A celebration of the life and work of Nat Finkelstein – photojournalist, political activist, fugitive and veteran of the 1960s New York scene
Idea Generation Gallery
20th Jan – 14th Feb
Private View: 19th Jan 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Nat Finkelstein was one of the most respected photojournalists of modern times. Renowned for his iconic and intimate documentation of Andy Warhol’s infamous Factory, and later for his political activism including an allegiance with The Black Panthers that forced him to live abroad for 15 years, Finkelstein remained at the heart of the cultural zeitgeist up until his death aged 76, 2nd October 2009.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The artist Jasper Joffe will be selling everything he owns in a sale with a difference.
Idea Generation Gallery
29 July – 2 August
PV July 28, 18.30-20.30
Having left his gallery and been left by his girlfriend, Joffe wants to start again from nothing. At 33, the age at which Jesus died and was born again, Joffe’s Renaissance begins at The Sale of a Lifetime
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Hoppy Hopkins
Idea Generation Gallery presents a new exhibition of paraphernalia and photographs by veteran activist and revolutionary John ‘Hoppy’ Hopkins, many of which are being shown for the first time.
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Against Tyranny: Talking about a Revolutionary
19th June –19th July 2009
Idea Generation Gallery
Counter-cultural incendiary of the 1960s and roving photojournalist John ‘Hoppy’ Hopkins charts Britain’s emergence from the age of austerity into an era of pop, protest and psychedelia.
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