This Comedian – Idil Sukan

Open to the public (free)

Friday 20th February – Sunday 8th March

Monday – Sunday, 12pm-7pm.

Exhibition closes Sunday 8th March 4pm

An exhibition of photographs of comedians from the last decade: A retrospective of Idil Sukan’s creative work in the comedy industry. One of the best known and prolific photographers working in comedy, her work appears across comedy festivals, billboards, the press and has been collected by the National Portrait Gallery. The exhibition will also include a selection of her publicity and poster designs for dozens of comedy shows she has worked on over the years.

Some 200 of Idil’s photographs of live performance will be exhibited including much-loved comedians such as Eddie Izzard, Clive Anderson and Paul Merton; actors who appear in comedy sitcoms and films, including Patrick Stewart, Olivia Colman and Peter Capaldi; and recent breakthrough artists such as Bridget Christie, Daniel Rigby, Alice Lowe and The Penny Dreadfuls. The exhibition will also include never-before-seen-images from around the comedy world and Idil’s famous behind-the-scenes photographs of The Muppets.

“The last decade has seen Idil emerge as one of the UK’s most exciting photographic talents and one of the most prolific creatives working in the comedy industry today” – Nikon Pro Magazine

“Soulful snaps of stand-ups.” – The Guardian

“Idil Sukan’s chief characteristic is surely respect. It’s in her awareness of the power dynamics between photographer and sitter, in her determination to tailor each of her shoots to the idiosyncrasies of a particular show, it’s clear she’s an artist of this moment, the here and now.” – Londonist

Trails

Eugene Lee, Leo Goldsmith, Nikhil Patel 

Private view : Monday 9th March 2015, 6pm – 9pm (Beverages will be served)

Open to public : Tuesday 10th – 15th March, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Free Entry

Trails brings together three Fine Art Students from Chelsea College of Art, to showcase their work to the public at the Embassy Tea Gallery in Southwark. The show will include works in painting, drawing and sculpture that explore themes spanning from graffiti appropriation, cultural hybridity and copies from studies in drawing.

Pintora presents PLATFORM

16 March  - 22 March

OPEN TO PUBLIC 10.30 – 6.30

Private View 16 March 6-9.30

In this exhibition, Pintora provides a platform for seven young artists who haven’t yet benefited from representation, and a first sight of many works which have never been shown.

These emerging artists, selected from a new generation of talent, demonstrate the extraordinary diversity, skill and creativity with which art is progressing.

PLATFORM throws a light on a succession of art that pitches itself at the denouement of the hyper-conceptual, dematerialised art of the early twenty-first century. Unafraid of traditional forms and media, this art uses convention as a framework within which to express a spirit of playful individualism.

Programme of events to be announced soon.

Gordon Davidson : EXPEDITION

Tuesday March 24 - Sunday March 29 2015

10.00am / 6.30pm

Private viewing – Thursday 26 March between 5.00 / 9.00.

The Embassy Tea Gallery is pleased to present Expedition, a solo exhibition of around 50 works by Gordon Davidson that brings together the results of years of experimentation in use of pigments and materials with immersion in viewing the natural world in new ways, both at the macro and micro levels. Gordon’s Aluminium Paintings are highly decorative, sensuous images, many based on his travels throughout Morocco. These works exploit light and the inherent reflectivity of the material to bring an entirely new dimension, changing the nature of his images in different lights at different times of the day, as well as enhancing the richness of colours and form.

Gordon’s Earth Portraits have evolved from examining the behaviour of different types of pigments in combination with different base materials to create new, 3 dimensional ‘colour topographies’ that invite the viewer to go on their own ‘expedition’ into unexplored terrain reminiscent of satellite images of the Earth.  This is further explored within a series of 3-D reliefs using a variety of materials that explores the boundaries between painting and sculpture.

Exhibited works and others can also be viewed and purchased from 1^st March onwards at : www.gordondavidsonmodernart.com

Capsule from Made in Arts London

Wednesday 8^th April – Sunday 12^th April

Private View: Wednesday 8^th April, 6-9pm

Performance Evening: Thursday 9^th April, 6-8pm

Screening Morning: Saturday 11^th April, 11-1pm

Talk – ‘The Importance of Supporting Emerging Artists’: Saturday 11^th April, 3-5pm

 Supporting artists & designers to achieve their creative futures. 

Made in Arts London presents ‘Capsule’ an independent exhibition showcasing the ever developing journey of our emerging artists and designers. A curated collection of site specific creations, limited editions, fine art, design, video & performance pieces will be exhibited. 

 Made in Arts London is a not-for-profit enterprise which supports and promotes art and design from University of the Arts London students and recent graduates. We encourage our artists to continue developing their work whilst offering them the advice, support and opportunities necessary to sustain their creative practice. 

 ‘Capsule’ is an exhibition celebrating the journey of our artists as they work towards their careers as creative practitioners, and the journey of Made in Arts London in supporting them to do so. 

For further information and to register your interest in any of the events above, or to RSVP to the Private View please email rosa@madeinartslondon.com