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Go Elseware: The EAST – A Retrospective Exploring London’s East End

The UK is an exciting island right now. We will be flying our Union Jack flags and raising our glasses to the boss as she celebrates 60 years on the thrown, plus London is being transformed ahead of the Olympics which hits our shores this summer. As we celebrate the best exhibitions in London this week, we wanted to share a pop up gallery which takes us back to London, before Elizabeth ruled Britannia and Shoreditch and Hoxton were not populated by multi coloured skinny jeans and filled with eclectic house. The ‘EAST – a Retrospective Exploring London’s East End’ by Getty Images Gallery in collaboration with Westfield Stratford City, captures the spirit of the East End made up of photographs taken from the archives of Getty Images. Set in black and white photography, the captivating show is also available to purchase and includes images from the legendary Picture Post magazine; The Pool of London; Whitechapel’s Jews and Cockneys’ Own Party. “The EAST exhibition is a selection of some of our most iconic and esteemed images showcasing life in East London over the past 100 years,” commented Getty Images Gallery Director, Louise Garczewska. “We are incredibly excited to be able to offer the East London community the chance to see some of these rare and incredible shots, hand selected from our archive of over 80 million images.” Artwork will be available to order throughout the duration of the exhibition to bespoke frames and sizes.

Gallery opening: Mon-Sat: 10.00-21.00 Sat: 09.00-21.00 Sun: 12:00-18:00 Admission FREE Getty Images Gallery, Unit 1119, The Getty Gallery, The Street, Westfield Stratford City http://www.gettyimagesgallery.com/

Go Elseware: Dan Holdsworth “Transmission: New Remote Earth Views”

In Dan Holdsworth’s latest series Transmission: New Remote Earth Views, he appropriates topographical data to document the ideologically and politically loaded spaces of the American West in a new way. In his images of the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Mount Shasta, Mount St. Helens, Salt Lake City and Park City, are stark uninterrupted terrains where meaning is made through what it is absent, as much as what is seen. What at first appears to be a pure white snow-capped mountain is in fact a digitally rendered laser scan of the earth appropriated from United States Geological Survey data, a ‘terrain model’ used to measure climate and land change (to measure man’s effect on the earth). “Transmission” captures the world as if from space, functioning not only as a map of the land but as a mapping of the discourses that these lands have come to represent, oscillating between realms of art and science, the familiar and the alien, and the industrial and natural. Holdsworth was born in 1974 in Welwyn Garden City, England. He studied photography at the London College of Printing, and has exhibited internationally including solo shows at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, and Barbican Art Gallery, London; and group shows at Tate Britain, London, and Centre Pompidou, Paris. His work is held in collections including the Tate Collection, Saatchi Collection and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Showing at Brancolini Grimaldi from 23rd March – 19th May 2012.

Go Elseware: Mixed Media (Haunch of Venison, London)

This week at Elseware we are highlighting some of the best exhibitions currently on show in London that we think are not to be missed. With limited time to see them, it’s time to get the diary out and find out where you can fit them in….Haunch of Venison presents ‘Mixed Media’ – an exploration of recent sculptural work by a selection of international artists such as Rina Banerjee, Nathan Coley, Richard Long, Giuseppe Penone and Jaume Plensa. The exhibition highlights current practices in sculpture focusing in particular on the extraordinarily varied range of materials employed by artists today such as plastic dolls heads, bronze, wool, fairground lights and resin. The exhibition includes a new work made especially for the exhibition by Richard Long, major works by Giuseppe Penone and Jaume Plensa, as well as new pieces by younger and emerging artists. Open until 5th April 2012, visit Haunch of Venison for more information.

Text and images from Haunch of Venison

Go Elseware: Alegoria (Halcyon Gallery, London)

This week at Elseware we are highlighting some of the best exhibitions currently on show in London that we think are not to be missed. With limited time to see them, it’s time to get the diary out and find out where you can fit them in….We are definitely visiting the The Halcyon Gallery’s exhibition of Andrés García Ibáñez’s “Alegoria”. Here Ibáñez continues his exploration into themes of the sacred and profane, using contemporary life as a stage setting. Featuring Venetian allegories adapted in the vein of the visceral Spanish Baroque painters such as Zurbaran and Murillo and masters such as Titian or Tintoretto, these complex and detailed compositions come to life through a skilful command of his medium. Open until 16th April 2012 visit The Halcyon Gallery for more information.

Images and text from Halcyon

Go Elseware: The Great White South (Atlas Gallery, London)

This week at Elseware we are highlighting some of the best exhibitions currently on show in London that we think are not to be missed. With limited time to see them, it’s time to get the diary out and find out where you can fit them in….The ATLAS Gallery, Marylebone, have unveiled a collection of over 50 rare vintage carbon prints from the 1913 negatives taken by Herbert G. Ponting, and Captain Robert F. Scott of the infamous British Antarctic “Terra Nova” Expedition to the South Pole between 1910–1912. The photographs of Herbert G. Ponting and Capting R. F Scott can be seen at The Atlas Gallery, London, until 5th April 2012 and is one not to be missed.

All images and text from gallery website.

Go Elseware: Stuart Pearson Wright (Riflemaker, London)

This week at Elseware we are highlighting some of the best exhibitions currently on show in London that we think are not to be missed. With limited time to see them, it’s time to get the diary out and find out where you can fit them in….”Stuart Pearsons 2nd exhibition at Riflemaker features a series of meticulously crafted works who’s technical virtuosity flirts with high mannerism and heroic realism. The scene is set somewhere between Ancient Greece, Hackney, and Williams Shakespeare’s Denmark”. Sounds like one I definitely have to go to. See it before its too late; closing on the 17th March 2012 visit the website here: Riflemaker

Go Elseware: Louise Bobbe (Richard Young Gallery, London)

This week at Elseware we are highlighting some of the best exhibitions currently on show in London that we think are not to be missed. With limited time to see them, it’s time to get the diary out and find out where you can fit them in….Louise Bobbe’s images evoke a sense of voyeurism and curiosity while her photographic style implies a hidden narrative. A strong emphasis is placed on the anonymity of the sitter – the subject faces are rarely seen. Her bold, feminine images are glimpses of intimate moments ‘behind closed doors’. The exhibition will comprise of mostly large-scale photographs in both colour and black & white. Bobbe has previously exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery and her Portrait Commissions include such notable figures as Vivienne Westwood, Anish Kapoor and Fiona Rae. Her work is included in distinguished international private collections. Until 17th March 2012 for more information visit: Richard Young Gallery

All images and text from Richard Young Gallery website

Go Elseware: Hyperrealism Now! (Plus One Gallery, London)

This week at Elseware we are highlighting some of the best exhibitions currently on show in London that we think are not to be missed. With limited time to see them, it’s time to get the diary out and find out where you can fit them in….starting with Plus One Gallery’s “Hyperrealism Now!”. Sixteen of the best hyperrealist artists in the world bring their first new works of 2012. Hyperrealism is a genre that tends to elicit double takes, wonderment and deep admiration (in that order). Hyperrealism Now! (Various Artists), Plus One Gallery, London. Until 17th March 2012

All images and text from gallery website.

Go Elseware: Lucian Freud Portraits

The National Portrait Gallery hosts one of the most influential artists of his generation, Lucian Freud. A collective mix featuring 130 works from private collections and museums from around the world spanning 70 years, this is a must see for art lovers. Lucian’s work is memorising, the level of detail in his work brings each portrait to life with emotion and tension. As Lucian Freud said “I’ve always wanted to create drama in my pictures, which is why I paint people. It’s people who have brought drama to pictures from the beginning. The simplest human gestures tell stories.” Lucian Freud Portraits at the National Portrait Gallery, London from 9 February until 27 May 2012 http://www.npg.org.uk

Credits – Man with a Feather (Self-portrait), 1943 Private Collection © The Lucian Freud Archive. Photo: Courtesy Lucian Freud Archive; Girl in a Dark Jacket, 1947 Private Collection © The Lucian Freud Archive. Photo: Courtesy Lucian Freud Archive, Girl with a White Dog, 1950-1 Tate: Purchased 1952 © Tate, London 2012, Reflection (Self-portrait), 1985, Private Collection, Ireland © The Lucian Freud Archive. Photo: Courtesy Lucian Freud Archive, Large Interior, W11 (after Watteau), 1981-3, Private Collection © The Lucian Freud Archive. Photo: Courtesy Lucian Freud Archive Benefits Supervisor Sleeping, 1995 Private Collection © The Lucian Freud Archive. Photo: Courtesy Lucian Freud Archive

Hattie Stewart

Hattie Stewart is a British artist based in London, taking the print world by storm. With an impressive roster of clients including House of Holand, Diesal, Marc by Marc Jacobs, we can’t wait to see what this lady does next. Famous for her quirky illustrations we just couldn’t resist featuring some of our favourites, click on the picture to view Hattie’s art in more detail. www.hattiestewart.com

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