On the 11th October we launched 'The Peace Projcet' at London's Gallery Different. The Interesting mix of Peace activists collaborating with contemporary artists created a unique buzz that would be hard to find anywhere else during Frieze week. Described by Mark Wallinger as a 'powerful' exhibition, Art Lyst writes "This must see exhibition is one of the highlights of Frieze Week ,dont miss it! ****4 Stars.   Here are some pictures from that unforgettable event and the build up to it.   Constructing the Peace Plinth 'Westminster Cabinet' Johan Wahlstrom  Maria Gallastegui (founder of the Peace Plinth) applying finishing touches       Taking center stage of the exhibiton that is still open to the public until the end of the week is the 'Peace Plinth' known as 'The Westminster Cabinet' that stood outside the Houses of Parliament since 2009.       Mark Wallinger with Maria Gallastegui    Simon Moore      Ben Moore (Art Below) Asmaa Alanbari standing by her work.     Art Below Presents ‘The Peace Project’ on 12th - 18th October 2012 Gallery Different, 14 Percy Street, London, W1T 1DR. Proceeds of selected works go to The Halabja Community Playground Project in Northern Iraq. To view some of the works on sale click here.   Artist collaboration kennardphillipps, working since 2002 to produce art in response to the invasion of Iraq, is issuing a run of 100 signed posters (49 x 49cm) of 'Photo Op' for £35 each and donating all the proceeds to The Halabja Community Playground Project.  For all sales enquiries please contact ben@artbelow.org.uk                                                                  kennardphillips 'Photo Op'    Over the last few days there has been talks and screenings by Peace activists including founder of the Peace Plinths Maria Gallastegui, Simon Moore - the man behind Kew Eco Village and Democracy Village, (see clip here), Dean Puckett maker of 'Crisis of Civialisation, and most recently 'Grasp the nettle' Rikki Blue, maker of 'SOCPA The Movie', and founder of The Halabja Community Playground Project, Tam Carrigan.    This evening from 7pm   Emily Johns will show images and talk about working as an artist and as an activist.  kennardphillipps will talk about their work.  Entry is free.   Emily Johns is a printmaker who studied geography at Durham and immediately afterwards studied fine art at Goldsmiths because pictures seemed to be the right medium in which to think about geography. Her work has its political roots in over 20 years of work on wars in Iraq, the Iran crisis and how geopolitics and oil have coagulated. She also co-edits Peace News. See one of Emily’s projects here:http://consciousoil.org kennardphillipps is an artist collaboration forged between Peter Kennard and Cat Phillipps during the build-up to the US/UK invasion of Iraq in 2002. Kennard and Phillipps work together to create pieces that confront political and corporate power in solidarity with the social movements that form in resistance against state and commercial oppression.  www.kennardphillipps.com   Selected works in the show form part of Art Below’s billboard exhibition at Regent’s Park tube station throughout October. This coincides with the Frieze Art Fair (11th -14th October) in Regent’s Park.

This October we are transforming Regent's Park underground station into a public gallery space. This show has been planned to coincide with Frieze art fair, London’s biggest and most prestigious art event.  All the works on display feature in Art Below's Gallery show at Gallery Different (Off Tott Ct. Rd) 12th - 18th October.   Alison Jackson  kennardphillipps   Ben Eine   Billy Childish   Harry Pye   Emma Stoner   Philip Levine   Noushin Ourmazd   Noushin Ourmazd   James Baker   Andrew Mayberry   SimonR   Samantha Leong   Tom Waters   Sarah Harvey   Johan Wahlstrom    Prezemek Krol   Leigh Glover    Asmaa Alanbari   Fabio Paolo D'Archino   Jane Szwykowska

Tape is a high stakes and suspenseful exploration of memory, truth and perception. When Jon meets up with his best friend from high school, Vince – a volatile drug-dealing dropout - the conversation turns to Amy, whom they both dated. Vince gets Jon to confess a disturbing secret, only to reveal he has taped the conversation and Amy is about to arrive any minute... Starring Marc Elliott (EastEnders, Syed Masood), Darren Bransford (Hollyoaks, Nick O'Connor) andKate Loustau (Elizabeth). Stephen Belber's internationally acclaimed play runs for only four weeks at Trafalgar Studios.  Tickets from £25.50 EXTENSION PREVIEW OFFER For 15 & 16 October only, quote PREVIEW1 when booking to get tickets for only £15.  Subject to availability, so act quickly. For tickets, visit www.tapetheplay.com or call 0844 871 7632 facebook.com/tapetheplay twitter.com/tapetheplay

It may have come to your attention recently that Facebook are either upgrading the old facebook groups into the new design, or they will be 'archived'.

Well this has come as 'a big smack in the face' for Art Below who have had a facebook group since 2006 and have gradually built a healthy and active following of a few thousand.  Now, thanks to Facebook 'archiving' our group we have a group of exactly 10 members!! So First of all I want to say a genuine 'thank you' to those 10 dedicated members for hanging on in there.

So in an attempt to claw our way back and to co-inside with Social Media Week, we have decided to launch a new initiative to breathe life and love into this once powerful mother ship of social media!  For every 1000 new members, Art Below will award 1 free poster space (1m x 1.5m) on the London Underground.  To grab a chance of winning that poster space,  simply become a member of the Art Below facebook group and upload a piece of your own artwork onto the Wall.  We are open to all creative backgrounds including design, fashion, illustration, sculpture, photography and any other ones that I've missed out.  

For every 1000 new group members we will set a loose theme, starting with the theme of THE DIGITAL AGE.  We will take into account how many 'likes' each image gets, but it wont be the central deciding factor that will persuade our judges  if you are the winner.  As well as being awarded a 1 meter x 1.5 meter poster space in a  London Underground station for 2 weeks to show your work, you will also receive a A2 lambda print of your winning design, you will  be announced as the winner on www.artbelow.org.uk, on our media partners sites including ArtLyst.com, and ArtRabbit.com and of course on the Art Below facebook group site!

http://www.facebook.com/groups/artbelow/

 

 

Art Below Ltd.
www.artbelow.org.uk
info@artbelow.org.uk
Tel: 0207 731 0333

Fax: 0207 731 3914
Facebook.com/art Below

 

 
This e-mail is intended only for the named person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain valuable business information that is privileged, confidential and/or otherwise protected from disclosure. Dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail or the information herein by anyone other than the intended recipient, or an employee, or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, is strictly prohibited. All contents are the copyright property of the authors, all rights reserved unless otherwise agreed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are nevertheless bound to respect the sender's worldwide legal rights. Please note that unintended recipients should delete the e-mail and destroy all electronic copies in their computer systems, retaining no copies in any media.

Art Below Ltd. Registered in England No.05697608.  Primary trading address, Art Below Ltd., Studio 21, Sulivan Enterprise Centre, Sulivan Road, London, SW6 3DJ