News – Page 4 – The London Group

The Search

Article

Eric Fong LG takes us on a remarkable olfactory journey to the smell of death.

The Duration

Article

Erika Winstone LG walks us through her preparations for her current extensive solo show at Beaconsfield

The London Group Open 2019

Group Exhibition, Open Call

The Open is closed. Judging will take place in September and successful applicants will be contacted by the end of the month. Thanks to all those who have submitted.

The London Group & Friends at Waterloo Festival 2019

Group Exhibition, News

This June, we’ve organised 3 exhibitions for Waterloo Festival. COMING GOOD, sculpture; METAMORPHOSIS, photography & SELF-SERVICE, artists’ moving image.

SELF-SERVICE exhibition NOW online

Event, Small Group Exhibition

Following on from this enthralling exhibition of artists’ moving image at Waterloo Festival 2019 we have built an online channel of presenting all 23 films for you to enjoy.

Self-Service at Waterloo Festival 2019

Group Exhibition, News

Responding to Waterloo Festival’s 2019 theme Transforming Being, this moving image exhibition explores the myriad meanings of self-service

Running the Open

Article

With The London Group Open just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to hear just what it takes to plan and run this amazing event, which has run since 1916. It’s quite a commitment!

Not all London Group members live in London. We have members across the UK and even a few abroad. In Beginnings and Endings, Victoria Arney discusses her move to France, the liberty of artistic reinvention and wine making in the Languedoc.

OBSESSIONS #3

Article

In the year of his 71st birthday, Peter Clossick LG elucidates his obsessions around work, process and practice.

Exquisite Corpse

Article

Tim Pickup from Genetic Moo discusses a novel collaborative art work which was made by London Group members for the recent In the Dark exhibition. Experiments in collaborative film making

“Self-Service” call for entries NOW CLOSED

Open Call

Our open call has now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted work. We are now looking forward to viewing all the films and we’ll let you know our selection at the beginning of May.

New Members 2019

Article, News

After a lively and stimulating meeting the Membership Committee have chosen five new members for 2019. The 5 artists have diverse practices and backgrounds and will bring valuable new skills and energy to the group.

In the Dark 2019 video walkthrough

Event, Group Exhibition

The group show In the Dark took place in the Cello Factory, Jan 2019 and was a collaboration between The London Group, the Computer Arts Society and Lumen Prize. The 40 contributing artists are all represented in this short video walkthrough.

The Art of Caring

Open Call

Now in its 5th year The Art of Caring is an open submission exhibition celebrating Nurses, Carers, and the NHS in London.

Collectives and Federations: Why do artists collaborate?

Event

Peter Clossick will be a panelist in this special talk at the Mall Galleries this weekend.

Our Creative Spaces

Article, collaborative article

A peek into the diverse studio spaces in which London Group members create.

OBSESSIONS #2: Gasometers

Article

“I appear to be known as the artist who paints gasometers” Daniel Preece LG

Jacob Epstein’s “Rock Drill” 1913-15

Archive, Article

Rock Drill remains an awesome portrayal of the confluence and battles between humans and technology. London Group archivist David Redfern examines the work which was first shown in The London Group’s second exhibition.

OBSESSIONS #1: To endow with animal qualities

Article

Excerpt from an artist talk to be given by Tim Pickup (Genetic Moo LG) on Fri 18 Jan, as part of the exhibition In the Dark at the Cello Factory.

after “POVERA”

Article

The London Group Open 2017 President’s Prize recipients Micheál O’Connell, Jockel Liess and Stephen Carley reflect on their three-person show POVERA held at The Cello Factory in November 2018.

The London Group in WW1

Archive, Article

Remembering The London Group members who served in The First World War.

Making Sunset

Article

Nick Watson’s short film of Almuth Tebbenhoff LG making and discussing her steel sculpture ‘Sunset’.

The Claims of Social Art, Forty Years On

Article

James Faure Walker LG reflects on his 1978 Artscribe article which challenges a campaign against contemporary art and, in the process, illuminates how artists have responded to the changing climates of art criticism.

Fifteen Questions

Article

Our first Q&A candidate, Ece Clarke LG, provides Claire Parrish LG with some pithy responses.

The London Group & Friends at Waterloo Festival 2018

Reviews

Review of Waterloo Festival sees the London Group hitting its stride

Altered States online

Event, Small Group Exhibition

Following on from our successful exhibition of artists’ moving image at this year’s Waterloo Festival we have built an online channel bringing together the 22 films for you to enjoy.

Photography vs. Painting?

Article

The work of a great Jamaican painter, a catalogue essay and a long-passed member of the London Group answered the question… A reflective essay by Charlotte C Mortensson.

The Cello Factory concerts during the Waterloo Festival

Event, Small Group Exhibition

In conjunction with Beyond Image – the Permanent Revolution there will be two concerts at The Cello Factory.

Open studios + Paint Jam

Event, Members Exhibition

Kingsgate Workshops in NW6 will be holding an open studios weekend from Friday 22nd June – Sunday 24th June including LG member Erika Winstone.

Altered States at Waterloo Festival 2018

Group Exhibition, News

Responding to the Waterloo Festival’s theme Transforming Minds, this moving image exhibition takes as its inspiration Ken Russell’s 1980’s science fiction film, Altered States.

Five new members

Article

The Group have selected five artists with energetic, diverse and tech-savvy practices this year.

A day in the life of Amanda Loomes

Article

“My studio is not glamorous; no canvases or sculptures, just mounds of paperwork and books.”

Photo review of Here Today Gone Tomorrow

Article

Images and text from the recent multi-media show at The Cello Factory curated by London Group member Erika Winstone.

Family Heirloom by Aude Hérail Jäger

Article

Family Heirloom was exhibited in Embracing the Underdog, a London Group and Friends one day pop-up exhibition in Chinatown celebrating the Chinese New Year.

BREXIT : Reflecting on Splendid Isolation

Article

On the fateful morning of the Brexit vote London Group member Angela Eames was getting to grips with her latest piece of computer knitting. Here are her thoughts :