At the Rio with the Ludski's

My film Ice Cream was screened last Saturday at the Rio Cinema in Dalston at the newish East London-y film and performance night called At Home with the Ludski's. The next night is in November or December, so if you are around London, definitely look out for it. Here are some shots of the projections on the front of the beautiful art deco building. 

I went with my lovely friend Louise. We had fun. And it was great seeing my work on the big screen!

And I would recommend seeing some films there. Vintage Cinemas are the JAM.

At Home With...The Ludskis

I am showing my film Ice Cream at a late night Art exhibition at the Rio, an awesome art deco theatre in Dalston, London. It's on October 1 from 11:30 until 3 am, and the lineup is looking pretty fun, what with all the crazy filmmakers and performance artists getting involved. It's going to be wicked! So get your asses down there next saturday to look at some art and party with meeeeee!!!!

Kwick Love Aftermath

Kwick Love was a success last weekend, but MAN did it go by fast. How apropos. The festival itself was a bit mad, but our little exhibition was a bit off the beaten path, so I tended to stay around the space to avoid the mad drunken crowds. Is uncontrollable drunkenness now a prerequisite for art appreciation?

And look! We even got some press! 

Thanks to Leo Cohen the curator for doing such a great job. Here are some lovely photos of the lovely exhibition.

Some installation shots of my film,  Daddy.

 The work of Anna Louise Hale, Haruka Hashiguchi and Jame Frederick Boman

 Leo Cohen, Sydney Southam and Henry Mackay-Bull

 Leo Cohen. Alison Thomson, Patricia Delgado, Babette Semmer and Lucia Rivero.

 James Frederick Boman

 James Frederick Boman watching Patricia Delgado's work.

 And finally, little Sydney at 2 years old.

If you didn't get a chance to see the exhibition, I will be exhibiting my film as part of MillingtonMarriott's Film Series Open, screening from August 15-21 at New Gallery Peckham. Facebook invite HERE!

Kwick Love Exhibition

Tomorrow is the beginning of the annual Hackney Wicked Art Festival, which is pretty much a mad excuse for all the whacked out arty people in and around Hackney to make a bunch of weird shit and get wasted all weekend. It's good fun. I am in an exhibition with a group of great young artists in a pop-up gallery in an abandoned shop. It's well good. The private view starts at 6 and the show runs until sunday. Come!

KWICK LOVE

Summer Exhibition

Hackney Wicked Art Festival 2011

29 July - 31 July 2011

 

Opening Friday 29 July 6 to 8 PM

 

LEO COHEN                  ALISON THOMSON

LUKE BRENNAN           BABETTE SEMMER
LUCIA RIVERO            PATRICIA DELGADO
DAVE CHALKLEY        ANNA LOUISE HALE
JONNY MORGAN          SYDNEY SOUTHAM

JAMES BOMAN      HARUKA HASHIGACHI

DAVID JONES         HENRY MACKAY-BULL
BEN NATHAN       BEN WESTLEY CLARKE

 

32 Felstead Street
Hackney Wick
E9 5

Space courtesy of Premier Foods

Nearest Station: Hackney Wick Overground

 

Facebook it here.

Skins

John

An Epic Love Story

Tuesday nights at Sydders. Always Interesting.

Tomorrow...Forever...

long lost phone photos. lovely.

Dandy Bandy Interview

YAOAY has been interviewed. Click the pic to read.

I wish they had included my Pia quote. They didn't, so I will include it here:

"Rap music is all the same. It's all, 'Back your booty up onto my Manhood and gimme some diamonds!'" - Pia Shandel

Musicing is Fun

On Saturday, I played my second gig with You and Others Around You at Servant Jazz Quarters in Dalston. It was super duper fun. Roro came and took photos.

Britshop Chipshop and Inca Gold also played, and they were both awesome. OUr set was super fun, thank god, because I was in the foulest mood of all time for the rest of the night, and then I was locked out of my flat at 4 am because I left my keys at the bar. Thank god for sexy french men...just what a damsel in distress needs...especially when they happen to live down the street...


Thanks to all who came. For those who missed it, we are playing at Barfly in Camden on March 12. It's gonna be super fantastic! I promise to be in a good mood all night! I swear I am usually incredibly charming and ridiculously funny!

My Ass is Filled with Newspaper

On Tuesday, me and some friends (Elle Barreau, Leo Cohen and Aurore Pelisson)acted as models for our friend Tonga. The shoot was in a warehouse squat in Hackney Wick. We also shot on the roof, and the view of the Olympic site was amazing. I was wearing about 17 layers of clothing and I had a huge bustle filled with newspaper. We were instructed to act like animals, and did a sort of ritualistic mating dance...something we liked to call "sniff sniff". There was also a lot of time spent jumping perilously on a tiny trampoline, which was great fun and good exercise. As far as I know, Tonga plans to make a series of drawings from the photos, and maybe some animations as well. I for one can't wait to see the results. In the meantime, here are some photos I took with my magical iphone.

I love arting with my friends.