Marsden Woo Gallery

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)

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

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

18 September 2015

MARSDEN WOO GALLERY OPENING HOURS DURING SHOREDITCH DESIGN TRIANGLE

As part of London Design Festival, we will be participating in Shoreditch Design Triangle 2015 from 19 - 27 September. In addition to our usual hours throughout this time, we will also be open as follows:

Saturday 19 September, 11:00 - 18:00
Sunday 20 September, 12:00 - 17:00
Monday 21 September, 11:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 22 September, 11:00 - 20:00
Sunday 27 September, 12:00 - 17:00

For a full list of events, please see the Shoreditch Design Triangle website: http://www.shoreditchdesigntriangle.com/

15 September 2015

NOW ON: JAMES RIGLER, 'LYONESSE' UNTIL 10 OCTOBER

Some superb installation images by Philip Sayer of our current show - James Rigler, Lyonesse, now on until 10 October.

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

11 September 2015

MARSDEN WOO GALLERY ARTIST NAO MATSUNAGA SHOWING AT GALLERI FORMAT, OSLO 17 SEPTEMBER - 18 OCTOBER 2015

Marsden Woo Gallery artist Nao Matsunaga will be showing a new body of work inspired by his recent residency at Oslo National Academy of the Arts, which took place earlier this year.

Mumbo Jumbo Kathedral will take place from 17 September - 18 October at Galleri Format. For more information about this exciting upcoming solo exhibition, please see the gallery website: http://format.no/exhibitions/mumbo-jumbo-kathedral

Work from Mumbo Jumbo Kathedral by Nao Matsunaga (2015), image © Galleri Format, Oslo

1 September 2015

UPCOMING SHOW: JAMES RIGLER, 'LYONESSE' 9 SEPTEMBER - 10 OCTOBER 2015

Taking the mythical lost land of Lyonesse as his starting point, this latest exciting body of work sees Marsden Woo Gallery artist James Rigler consider modernist architecture, reliquaries and IKEA flat packs.

Walking the line between the everyday and the extraordinary, his new pieces attempt to re-imagine the idea of lost or precious places through contemporary concerns with city-building and mass-produced objects.

The exhibition will run from 9 September - 10 October, for more information please see the press section of our website: http://www.marsdenwoo.com/press-next.htm

Rigler is also featured in the Inspiration section of this month's issue of CRAFTS magazine, speaking to Teleri Lloyd-Jones about his process, influences and upcoming show at Marsden Woo Gallery. http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/magazine/issues/

LAST WEEK OF 'MANY A SLIP' AT MARSDEN WOO GALLERY - EXHIBITION WILL CLOSE 4 SEPTEMBER

Many a Slip will close a day earlier than previously stated, the group show will now finish at 6pm Friday 4 September. Be sure to visit before then to avoid disappointment! It is a rare opportunity to see work by such a diverse range of over 90 artists, designers and makers in one place.

For more installation shots click through to the image scroll on the exhibitions page of our website here.

15 August 2015

THE ANTHONY SHAW COLLECTION OPENS AT THE CENTRE OF CERAMIC ART IN YORK

The Anthony Shaw Collection is a continually-growing important holding of contemporary ceramics, sculpture, two-dimensional art and other objects acquired by Anthony Shaw, and features many of Marsden Woo Gallery's represented and associated artists. Now in trust, it was formerly housed in West London but is now on long term loan to York Art Gallery.

The Collection has recently opened to visitors, as part of the Centre of Ceramic Art (CoCa) at York Art Gallery. Anthony Shaw has always felt his collection is more at home in a domestic environment and worked with Marsden Woo Gallery artist Martin Smith to design and develop a domestic-style area in which to show the work.

The space has opened with an introductory selection from the holding made by Shaw including pieces by Marsden Woo Gallery artists Gordon Baldwin, Kerry Jameson, Nao Matsunaga and Sara Radstone.

For more details please see the York Art Gallery links below:
http://www.yorkartgallery.org.uk/exhibition/the-anthony-shaw-collection/
http://www.yorkartgallery.org.uk/exhibition/centre-of-ceramic-art-coca/

Take a look at a selection of wonderfully atmospheric installation images of the space by Philip Sayer below.

31 July 2015

ALISON BRITTON WRITES ABOUT 'THE CUP' FOR CRAFTS MAGAZINE

Alison Britton, Marsden Woo Gallery artist and guest-curator of our current group exhibition Many a Slip: invited artists juggle with the domestic symbol of 'the cup', has written about her fascination with the cup, and personal collection accumulated since her first year as an art student in the Sixties.

This lovely piece of writing is featured in this month's issue of CRAFTS and can also be read online:
http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/articles/understanding-a-symbol-of-domesticity

Many a Slip is running until 5 September - we have a grand total of 93 artists, makers, designers and writers taking part, and prices enticingly start at £10! It is not to be missed!

More superb installation images of the show by Philip Sayer below...