A Positive View

Posted by: Idea Generation on: November 26, 2009 in: Art Galleries, Auctions, Charities & NGOs, Museums & Institutions, Photography, Visual Arts & Culture

Corrine Day, Kate, 1990

A Landmark Photographic Exhibition

Exhibition: 10th March – 6th April 2010 Somerset House
Private View: Tuesday, 9th March 2010
Auction: 15th April 2010, Christie’s, King Street, London

The must-see photographic event for London 2010, showcasing the finest 20th and 21st century photography from around the world

For one month only, from 10th March to 6th April 2010, A Positive View returns to showcase an extraordinary range of photography on a truly international scale, under the Royal Patronage of Prince William supporting Crisis, the homelessness charity.

The third edition of this fully curated, museum-scale photographic exhibition, to be held at Somerset House, will bring together more than 100 rare and signed vintage works across almost a century of photography; classic and contemporary works will cross a variety of genres, from still-life, fashion, landscape, portraiture and reportage. It will be followed by a Royal Gala reception and auction at Christie’s on 15th April, in aid of Crisis.

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The Promised Land

Posted by: Idea Generation on: November 24, 2009 in: Art Galleries, Photography, Visual Arts & Culture

Seba Kurtis, “Jordy”, courtesy of Vauxhall Motors

Vauxhall Motors announces the completion of a landmark photographic commission by Seba Kurtis

A new body of portraits by photographer Seba Kurtis explores the rich diversity of the British population in a new commission by Vauxhall Motors

Photographer Seba Kurtis first arrived in Europe as an illegal immigrant from Argentina. He followed the dream of a perfect life that attracts many to first world countries, considering Europe as a Promised Land. In this stunning series of portraits commissioned by Vauxhall, Kurtis explores his pre-conceptions of British people whilst simultaneously re-inventing what it means to be British in today’s multicultural society.

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Nat Finkelstein: From One Extreme to the Other

Posted by: Idea Generation on: November 4, 2009 in: Art Galleries, Events, Exhibitions, Idea Generation Gallery, Photography, Visual Arts & Culture

Andy, Bobby and Elvis 1965 © Nat Finkelstein “Andy gave Bobby a great double image of Elvis…Much later, Bobby told me he’d traded the Elvis for Albert Grossman’s couch.” NF

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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Alex Box The Make Up Artist

Posted by: Idea Generation on: October 27, 2009 in: Art Galleries, Photography, Visual Arts & Culture

(C) Photography by Rankin, make up by Alex Box

Exhibition: 23rd Oct – 22nd Dec, Annroy Gallery
Book Launch: 22nd Oct, Annroy Gallery

Launch of a new book and exhibition celebrating the work of Alex Box, a make up artist who boldly uses the face as a canvas to explode conventional concepts of ‘beauty’

In the first ever extensive collection and exhibition of her work Alex Box gives full access to images which radically unsettle and deconstruct conventional images of beauty in fashion. Using everything from pigment to post-its to magically transform her models Alex opens up the human form to a fantastical and expressive range of new possibilities.

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The Vauxhall Collective 2009

Posted by: Idea Generation on: October 14, 2009 in: Art Galleries, Design, Idea Generation Gallery, Museums & Institutions, Photography, Theatre, Visual Arts & Culture

The Vauxhall Collective for 2009. Courtesy Vauxhall

A new wave of Vauxhall Collective commissions are announced

Katie Paterson, Duncan Speakman, Seba Kurtis and Studio Glithero are this year’s brightest creative talent to be commissioned by Vauxhall Motors

Four of the most hotly anticipated artists, designers, theatre practitioners and photographers in the UK have been commissioned by the car company Vauxhall to create art works around the theme of re-inventing British classics. The result of the commissions is four stunningly imaginative and exciting works that throw open the concept of what is a British classic and highlight Vauxhall’s commitment to supporting style and design in the UK.

Chosen by a Style Council of industry experts and previous Vauxhall Collective members including Gideon Reeling and the photographer Gayle Chong Kwan this year’s members are the latest in an impressive line-up of up and coming artists that the initiative has supported, enabling them to take their work in new directions with complete artist freedom.

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Bupa Great North Run Cultural Programme

Posted by: Idea Generation on: September 21, 2009 in: Art Galleries, Visual Arts & Culture

Parade (C) Vicky Bennett

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.

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Festival Annual

Posted by: Idea Generation on: July 16, 2009 in: Music & Entertainment, Music, Entertainment & Venues, Photography

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Festival-goers: Your Chance To Appear In The UK’s First Ever Festival Annual.

Upload and tag your pictures at www.MySpace.com/FestivalAnnual

Play your part in history by contributing to a groundbreaking new festival book alongside Jaime Winstone, Edith Bowman, Orbital, Metronomy and many more…

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John Hopkins: Against Tyranny

Posted by: Idea Generation on: June 26, 2009 in: Music & Entertainment, Photography, Visual Arts & Culture
Hoppy Hopkins

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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Woodstock Experience

Posted by: Idea Generation on: May 26, 2009 in: Music & Entertainment, Music, Entertainment & Venues, Photography, Visual Arts & Culture
Woodstock Experience

Woodstock Experience

Four decades on from the festival that shook the world, Idea Generation Gallery celebrates the anniversary of Woodstock with an exhibition of amazing photographs, all taken from the artist-endorsed, limited edition multi-media package; Woodstock Experience, published by Genesis Publications.
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