Marsden Woo Gallery: January 2016

26 January 2016

OPENING TODAY AT THE V&A: THE CAREER RETROSPECTIVE OF MARSDEN WOO GALLERY ARTIST ALISON BRITTON

Alison Britton: Content and Form presents a survey of work by ceramic artist Alison Britton, spanning her career over the last 40 years. More than 60 pieces have been brought together in a retrospective in the V&A's galleries, charting the evolution of Britton's practice through a series of key moments and phases. This remarkable display includes the gift of 9 pots in 2014 from Britton's long-standing collector Ed Wolf, as well as her new body of work made in 2015, shown for the first time.

https://shop.vam.ac.uk/whatson/index/view/id/989/event/Alison-Britton--Content-and-Form/dt/2016-01-26/free/1

Image clockwise from top left: Outcrop, Core, Flute, Upland, all photos © Philip Sayer

21 January 2016

MARSDEN WOO GALLERY ARTIST PHILIP EGLIN SHOWING AT 'CERAMIX: ART AND CERAMICS FROM RODIN TO SCHUTTE' AT THE BONNEFANTENMUSEUM, MAASTRICHT

A lovely image below of Philip Eglin's work currently on display as part of Ceramix: Art and Ceramics from Rodin to Schütte at the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastrict, Netherlands. The exhibition features a selection of over 250 top pieces from international museums and private collections with works by more than 100 artists, including Matisse, Rodin, Picasso and Ai Weiwei. It will travel to La Maison Rouge in Paris and Sèvres Museum in the spring of 2016.

For more information and to view a tour of the exhibition, please see the Bonnefantenmuseum website here: http://www.bonnefanten.nl/en/exhibitions/program_2015/ceramix_ceramics_and_art_from_rodin_to_schutte

Display of Philip Eglin works at Bonnefantenmuseum (2015), image © Peter Cox

19 January 2016

NOW ON: CHRISTOPH ZELLWEGER, 'DOMESTICATED' UNTIL 13 FEBRUARY

Fantastic installation images taken by Philip Sayer of our latest show - Christoph Zellweger, Domesticated.

For more details about this compelling exhibition please see the accompanying essay on our website: http://www.marsdenwoo.com/docs/essay_zellweger16.pdf and keep an eye on our social media pages!
@MarsdenWoo (Twitter)
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Installation view of Christoph Zellweger, Domesticated (2016) image © Philip Sayer

8 January 2016

UPCOMING SHOW: CHRISTOPH ZELLWEGER, 'DOMESTICATED' 13 JANUARY - 13 FEBRUARY 2016

Our new show by Christoph Zellweger will open next Wednesday. The exhibition deals with reflections on omnipresent social engagement in practices of self-improvement, drawn from intensive research exploring the physical and emotional qualities of domestically-charged materials. Featuring furniture-scale objects specifically designed to encourage interaction, navigating between sculpture and device.

For more details see the show press release here: http://www.marsdenwoo.com/press-next.htm