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Threads of Sound. 9 – 24 May 2013, London
Threads of Sound, is a visual / sound collaboration around the theme of ‘The Curious History of the St John’s Organ’ as a celebration of the restored organ at St. John’s Church, Notting Hill, London W11. An exhibition for Notting Hill Mayfest in the Sacred Space Gallery, opposite the organ’s new location, invited both visual … Continue reading
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A sculptural cornice in in glazed terracotta by Richard Deacon and a carved stone sculpture by Stephen Cox are an integral part of the new building at One Eagle Place in Piccadilly. The building creates a striking and unusual contemporary façade in a prominent position on Piccadilly. The commissions are a collaboration with Eric Parry … Continue reading
Michelangelo Pistoletto was commissioned, to interpret the theme of La Celebrazione for Vendemmia d’Artista Ornellaia 2010. The Ornellaia 2010 vintage celebrates both the 25th anniversary of the wine estate in Bolgheri, Italy and the fifth edition of its Vendemmia d’Artista project. This involves a commission to decorate the bottles for each vintage, and also to create a permanent … Continue reading
The Capelo do Morumbi was constructed in 1949 as a chapel by architect Gregori Warchavchik (1896-1972). Warchavchik is acknowledged to be in the avant-garde of modernist architecture to Brazil, and Oscar Niemayer worked in his studio from 1932-1936. In the late 1970s the City of São Paulo converted the space for site-specific installations, exhibitions and cultural … Continue reading
In 2012 Colin Figue was invited to make two medium size sculptures, in black granite from the south of India, commissioned through the private patronage of Paresh Saraiya, a Vadodara based collector and industrialist. Made with the assistance of young Nepalese sculptor Deepak Rasailly, they were installed in Saraiya’s garden. A sculpture by Figue had previously been commissioned … Continue reading
The Bienal del Chaco 2012, is an international Sculpture Biennial in Resistencia, Argentina, and a synthesis of art in public, sculpture festival and urban art gallery and museum. The city of Resistencia, founded in 1878, is the capital city of Chaco Province, in the North of the Argentine Republic. It is known as The City of … Continue reading
