22 October 2015

NOW ON: CAROLINE BROADHEAD AND MARIA MILITSI, 'SECOND HAND, FIRST HAND'

Beautiful installation images by Philip Sayer of our current show, Second Hand, First Hand by Caroline Broadhead and Maria Militsi.

The exhibition runs until 14 November, more details here: http://www.marsdenwoo.com/press.htm

image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery (2015)

image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery (2015)

image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery (2015)

image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery (2015)

image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery (2015)

image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery (2015)

image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery (2015)

image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery (2015)

image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery (2015)

image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery (2015)

image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery (2015)

image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery (2015)

image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery (2015)

image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery (2015)


 

16 October 2015

MARSDEN WOO GALLERY ARTISTS NAO MATSUNAGA AND JAMES RIGLER SHOWING AT BRITISH CERAMICS BIENNIAL

BCB 2013 AWARD winner Nao Matsunaga has created a site-specific installation - Standing Verge - in the China Hall at the original Spode factory site in Stoke-on-Trent, showing the development of his work in the past two years since receiving the prize. For more information about this new work, click here: http://www.britishceramicsbiennial.com/content/nao-matsunaga-standing-verge

Meanwhile, James Rigler is showing large-scale architectural columns at the centrepiece exhibition of BCB 2015 where a panel of judges chaired by Alun Graves, Senior Curator of Ceramics and glass at the Victoria and Albert, has selected eleven artists to present new works exemplifying the energy and vitality of the best of British contemporary ceramics practice The winner of AWARD will receive a prize of £5,000 and a commission for BCB 2017. The announcement will be made shortly. More details here: http://britishceramicsbiennial.com/content/award-0

BCB 2015 is taking place between 26 September - 8 November 2015.






























All images courtesy of British Ceramics Biennial (2015)

9 October 2015

LAST CHANCE TO SEE: JAMES RIGLER, 'LYONESSE' CLOSES SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER

Marsden Woo Gallery artist James Rigler's extraordinary solo show, Lyonesse, finishes tomorrow Saturday 10 October at 4pm. Be sure to visit before then to avoid missing out!

Installation view of James Rigler, Lyonesse (2015) image © Philip Sayer

Installation view of James Rigler, Lyonesse (2015) image © Philip Sayer

Installation view of James Rigler, Lyonesse (2015) image © Philip Sayer

Installation view of James Rigler, Lyonesse (2015) image © Philip Sayer

Installation view of James Rigler, Lyonesse (2015) image © Philip Sayer

Installation view of James Rigler, Lyonesse (2015) image © Philip Sayer

8 October 2015

UPCOMING SHOW: CAROLINE BROADHEAD AND MARIA MILITSI, 'SECOND HAND, FIRST HAND' 14 OCTOBER - 14 NOVEMBER 2015

We have a very exciting joint exhibition by Caroline Broadhead and Maria Militsi, Second Hand, First Hand, coming up next week. Ordinary domestic objects are reinvented and revitalised in this collaborative show, acting to reveal new potential meanings and exploring the relationship between value and function.

The show opens on Wednesday 14 October and will run until Saturday 14 November. For more information please see the press section of our website: http://www.marsdenwoo.com/press-next.htm