Marsden Woo Gallery

24 March 2016

ALISON BRITTON'S V&A RETROSPECTIVE FEATURED IN CRAFTS

The latest issue of CRAFTS magazine features a fantastic review of Content and Form, Marsden Woo Gallery artist Alison Britton's current retrospective at the V&A, written by Emma Crichton-Miller.

Also included in this edition is a wonderful article in which Britton chooses 9 pots from the display of over 60 pieces, and shares the process and inspiration behind this selection of work that spans her remarkable career:

'The longer I work, the more I am intrigued by putting things alongside each other that were made at different times, showing how my work has continuously changed in small ways through almost 40 years'

- CRAFTS, Issue 259, pg. 14

The Spring issue is available to buy now: http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/magazine/issues/

Content and Form continues to 4 September 2016: https://shop.vam.ac.uk/whatson/index/view/id/989/event/Alison-Britton--Content-and-Form/dt/2016-03-20/free/1

Alison Britton, Content and Form at the V&A (2016) image © Philip Sayer

23 March 2016

LAST WEEK OF CURRENT SHOW: ALIDA SAYER 'LEXICON' CLOSES 30 MARCH

We are now in the final week of our current show, Alida Sayer, Lexicon, which finishes on 30 March. Please note the gallery has slightly modified opening hours over Easter:

Good Friday 25 March 11am - 4pm
Saturday 26 March 11am - 4pm
Closed Sunday 27 and Monday 28 March
Open as usual Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 March 11am - 6pm

We have had a fantastic response for this eloquent, ethereal installation from both press and visitors. Some installation images below to tempt our readers into visiting the gallery over the bank holiday weekend!

Installation view of Alida Sayer, Lexicon (2016) image © Philip Sayer

17 March 2016

AN EVENING OF PERFORMANCE AND POETRY CURATED BY SJ FOWLER IN RESPONSE TO ALIDA SAYER'S 'LEXICON'

An evening of performance, poetry and text works curated and lead by SJ Fowler in response to our current show, Alida Sayer's Lexicon, took place last night at Marsden Woo Gallery. It was a fantastic event, with new work by diverse and talented poets being seen and heard for the first time. Many thanks to all involved!

For those who could not attend, SJ Fowler has kindly provided us with videos of the individual performances -

Giovanna Coppola https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=661TBOS5maY

Fabian Peake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifime9uPQMk

SJ Fowler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OKXtuchtA4

Iris Colomb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvqTKhR9F6k

Christian Patracchini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y73uSDOvWx4

To hear about future Marsden Woo Gallery events like this, subscribe to our mailing list by sending a blank message to: newslist-subscribe@marsdenwoo.com

More information about the work of SJ Fowler can be found on his website: http://www.stevenjfowler.com/

Some snapshots of the evening below...

Fabian Peake

SJ Fowler

Iris Colomb

SJ Fowler

Christian Patracchini

l-r: Fabian Peake, Giovanna Coppola, Christian Patracchini, Alida Sayer, SJ Fowler, Iris Colomb

26 February 2016

ALISON BRITTON 'CONTENT AND FORM' AT THE V&A

Content and Form, the retrospective of Marsden Woo Gallery artist and acclaimed British ceramicist Alison Britton, opened last month at the V&A and has been wonderfully received.

For more details, please see the V&A website: https://shop.vam.ac.uk/whatson/index/view/id/989/event/Alison-Britton--Content-and-Form/dt/2016-02-26/free/1
The exhibition runs until 4 September 2016.

Have a look at a selection of atmospheric installation images by Philip Sayer of this remarkable display below...

Alison Britton, Content and Form at the V&A (2016) image © Philip Sayer

19 February 2016

NOW ON: ALIDA SAYER 'LEXICON' UNTIL 30 MARCH

Some fantastic installation images of our latest exhibition, Alida Sayer Lexicon below...

Please see the accompanying press release for more details about this beautiful, eloquent show: http://www.marsdenwoo.com/press.htm

13 February 2016

UPCOMING SHOW: ALIDA SAYER 'LEXICON' 17 FEBRUARY - 30 MARCH 2016

A sequence of glyph-like forms reverberates throughout Alida Sayer's second solo show at Marsden Woo Gallery. Extracts from the vocabulary of an unknown language, perhaps, or moments of human thought and activity crystallized into material fragments?

Comprising Korean hanji paper, cast metal and digitally animated video works, this upcoming exhibition draws upon an immersive experience of contemporary South Korean culture during a research residency in spring 2015, as well as a recent encounter with the archeological sites at Pompeii and Herculaneum, in order to consider ideas surrounding the contemporary relationship to historical ritual as well as the linguistic rhythm of recurring forms.

Take a look at our website for more details: http://www.marsdenwoo.com/press-next.htm

Lexicon opens on 17 February and runs until 30 March.

9 February 2016

LAST WEEK OF CURRENT SHOW: CHRISTOPH ZELLWEGER 'DOMESTICATED' CLOSES 13 FEBRUARY

Domesticated by Christoph Zellweger closes this Saturday at 4pm. Don't forget to visit (and interact!) with the show before then!

We have had a fantastic reaction from visitors and press alike, take a look at the latest exhibition review on This is Tomorrow: http://thisistomorrow.info/articles/christoph-zellweger-domesticated and the various videos and images we've been posting on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marsdenwoogallery/

Please see the press release on the gallery website for more details about this compelling body of work: http://www.marsdenwoo.com/press.htm