyllic garden out the back - great for summer evenings- i shall be here
pv 6-9 pm THE AGENCY GALLERY 66 evelyn st se8 5dd karen tang - www.theagencygalley.co.uk
pv 6-9 pm TRANSITION GALLERY 5th floor regents studios ANDREWS RD N1 www.transitiongallery.co.uk group show
7-9 pm PERFORMANCE - THE LAST WARHOL STAND IN - EDAL ASANTI PROJECT SPACE 276 vauxhall bridge rd sw1 near victoria station www.edelassanti.com - andy WARHOL lives again via a stand in- this could be truelly strange - what would andy say to this - huh gee [perhaps]

ON SUNDAY 23-5-10
1-5 PM THE SHIMMY -FREE ARTISTS PERFORMANCES STALLS AND HIGH JINX at wandsworth park deodar rd sw15 www.homeliveart.com

ON MONDAY 24-5-10
6PM artists panel discussion about art oppurtunities for younger artists - JERWOOD SPACE 171 UNION ST SE1 www.jerwoodvisualarts.org
7pm free talk by best selling Italian author GIORGIO FALETTI - italian cultural institute 39 belgrave square sw1 www.italcultur.org.uk rsvp needed - i have booked for this

ON TUESDAY 25-5-10
pv 6-8 pm MEET THE ARTIST part 2- maggie hambling - MARLBOROUGH GALLERY 6 albermarle st w1 - sea paintings reliefs and prints - i like her and her work- in a recent documentary on art and the sea - she stated that she thought Constable was a better painter of the sea than Turner - as he made every paint mark count - interesting www.marlboroughfineart.com
pv 6-9 pm PARASOL UNIT 14 WHARF ROAD N1 TABAIMO - BOUNDARY LAYER - www.parasol-unit.org YOUNG JAPANESE VIDEO/ANIMATION ARTIST
freud museum 20 maresfield gardens nw3 5sx www.freud.org.uk DIVAN - FREE FLOATING ATTENTION SPACE site specific project by mexican artist SANTIAGO BORJA - EXHIBITION runs from 26-5-10 to 27-6-10 - i have nt confirmed about the private view time yet - maybe one should e mail for this one - i love this museum - my friend JANE MACADAM FREUD has recently made a sculpture in the museum garden which i would like to see as well www.janemcadamfreud.com

ON WEDNESDAY 26-5-10
pv 6-9 pm RIFLEMAKER GALLERY 1 BERWICK ST W1 film installation - the maze - www.riflemaker.org
starring kieran knightly as an elizabethan damsel in distress plus artist stuart pearson wright in quest of said damsel-in real life apparently he was born via artificial insemination and has some existencial quests to deal with as a consequence - he is a great tallent - i have seen the film already but will return for a 2nd look as there are 2 screens and 2 differing viewpoints to each so will check the 2nd screen this time
pv 7-9 pm SARTORIAL GALLERY 26 ARGYLE SQUARE WC1 WEN WU decadent dynasty - paintings www.sartorialart.com i may get to this too


ON THURSDAY 27-5-10
PV 6-8 PM timothy taylor gallery15 carlos place w1 SEAN SCULLY - brilliant abstract painter of great power www.timothytaylorgallery.com i shall go to this
pv 6-8 pm PURDY HICKS GALLERY 65 HOPTON ST W1 - PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW - tessa traeger www.purdyhicks.com
WHITFIELD FINE ART 2nd floor 23 DERING ST W1 CARAVAGGIOS FRIENDS AND FOES www.whitfieldfineart.com old master painting show homaging Carravaggio - that will have the evening standard art critic Brian Sewell drooling with delight - show starts today not sure about private view - an email request may be needed
pv 6-9 pm STANDPOINT GALLERY 46 coronet st n1 www.standpointlondon.co.uk group show
pv 6-9 pm RUSSIAN CLUB 340 KINGSLAND RD E8 www.therussianclubgallery.com group show

ON FRIDAY 28-5-10
PV 6-9 PM WW GALLERY 30 QUEENSTOWN ROAD LONDON E5 8NN www.wilsonwilliamsgallery.com group show - TIME - 17 ARTISTS take on the theme - i really like this gallery - the gallerists are a lovely and tallented duo - and there is a great atmosphere and art viewing to be had - i shall get to this hopefully

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