“Free Advice” goes to the V&A – Friday Late 27th Jan

Free Advice goes to the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

Need some advice? I’m here for you! I’m going to be your psychologist today. Share your problems with me. Whatever disturbs you… don’t keep it to yourself. It’s a rare opportunity to have free advice! At the end of the session you will receive a prescription containing an advice with the name of a Bossa Nova song or Brazilian poem typewritten in the moment.

No appointment required. First-come, first-served. V&A Friday Late – Hot Brazil

Friday 27th Januray from 6.30pm to 10pm

Free entry

Friday Late – Hot Brazil Ahead of this year’s carnival celebrations, conjure up the heat and light of Brazil for an evening exploring the best of Brazilian design and visual culture. http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/f/friday-late-hot-brazil/

 

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“I wish” blows @ Primorse Hill

If you wrote your wish down on the last Poetical Cabaret at the Moustache Bar, in London, I’m happy to tell you that I brought them to Primorse Hill on the 6th January, the Three Kings Day.

Participants write down their wishes @ Poetical Cabaret. Photo by Leticia Meruvia

In Tibet the tradition is to take flags with the wishes to the top of the mountains so when the wind blows they believe it makes the dreams come true.

Well, as we’re a little bit far here I choose to take the wishes to Primorse Hill, one of the highest spots in London. It was a beautiful sunny and very… windy day!

I hope the wind will blow away our dreams and make them all come true. Thanks to all who collaborated!

I wish goes to Primorse Hill

I wish goes to Primorse Hill - People watch the flags

DEBUT Contemporary Xmas Pop up Shop 10th-11th Dec

An exciting Pop-Up Shop will take place for one weekend only (Dec 10th-11th) at Debut Contemporary Gallery on Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill. Each of the original works will be sold at £99 & will be generously framed free of charge by our sponsor One Stop Frames.

Arrive early to get your hands on some fantastic pieces. Enjoy what you see, & think about your friends & family who would love to have an original piece of artwork.

The Pop up shop will help us raise funds to bring our works to OCCCA exhibition, in Los Angeles!  Find out more on the Debut Gallery Blog: http://debutcontemporary.wordpress.com/london-calling www.facebook.com/events/317770091583790

Any additional donations are welcome. The artists will appreciate your invaluable support for their cause.

For the event I’m presenting I wish or Wish Xmas’ Tree – Summer and Winter. Christ Redeemer, a symbol of Rio de Janeiro, becomes a Christmas tree. Inside its shape I wrote my wishes/desires in small tags. The yellow and green ‘tree’ represent Brazil and its Tropical Summer Christmas, what until I moved to London was the only Christmas I knew. The green and red tree is the Snow Winter Christmas, which is my how my Christmas is now…

On the left hand side of both works there’s a small gold pocket with blank papers and nails so who buys it can write its own wishes.

Debut Contemporary

Christmas Pop Up Shop

10th-11th Dec

82 Westbourne Grove

London W2 5RJ

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I wish @ Poetical Cabaret 8th Dec

“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one…”    John Lennon

I wish is a work inspired my by habit of wishing all the time… So, let’s dream together! I’ll bring the wish rope to the next Poetical Cabaret, Dec 8^th Thursd, at the Moustache Bar (address below), from 8-11pm.

Is there anything you want badly? Close your eyes, think of it… Ok, open! Write it down on a rag, hang it on the rope, and I’ll do the rest for you. According to a Tibetan tradition people take flags with their desires to the top of mountains because they believe that when the wind blows it carries their dreams with it, making them true. Well, as Tibet is a little bit far, after the Cabaret I’ll bring the rope to Primorse Hill instead and let the wind blow, so I’ll make sure all our wishes will became true!

Poetical Cabaret is an event with the best line-up around! Burlesque, poetry, surprise theatre, comedy, art exhibitions, and all kinds of music.

POETICAL Cabaret

Thursday Dec 8^th

8-11pm

Moustache Bar – 58 Stoke Newington High Road (near old Arcola) N16 7XB

London Calling – Los Angeles

I’m proud to be part of London Calling, an intrepid group of emerging Contemporary UK based Artists from London’s Debut Contemporary to exhibit in LA at the prestigious Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA) – known to present cutting-edge artwork since 1980.

The exhibition will run from December 21, 2011 to January 12, 2012 and to enable the first Museum show of the London art scene in California, we need your help. Be a collector!

Here’s your chance to bye art works for afordable prices. An art work in return of your donation. Don’t miss the opportunity to commission your own 23sec based on a story you can tell me and/ or I’ll make up in special for YOU!

Check http://www.indiegogo.com/London-Artists-land-in-the-OC-USA and http://www.etsy.com/shop/LondonCalifornia to see all the artists works for offer or contact for more info.

LA… here we go!

 

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LAB – From Flag Stop to OCCCA

From 2nd to 4th of September 2011 selected artworks by 13 emerging UK based artists’ collective called The London Art Box (LAB) were revealed to Los Angeles. The artworks featured in a brand new alternative art event called Flag Stop alongside some of LA’s leading artists, curators and art industry heavyweights.

The espace was curated by Samir Ceric from London’s Debut Contemporary Gallery in collaboration with three artists from Debut: Nicola Anthony, Abigail Box and Kimi Wylde and Flag Stop’s Ryan Noble.

As a result, an exhibition is now confirmed at the Orange County Centre for Contemporary Art (OCCCA) in December – January, among many other opportunities to follow.

Read Nicola Anthony’s article about her experience curating abroad at Trebuchet Magazine.

http://www.trebuchet-magazine.com/index.php/site/article/creative_journey_how_to_curate_abroad/

More updates coming soon!

FLAG STOP – alternative contemporary arts fair

I’m one of  the 12 selected artists artists that have been selected by FLAG STOP – an alternative contemporary art event – to join them at their premier event from the 2^nd to the 3^rd September in Los Angeles. We are all associated with Debut Contemporary – a unique mentoring & exhibiting platform for emerging artists – in London and will be representing this gallery at the event. Our group will be going under the name of LAB – London Art Box.

To help get us there we are raising funding through the site Indiegogo.com. We would love for you to help make this possible – and as we are an extremely talented bunch of lovely artists we have some incredible “perks” to let you know grateful we are for your
help!

You have the chance to pick up my work “Happiness!” from the 23secs series very limited edition! It’s part of the collection of 23 framed short stories and there’s only one frame for each story. They are unique! It’s printed on recycled paper on a ypewriter font and the back colours vary. It’s ready to hang (10cm × 15cm) on your wall!

FLAG STOP is an alternative contemporary art event that presents new and emerging contemporary art to a larger audience outside the mainstream art venues. “FLAG STOP is dedicated to presenting the best curated examples of what, why, and how art is becoming relevant today. 

Some of the most exciting curatorial ideas will be showcased, and will include works highlighting the best examples of ground-breaking contemporary art in a very unusual setting,” said Tm Gratkowski, Director, FLAG STOP.”