A Private View, A Lecture Theatre Event, A Gate Theatre Award, A Private View, A Lecture Theatre Event

STURTEVANT and SECONDEDITIONS private view

Jacqui Davies with SECONDEDITIONS Elizabeth Peebles & Markus Eisenmann and STURTEVANT's UK gallerist Anthony Reynolds

It has been another busy period for CHELSEA space, the crowds turned out for the private view of second reflection / symmetrical contents: STURTEVANT and SECONDEDITIONS on 22nd of January (see more images here). And on 23rd January SECONDEDITIONS’ Markus Eisenmann and Elizabeth Peebles were joined by the Henry Moore Institute‘s Pavel Pyś for an event in the Lecture Theatre of Chelsea College of Art and Design

Henry Moore Institute curator Pavel Pyś in the Lecture Theatre at Chelsea

This event was done in 3 parts – a performative reading of STURTEVANT texts, a talk by Pavel Pyś on why there is interest in STURTEVANT now and the differences in the presentation of her work at the Henry Moore Institute and at CHELSEA space.

Pavel Pyś in discussion with Liz Peebles and Markus Eisenmann beneath a projection SECONDEDITIONS 'Qualified Nouns' 2002

Finally there was a talk by Elizabeth Peebles and Markus Eisenmann, with interventions from Pavel Pyś, about their own engagement with STURTEVANT’s work and ideas and their approach as artists in collaborating with her on the CHELSEA space exhibition.

Gate Curate inaugural award winner Alice Stallard (far right) talks with Bruce McLean and Lynda Morris at CHELSEA space

Meanwhile, CHELSEA space Research Fellows Daisy McMullan and Kate Ross have been busy on several offsite projects. The first of these is a new collaboration with the Gate Theatre Notting Hill to create a residency for artists culminating in exhibitions/installations in the theatre’s foyer and entrance areas relating to the current production.

Bruce Norris's Purple Heart will be the subject of Alice Stallard's work for her Gate Theatre residency

The project is a collaboration between the Gate, CHELSEA space and Chelsea Arts Club Trust. An artist will be twinned with each of the Gate’s five shows a year. Congratulations to the inaugural Gate Curate artist Alice Stallard.

artist Charlotte Jonerheim and curator Kate Ross during the installation of Surface at Chelsea Futurespace

Meanwhile curators Daisy McMullan and Kate Ross were also working on their show Surface at our sister gallery, Chelsea Futurespace.

L-R: Daisy McMullan, actor Dudley Sutton, artist Crispin Chetwynd, Kate Ross

The private view was great fun and very well attended, thanks to everyone who came.

Chelsea Futurespace exterior

Rosie Farrell, Edward Cotterill, and Caitlin Smyth in front of Cotterill's work

Manca Bajec in front of work by Emma Neuberg at the opening of 'Surface'

Bar at the Surface private view

Chelsea Futurespace is open 7 days a week and Surface runs until April 14th

Derek Jarman photographed in Dungeness, Kent

Finally, we are looking forward to our next CHELSEA programme event The Early films of Derek Jarman – Stuart Comer in discussion with James Mackay on Wednesday 20th February. Most recently CHELSEA space included Jarman’s 1977 film Jordan’s Dance in the exhibition Red White & Blue: Pop Punk Politics Place and we are excited that this discussion between Stuart Comer and James Mackay will also include screenings of other early works by the greatly missed artist, filmmaker, and polemicist . The event, hosted by CHELSEA space in association with the CCW Graduate School, is from 5.30-7pm in the Lecture Theatre, Chelsea College of Art and Design  (Atterbury Street entrance) SW1P 4JU.

The event is free but places are limited and booking is essential. RSVP to gsevents@arts.ac.uk