When: Now – 2nd Dec 2013, Mon-Friday 11am-7pm, Saturday 10am-4pm Where: University Gallery, 58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton How much: £Free
Words + Photos > Elliott Caranci-Finch
I made my way into the strange world of the famous filmmaker and artist, Jan Švankmajer, for the day and found the experience both disconcerting and inspirational. Švankmajer alters the viewer’s perception of the familiar and with simple and powerful effect has your mind adjusting to his world in a very satisfying way.
With the exhibition heralding the 50th anniversary of his first film it was interesting to see the different mediums that Švankmajer uses. As well as the many incredible sculptures and character works used in his films, there were many film posters around the gallery too. One thing that stood out was the disturbing but amusing ‘Claw Penis’ that seemed to act as a third hand for every creature. The main piece, ‘Crucifixion’ takes centre stage, with a bed of nails covering the religious icon. It dominated the gallery as a powerful and brave move from the artist.
With the ‘Inner life of objects’ on display until 2nd December make sure you can get down to see this brilliant collection of work.
When: Now – 2nd Dec 2013, Mon-Friday 11am-7pm, Saturday 10am-4pm Where: University Gallery, 58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton How much: £Free
Renowned for the dark, surrealism and comedy in his films, Jan Švankmajer exhibits ‘The Inner Life of Objects’ at the Brighton University Gallery and heralds the 50th anniversary of his first film. The show features sets and decor, puppets, costumes, drawings and storyboards for many of his acclaimed films. Alongside this sees a collection of Švankmajer’s imaginary beasts assembled from bones, shells and stones .
When: Now – 17th November Where: Ink_d Gallery, North Road Brighton How much: £Free
Timed perfectly for Halloween, Brighton based artist Eelus steps away from his child-friendly images of the past and debuts ‘Horrorshow’, an exciting collection of works based on horror images from the silver-screen, pulp comics and classic literature.
This show is a ‘a love letter to the stories and characters’ that have captured his imagination over the last 26 years and pays homage to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Exorcist and of course Frankenstein. Make sure you get down there for Halloween night as Ink_d Gallery have a gruesome gift for anyone that makes the effort to dress up!
When: Saturday 26th October 11am – 5pm Where: Friends Meeting House, Ship St, Brighton, BN1 1AF How much: £Free
The Friends Meeting House will be hosting this monthly affair for you to purchase unique, handmade arts and crafts from a selection of Brighton based artists.
Organisers are also asking exhibitors interested in booking a stall to visit their website or contact them via email at bookings@brightoncraft.co.uk for information.
When: Now – 10th November Where: Various venues How much: Various, see brochure for each event
With a strong following The Early Music Festival is the second biggest in the UK bringing you a huge collection of music from various art forms. With concerts taking place all over Brighton and Hove this rich collection of music will also be broadcasted on BBC Radio 3.
Hear the newest talent, in a laid back and informal setting with three stages and a surprise presenter. Not forgetting the amazing grandeur of St. Bartholomew’s Church!
When: 11am 26th October 2013 to 3am 27th October Where: See here for all artists + venues How much: £5
This weekend will see Oxjam make its way to Brighton to fight poverty around the world as part of the UK’s biggest ever charity music festival. The Oxjam Brighton Takeover will feature The Jar Family, MOK and Tiny Dragons and loads of other brilliant acts, with acoustic coffee shops sessions, live music and DJ sets all across the city.
Oxjam Brighton Takeover have released tickets online here, which are available at the early bird price of £5, with 100% profits going to Oxfam. This will get you a wristband for every venue, day and night. Prices will increase close to and on the day and if for any reason you can’t make the festival, you can still donate to Oxfam at Justgiving: Text OXBR to 70070.
Having begun life in 2006, Oxjam has now seen over 1 million people attend a gig, helping raise over £2 million towards vital humanitarian work. Every year, every penny counts. You can visit Visit Oxfam’s donation page to find out more about how you can help in the fight against poverty. www.oxfam.org.uk/donate
When: 25-27th October. Friday 11-8pm, Saturday 10-6pm, Sunday 10-5pm Where: One Marylebone, formally Holy Trinity Church, 1 Marylebone Road, NW1 4AQ How much: £8.50 E-Tickets, £10 on the door, £20 private view tickets (24th October limited supply)
The MADE LONDON Design and Craft Fair is back for its second year running and takes place in the jaw-dropping One Marylebone Venue. The event features the very best and most original makers in this country and aims to exhibit the highest quality contemporary craft and design over four levels of the reconverted Sir John Soane Church.
MADE LONDON celebrated their success at last year’s event with over 5,500 visitors. This year they are hoping to be even better with the very best in contemporary design.
When: Now – 9th March 2014 Where:Brighton Museum & Art Gallery How much:£Free
Exploring how designers, makers and manufacturers react to the world around them the Subversive Design exhibition looks at how design can challenge our daily relationship with objects around us.
From ‘rubbish’ jewellery, cheeky ceramics and controversial chairs, over 200 years of craft and design have been used to engage and challenge our political and social issues in obvious and hidden ways.
Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club, with The Apples (live) + DJ Format, with support from: Soul Casserole + WWWG
When: 25th October, 10pm-2am Where:Concorde 2, Madeira Drive,
Brighton, BN2 1EN How much: £10 early bird
Red Dwarf star, Craig Charles, now has a successful broadcasting and DJing career presenting the BBC 6 Music’s Funk & Soul show. This night he is bringing to Brighton, along with some other amazing acts for a spectacular line up.
The Apples are an Israeli Post-Funk nine-piece instrumental collective.
DJ Format probably needs no introduction but to those not in the know, he is the master of UK Hip Hop. Format has collaborated with the likes of Akil and Chali 2na from Jurassic 5, Abdominal and Canadian rapper D-Sisive.
Tune in next week for more of our weekly Headsup listings! TTFN x
The waves of US Hip Hop come crashing across the Atlantic! Soundsci are performing live at The Black Lion this evening with the Vinyl Veterans crew from 8.30pm. It’s going to be rammed so get there early to avoid disappointment. Oh yeah, did we mention it’s free to get in??
A group of very determined graduates and new artists in Brighton launched a crowdfunding campaign yesterday to secure funds for their upcoming project; Kollektiv Gallery.
The art group plan to open a pop up gallery and shop in central Brighton for the key weeks leading up to Christmas and they will showcase and sell the works of Brighton’s newly emerging creative talent, as well as hold free workshops for the public.
Made up of 15 artists, Kollektiv’s reasons for starting are very simple, as director Sophie Giblin explains, “As an art student I didn’t learn how to sell my work and after graduating from my degree I saw many peers lacking the confidence to sell. So I spent the summer learning entrepreneurship in order to open and curate a gallery that would allow my fellow graduates to not just show, but also sell their work.”
The Kickstarter campaign allows people to pledge from as little as £3, in exchange ‘thank you’ presents such as stickers, works of art and invitations to events. Kollektiv have already raised over half of their target amount in just 24 hours since launching the project, but the problem with these campaigns is if you don’t raise the whole lot, you get nothing, so these artists are willing everyone to help in any way that they can.
Jan Svankmajer ‘The Inner Life of Objects’
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