BORN AFTER 1924 is a project by German artist Ingo Gerken which will interpret the contemporary legacy of the Merzbarn and Kurt Schwitters in the UK. The exhibition will include work by; Matti Isan Blind, Madeleine Boschan, Rainer Ganahl, Ingo Gerken , Antonia Low, Tim Noble & Sue Webster, Reto Pulfer and Gregor Schneider.

Accompanying the exhibition at Castlefield Gallery is a series of associated events, including:

1. Talk with artist Madeleine Boschan, Thu 10 Feb - 6pm Venue: Islington Mill

2. Tuesday Talk with artist Ingo Gerken, Tue 15 Feb - 11am Venue: The Whitworth Art Gallery

3. BORN AFTER 1924 Launch Party & Mini Merz Kabaret, Thu 17 Mar - 9pm Venue: Atlas Bar, Deansgate

5. Ian Hunter and artist David Medalla in Conversation, Thu 10 Mar - 6pm Venue: Castlefield Gallery

6. Artists' Survival: Interview with Billy Childish, Fri 18 Mar - 2pm Venue: Castlefield Gallery

7. Kurt Schwitters in the North West: Merzman Conference, Sat 26 March, 10am Venue: Cube Gallery

Exhibition Preview

BORN AFTER 1924
EXHIBITION PREVIEW: Thursday 17 February, 6-9pm – All Welcome!
EXHIBITION CONTINUES: 18 February to 10 April 2011

BORN AFTER 1924

Ingo Gerken and invited artists: Matti Isan Blind, Madeleine Boschan, Rainer Ganahl, Antonia Low, Tim Noble & Sue Webster, Reto Pulfer, Gregor Schneider.

Castlefield Gallery presents BORN AFTER 1924 a project by German artist Ingo Gerken. Interpreting the contemporary legacy of the Merzbarn[1] and Kurt Schwitters in the UK, Castlefield Gallery has invited Gerken to respond to Schwitters’ Merz Magazine (issue 8/9) of 1924 called Nasci[2]. The theme of the magazine, Nasci, meaning ‘being born’ or ‘becoming’, was co-edited with Russian Constructivist artist El Lissitzky[3] forging an alliance of Dadaist and Constructivist ideals and included reproductions and texts by Vladimir Tatlin, George Braque, Man Ray, Piet Mondrian, Kazimir Malevich and Mies van der Rohe among others.

The exhibition will become a site-specific and physical manifestation of Gerken’s collages which will include other invited artists, from the UK and Germany as ‘articulations’ or ‘punctuations’ of his own practice thereby resulting in a group show.

[1] Kurt Schwitters’ Merzbarn is located in a remote woodland in Cumbria and stands much as he left it in 1948. Unfinished after he died in early January 1948, the almost forgotten Merzbarn was neglected for many years until British Pop Artist Richard Hamilton arranged for the surviving Merzbarn wall art work to be removed for safe keeping to the University of Newcastle Hatton Gallery in 1965, where it is now on public view. The Merzbarn building itself still survives and contains evidence of Schwitters’ original working methods and materials.

[2] Nasci is the Latin word for ‘nature’, ‘being born’ and ‘becoming’.

[3] El Lissitzky (1890 – 1941) was a Russian Constructivist designer and artist.

For further information please go to www.castlefieldgallery.co.uk

BORN AFTER 1924 is kindly supported by ATLAS Bar & Café; Manchester, Barefoot Wine's and Mint Hotel; Manchester. Please join us for the BORN AFTER 1924 after preview party at ATLAS Bar & Café from 9pm, Thu 17 Feb 2011.

BORN AFTER 1924 visitors receive 10% of their total bill when ordering food at ATLAS Bar & Café.

TALK

Thurs 10 Feb, 6pm

Madeleine Boschan Talk

Location: Islington Mill, James Street, Salford, M3 5HW. www.islingtonmill.com

Coinciding with the BORN AFTER 1924 at Castlefield Gallery, Madeleine Boschan will talk about her practice and 2 week residency at Islington Mill. Café and bar open till 8pm. www.madeleine-boschan.de

TALK

Tues 15 Feb, 11am
Ingo Gerken Talk
Location: The Whitworth Art Gallery, The University of Manchester www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk

Coinciding with his exhibition BORN AFTER 1924 at Castlefield Gallery, Ingo Gerken will talk about this project and his wider practice.

FREE/BOOKING NOT REQUIRED

PARTY & LIVE PERFORMANCE

Thurs 17 Feb, 9pm
BORN AFTER 1924 Launch Party & Mini MERZ Kabaret
Location: Atlas Bar, Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LY

Celebrate the launch of BORN AFTER 1924 and Merzman with a live performance of Schwitters’ Ursonate sound poem by musician/composer Florian Kaplik and guests.

TALK

Thurs 10 Mar, 6pm
Ian Hunter and artist David Medalla in conversation
The Spirit of MERZ: an interview and presentation by international artist David Medalla with Ian Hunter Director, Littoral Trust. www.merzman.co.uk

More on: David Medalla was born in Manila, Philippines in 1942 and is a pioneer of kinetic, land and live art. His work ranges from sculpture and kinetic art to painting, installation and performance art. He lives and works in London, New York and Paris.

More on: Littoral is a non-profit arts trust which promotes new creative partnerships, critical art practices and cultural strategies in response to issues about social, environmental and economic change.

FREE EVENT /BOOKING RECOMMENDED To book please call the gallery on 0161 832 8034 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your contact details and number of places.

TALK

Fri 18 Mar, 2pm
Artists’ Survival: Interview with Billy Childish
Ian Hunter Director, Littoral Trust will interview artist, poet, photographer and musician Billy Childish on working and living as an artist today. www.merzman.co.uk

More on: Billy Childish is a cult figure in America, Europe and Japan. A poet, musician and painter in 1999 Childish alongside Charles Thomson founded the Stuckism movement.

FREE EVENT /BOOKING RECOMMENDED To book please call the gallery on 0161 832 8034 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your contact details and number of places.

CONFERENCE

Sat 26 Mar, 10-5pm
Kurt Schwitters in the North West: Merzman Conference
Location: CUBE 113-115 Portland St, Manchester M1 6FB

An international conference about Kurt Schwitters and his legacy in the North of England featuring artists, academics, arts professionals including Clarissa Corfe, Curator, Castlefield Gallery. For a list of other speakers please visit www.merzman.co.ukMERZMAN, a Manchester wide programme of exhibitions, performance and public events across the city exploring the contemporary legacy of Kurt Schwitters in North West England, coordinated by the Littoral Art’s Trust. Includes BORN AFTER 1924 an exhibition at the Castlefield Gallery which previews on Thursday 17 February.

BORN AFTER 1924 is a project by German artist Ingo Gerken which will interpret the contemporary legacy of the Merzbarn and Kurt Schwitters in the UK. The exhibition will include work by; Matti Isan Blind, Madeleine Boschan, Rainer Ganahl, Ingo Gerken , Antonia Low, Tim Noble & Sue Webster, Reto Pulfer and Gregor Schneider.

Accompanying the exhibition at Castlefield Gallery is a series of associated events, including:

1. Talk with artist Madeleine Boschan, Thu 10 Feb - 6pm Venue: Islington Mill

2. Tuesday Talk with artist Ingo Gerken, Tue 15 Feb - 11am Venue: The Whitworth Art Gallery

3. BORN AFTER 1924 Launch Party & Mini Merz Kabaret, Thu 17 Mar - 9pm Venue: Atlas Bar, Deansgate

5. Ian Hunter and artist David Medalla in Conversation, Thu 10 Mar - 6pm Venue: Castlefield Gallery

6. Artists' Survival: Interview with Billy Childish, Fri 18 Mar - 2pm Venue: Castlefield Gallery

7. Kurt Schwitters in the North West: Merzman Conference, Sat 26 March, 10am Venue: Cube Gallery

Exhibition Preview

BORN AFTER 1924
EXHIBITION PREVIEW: Thursday 17 February, 6-9pm – All Welcome!
EXHIBITION CONTINUES: 18 February to 10 April 2011

BORN AFTER 1924

Ingo Gerken and invited artists: Matti Isan Blind, Madeleine Boschan, Rainer Ganahl, Antonia Low, Tim Noble & Sue Webster, Reto Pulfer, Gregor Schneider.

Castlefield Gallery presents BORN AFTER 1924 a project by German artist Ingo Gerken. Interpreting the contemporary legacy of the Merzbarn[1] and Kurt Schwitters in the UK, Castlefield Gallery has invited Gerken to respond to Schwitters’ Merz Magazine (issue 8/9) of 1924 called Nasci[2]. The theme of the magazine, Nasci, meaning ‘being born’ or ‘becoming’, was co-edited with Russian Constructivist artist El Lissitzky[3] forging an alliance of Dadaist and Constructivist ideals and included reproductions and texts by Vladimir Tatlin, George Braque, Man Ray, Piet Mondrian, Kazimir Malevich and Mies van der Rohe among others.

The exhibition will become a site-specific and physical manifestation of Gerken’s collages which will include other invited artists, from the UK and Germany as ‘articulations’ or ‘punctuations’ of his own practice thereby resulting in a group show.

[1] Kurt Schwitters’ Merzbarn is located in a remote woodland in Cumbria and stands much as he left it in 1948. Unfinished after he died in early January 1948, the almost forgotten Merzbarn was neglected for many years until British Pop Artist Richard Hamilton arranged for the surviving Merzbarn wall art work to be removed for safe keeping to the University of Newcastle Hatton Gallery in 1965, where it is now on public view. The Merzbarn building itself still survives and contains evidence of Schwitters’ original working methods and materials.

[2] Nasci is the Latin word for ‘nature’, ‘being born’ and ‘becoming’.

[3] El Lissitzky (1890 – 1941) was a Russian Constructivist designer and artist.

For further information please go to www.castlefieldgallery.co.uk

BORN AFTER 1924 is kindly supported by ATLAS Bar & Café; Manchester, Barefoot Wine's and Mint Hotel; Manchester. Please join us for the BORN AFTER 1924 after preview party at ATLAS Bar & Café from 9pm, Thu 17 Feb 2011.

BORN AFTER 1924 visitors receive 10% of their total bill when ordering food at ATLAS Bar & Café.

TALK

Thurs 10 Feb, 6pm

Madeleine Boschan Talk

Location: Islington Mill, James Street, Salford, M3 5HW. www.islingtonmill.com

Coinciding with the BORN AFTER 1924 at Castlefield Gallery, Madeleine Boschan will talk about her practice and 2 week residency at Islington Mill. Café and bar open till 8pm. www.madeleine-boschan.de

TALK

Tues 15 Feb, 11am
Ingo Gerken Talk
Location: The Whitworth Art Gallery, The University of Manchester www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk

Coinciding with his exhibition BORN AFTER 1924 at Castlefield Gallery, Ingo Gerken will talk about this project and his wider practice.

FREE/BOOKING NOT REQUIRED

PARTY & LIVE PERFORMANCE

Thurs 17 Feb, 9pm
BORN AFTER 1924 Launch Party & Mini MERZ Kabaret
Location: Atlas Bar, Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LY

Celebrate the launch of BORN AFTER 1924 and Merzman with a live performance of Schwitters’ Ursonate sound poem by musician/composer Florian Kaplik and guests.

TALK

Thurs 10 Mar, 6pm
Ian Hunter and artist David Medalla in conversation
The Spirit of MERZ: an interview and presentation by international artist David Medalla with Ian Hunter Director, Littoral Trust. www.merzman.co.uk

More on: David Medalla was born in Manila, Philippines in 1942 and is a pioneer of kinetic, land and live art. His work ranges from sculpture and kinetic art to painting, installation and performance art. He lives and works in London, New York and Paris.

More on: Littoral is a non-profit arts trust which promotes new creative partnerships, critical art practices and cultural strategies in response to issues about social, environmental and economic change.

FREE EVENT /BOOKING RECOMMENDED To book please call the gallery on 0161 832 8034 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your contact details and number of places.

TALK

Fri 18 Mar, 2pm
Artists’ Survival: Interview with Billy Childish
Ian Hunter Director, Littoral Trust will interview artist, poet, photographer and musician Billy Childish on working and living as an artist today. www.merzman.co.uk

More on: Billy Childish is a cult figure in America, Europe and Japan. A poet, musician and painter in 1999 Childish alongside Charles Thomson founded the Stuckism movement.

FREE EVENT /BOOKING RECOMMENDED To book please call the gallery on 0161 832 8034 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your contact details and number of places.

CONFERENCE

Sat 26 Mar, 10-5pm
Kurt Schwitters in the North West: Merzman Conference
Location: CUBE 113-115 Portland St, Manchester M1 6FB

An international conference about Kurt Schwitters and his legacy in the North of England featuring artists, academics, arts professionals including Clarissa Corfe, Curator, Castlefield Gallery. For a list of other speakers please visit www.merzman.co.uk