2,400 plinthers; 35,000 applications; one person every hour, 24 hours a day for 100 days… Antony Gormley’s One & Other Fourth Plinth living monument will end at 9:00am today when last plinther Emma Burns steps down from the plinth.
Antony Gormley’s One & Other living monument for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square will end Wednesday 14th October at 9:00am, when Emma Burns, a 30 year old medical photographer from Darlington becomes the last member of the public to leave the plinth.
Entre Terre et Ciel by Airvag
A spectacular multi-sensory celebration of light fusing ancient and modern in Durham
12th – 15th November 2009
For four nights only, UK and international artists will work with light to transform Durham’s historic landmarks, city streets, gardens and riverways into a breathtaking nocturnal landscape of magical happenings.
Producers of extraordinary live events Artichoke, renowned for the spectacular successes, La Machine, The Sultan’s Elephant and Antony Gormley’s Fourth Plinth commission One & Other, announce their latest project – Lumiere – an ambitious and spectacular festival of light for Durham, produced in partnership with Sky Arts.
From the 12th-15th November 2009, the historic city of Durham will provide the stunning canvas for leading international and UK artists and performers to work with light, fusing together sight, sound and movement in a mesmerising series of site-specific installations, new commissions and performances.
In a world first KMA create a stunning large-scale game of lights across the North East from 29th October to 1st November 2009 (17.30 – late).
Gateshead, Sunderland and Middlesbrough to host ground breaking interactive game from digital pioneers KMA.
As part of the Bupa Great North Run Cultural programme, digital pioneers KMA have been commissioned to create a world first: a huge, participatory, high-tech athletics tournament. Taking place simultaneously in three North East locations; Gateshead, Sunderland and Middlesbrough each area will compete against the other across four nights.
Durham bids to be UK City of Culture 2013 – The North East’s best kept cultural secret.
Embargoed until 10th September.
“For passion, creativity, an array of peerless assets and attractions and a palatable sense of community, Durham really is the perfect place.” Bill Bryson
A UNESCO World Heritage Site; home to stunning ancient architecture in the form of its Cathedral and University; host to renowned art events and festivals including an international literary festival, a two-week brass music gathering and a cutting edge festival of light, owner of the largest collection of decorative art outside of London and location to one of the most popular visitor attractions in the UK, tomorrow Durham will take part in a nationwide seminar to continue its bid to be UK City of Culture in 2013.
Your last chance to become an art collector for free, The Free Art Fair is held at The Barbican Centre from 12th to 18th October
50 acclaimed artists give away their works for free in the last ever Free Art Fair
Returning for the third and final time during Frieze week, The Free Art Fair promises to be bigger, better and more fun than ever. Staged at the Barbican Centre, The Free Art Fair will use the format of a curated museum scale exhibition, with a difference: on the last day of the show, the visiting public will be able to take away one piece of art of their choice.
The Bupa Great North Run Cultural Programme is hosted at the Hatton Art Gallery and other venues and runs from 16th September to 15th November 2009
Art and sport come together to celebrate the people, geography and spirit of the Bupa Great North Run.
Now in its fifth year, the Bupa Great North Run Cultural Programme is announced; the cultural programme brings together artists from a range of disciplines to mark this extraordinary and inspiring sporting event.
Carlos Garaicoa: The Point, the Line and the Plan runs at the East Central Gallery from 2nd October to 7th November 2009.
Private view: 1st October 6 – 9 pm
From Havana to London, international artist Carlos Garaicoa opens East Central Gallery with an exhibition on architecture, politics and power.
For its inaugural show, East Central Gallery is proud to present The Point, the Line and the Plan, an exhibition of new works by Carlos Garaicoa, one of Cuba’s leading contemporary artists. This will be Garaicoa’s first solo show in London.
David Spiller:Tryin’ to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door runs at Beaux Arts London from 9th September to 3rd October 2009
Where were you when you first heard ‘Wild Thing’? What was your first record, LP or cassette? Which song did you fall in love to? Filled with music the paintings of David Spiller evoke a collective memory of a lifetime of song…
Beaux Arts presents an exhibition of artist David Spiller’s new work. A product of London’s 1960s’ art school scene, Spiller’s colourful re-invention of the American Pop aesthetic is grounded in an instinctual use of colour and a keen eye and ear for the lyrical phrases and comic book ephemera of popular culture.
The UK’s most promising artist’s work takes a new direction in his latest solo show in the heart of Soho.
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