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The Biennial is over and Ian has a Carousel in his Living room after the Biennial auction, and as we enjoy the rotating music we discuss places to go to buy arty gifts for Christmas. But the Liverpool art world goes on with more exhibitions DING DONG as Leslie Philips might say. We also offer some hints on staying warm for volunteers in Gallery spaces. Moving on - There's also an ongoing silent auction at the NICE08 exhibition next to Bluecoat Display Centre. Its now December so officially the Christmas season has started with some nice online advent calendars and e-cards at NML website for instance - also a few events there including xmas shopping evenings.
NOVAS Contemporary Urban Centre have reduced their gallery opening times - now closed Monday AND Tuesday (except by appt)
Round up of the week - Whats opened in the last week
Ian has been to see the premiere of 'postcards from the edge' another Cities on the Edge project. A documentary film by Tabacula based at Toxteth TV, focussing on Liverpool, Marseille and Istanbul discussing how/why port cities like this are so different from elsewhere. Needs a distribution deal otherwise no-one else may get to see it.
Mocha Lounge 18.30 Friday 28th November at Mocha Lounge. Liverpool's BEST Young Artists - Neil Keating and Stephen Collett
Very good but different works by the two artists. Collett paints large abstracts on canvas, Keating is more illustrative drawings as seen in various
paers and magazines.
At Novas CUC - Rush Hour by Mark Willcox. Exhibition 27 November 2008 - 11 January 2009
At Cornerstone - ADRIAN HENRI : New York Paintings, Drawings and Collages
At M.USE (ex Arena Studios, Duke St) - RETOLD- Liverpool Biennial - M.USE (Arena House) 82 – 84 Duke Street 27 November – 05 December 2008.
Artworks created by 30 of the Biennial Volunteers are an extension of MADE UP as they respond to how the Biennial artists have explored the MADE UP theme by analysing and stripping down the concepts to create their own Retold versions.
at Hope Uni Gateway Bldg - 'SOUP’ in conjunction with Hope University Education Deanery Art Curriculum. 28 November - 18 February 2009
A 70’s Retrospective exhibition of former students’ artwork and photography, alongside work by current BA(QTS) students. The exhibition will include a print workshop, led by a member of ‘SOUP’, for students involved in this year’s HEARTS Project (Higher Education ARTS in Schools).
This week in the Visual arts
Wed 3 Dec at View Two 18-21.00 - Transvoyeur - 'Aesthetic Innovation'
4 December - 20 December 2008 Private View: Wednesday 3 December 2008, 6.00 pm – 9.00 pm.
Aesthetic Innovation VJ Performances and Live Art. Live Art: Gaynor Evelyn Sweeney.
VJ Performances: Chris Boyd and Zan Lyons. Artists: Chris Boyd, Maggie Lambert, Gary Sollars and Gaynor Evelyn Sweeney.
Plus, submissions from international artists in Research Portfolio.
Cornerstone, Thurs 4 Dec 18-20.00- 'Pre-Paid' Exhibition Open - Friday 5th to Friday 12th December.
Auction - Friday 12th December, 5.30-8pm
The Cornerstone Gallery is proud to present 'Pre-paid', an exhibition and auction of postcard works donated by artists and celebrities who contribute to Liverpool’s prestigious cultural life and continuing development. The contributor’s names will be withheld until the preview night on Thursday 4th December 6 - 8pm and the postcards subsequently exhibited for one week only. Names will not be matched to the cards.
On Friday 12th December, 5.30 - 8pm a blind auction, hosted by Liverpool's very own and not-to-be-missed Paul O'Keefe, will provide the opportunity for all to bid for those works they are interested in. This will be a very exciting event, one not to be missed and a great opportunity to acquire a piece of work by a prominent artist or celebrity of our time. ‘Can you work out whose work is which?'
Thursday 4 December at Egg - Winter Blues 3, Group show on the theme of winter blues. 19-21.00
Saturday 6 December at Domino. 'Inner Worlds' by Reinhold Kaminski. A powerful collection of paintings and limited edition prints that reflect the inner turmoil that comes in seeking self-definition. These compelling images of the struggle for inner-freedom are complemented by philosophical exploration of this subject in the Catalogue.
FURTHER AHEAD
Busy next week as openings at FACT (DING DONG), Open Eye (David Goldblatt) and Bluecoat (Next Up) also the new Ancient Egypt gallery at World Museum opens on Friday 5th December.
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