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CURATED BY CARL SLATER &
GLEN JOHNSTON
Sited within a disused industrial space in
Stonehouse, Plymouth, Vessel is a gathering of contemporary artworks showcasing
the work of seventeen international artists that focuses on the particulars of
their postindustrial location in its physical, socio-cultural and economic
contexts. Placed between the logic of the building's architecture and the
city's rich history, this is an exhibition that investigates site-specificity
and the means to artistic intervention. Acting as footnotes against the
backdrop of Plymouth, Vessel reveals itself as a temporal structure in a
display in memory of the site and a reflective commentary of the area's
historical value and contemporary redevelopment.
Housing works of installation, film, performance,
photography and sculpture, it is not the architecture that forms the focus, but
the ambiguous authority of the works within it. The understanding of the
temporal and dynamic character of Stonehouse's landscape and the expectations
of the site itself is paramount to the reception of these works. The
commissioning of this derelict space is where the vessel is the ship, the
carrier and a container of function and delivery. The show goes on until October 30th 2011
Latest edition of Rooms Magazine available from our shop and from the Rooms Magazine website. Featuring an interview with Lazy Gramophone's founding members.
Liz Adams (author of our latest publication 'Green Dobermans') will be giving a reading and will have copies of her book for sale on Thursday 29 September 7.30pm @ Chichester Library
To celebrate the launch of our latest publication we will be holding a book launch with readings from the author and 1st edition copies of the book on sale.
We have a stall or two coming up in the next month. We will have a small stall at the free to enter Lowbrow festival in Haggerston park this saturday 10th. We will have all our products plus art prints and t--shirts from artists Tom the Pen and Dan Prescott at the Sunday Upmarket in Brick Lane on Sunday 25th. Hope to see you there!
Poster Challenge: Design an 'Artvert'?!Art below's latest poster challenge is in collaboration with Rooms Magazine.
They are challenging artists and designers to come up with a poster design that has the appearance of an advertisement.
Art Below offers the opportunity to display the winning 1x1.5m poster at a major London Underground station, for 2 weeks in October 2011.
Rooms Magazine will also be proud to award the winning poster with a feature in the December 2011 issue.
The winning design will be selected by Rooms Magazine and Art Below from all entries received before the deadline: 30th September 2011.
Selected entries and runners up will be displayed online.
Send your work as low res jpgs to artchallenge@artbelow.org.uk
Note: There is no fee to enter or take part.
Mr Will Conway gets all animated in this talkie. 
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Tastes of Ink gets a good reviewing from Brighton Lite.
On the 27th June Karen Georghiou will begin her 'Book Club' - a regular feature in which she will interview various Lazy Gramophone writers about their published works.The idea behind Book Club is to reveal authors' perspectives on their own publications and so questions will progress according to the chapters of each featured book.
Karen will also be offering you the chance to pitch your own questions via her Twitter page.
Once the interviews have been recorded the resulting videos will be published on our Lazy Gramophone website as well as on Karen's YouTube channel: RAGtelevision.
The first episode of Book Club will see Karen meet Will Conway in order to talk about his new book, Tastes of Ink. If you have a question for Will, simply tweet @minikaren and sign off with the hashtag 'Conway'
The latest issue of Rooms Magazine is now on sale!
Opening this summer issue with a defiant cover from photographer Francesca Yorke, Rooms Magazine walks you straight into The Red Room, cranking up the heat with Andy Scott's steel work and the illustrations of a man that needs no introduction, Jeremyville [both interviewed by our very own Will Conway].
If that's not hot enough for you, why not climb inside one of Nick Cave's Soundsuits. Or you could always pay a visit to The Bee Kingdom, their glass-blowing studio is a constant hive of activity. Also in the Rooms Letterbox, Sergio Caballero talks other artistic endeavours besides nursing his brainchild SONAR festival, while BMX's favourite photographer Vincent Perraud adds a personal touch with his top ten tunes.
I bet that was too hot now, right?! So take a break and ask for an iced coffee -mine's a mojito!- when you get to the Gallery District, get comfortable, and enjoy the always diverse array of great artists Rooms have got for you in Showrooms.
The exciting news doesn't stop there. Rooms distribution frontiers keep expanding! Friends in Canada and the US will soon be able to grab a copy at their nearest bookshop and specialist retailer. Make sure you get yours!
Happy Holidays!
The wonderful people at Thirst For Vision, a quarterly online Magazine, have featured Lazy Gramophone on page 40 of their latest edition.
Do take a look at all the great work they are doing and if like us you cannot wait for the next edition, you can always check out their TFV website or follow their TFV twitter page.
'Thirst for Vision is: '...a quarterly online magazine focusing on the creative youth of today. TFV hit screens at the start of 2010 and hasn't stopped its engines since. By recruiting photographers, artists and writers from all over the world we have achieved an international fan-base. thirstforvision gives you the opportunity to turn your passion into the passion of many.'
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Rooms Mag latest issue
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Candid arts trust
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Claudia Forsbrey Art Cards
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Christmas Cards
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Swansongs by Sorana Santos
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Art Card Series updated
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Post Apocalypse
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Art Card Series: Mina Milk
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