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1984 Show

This was the exhibition that Kevin O’Connor had wanted to stage since the first day that he walked into the Gallery, an homage to the more pessimistic aspects of Orwell’s book, 1984.  The whole space was turned into a giant installation with works appearing from the gloom to shock and disturb.  The Guardian’s critic, Waldemar … Continued

Miscellany

This essay was written in June 1988. The first time I walked into 19/21 Atlantic Road was in April 1983.  Kevin O’Connor had collected the keys to the building a few days earlier and, meeting him there, my first thoughts were just how damp and dirty the place was.  Littered with cardboard carpet rolls, pile … Continued

Brixton Artists Collective Annual Members Show

Once again, I helped Gennaro Telaro co-curate the annual Members Show and it was a whole lot of fun, especially during the private view party. Carved wood automata and puppets by Jan Zalud CATALOGUE Artists in Show: Alex Adams, Alfia Albano, Oliver Alexis, Pauline Allwright, Kwame Ampadu, Eamon Andrews, Louise Baldwin, Kath Barber, Adrian Barradell, … Continued

Series One – Group Exhibition

CATALOGUE Artists in Show: Gail Bourgeois, Ann Dooley, Celia Jones, Anna Keep, Colyn Markhram de Wick, John Martin, Francoise Sergy, Gennaro Telaro, Chris Todd, Yuval Zommer

Creation For Liberation – 2nd Open Exhibition By Black Artists

Creation for Liberation was a Black artists cultural organisation based in Railton Road, Brixton.  Their first Open Exhibition had been held in the St Matthews Church and for this show they were given free run of the Gallery. I think most members of the Collective hoped that the exhibition would lead to a greater collaboration between … Continued

Rob Evans, Jorge Walsh & Derek Stockley

After a run of mixed open exhibitions at the gallery there was a three-person show with two visiting artists, Robert Evans from America and Jorge Welsh from Portugal – and local abstractionist, Derek Stockley, whose stunningly colourful paintings will have seared their images into the memories of all who saw them. Running alongside the exhibition was a … Continued