News - Archives - October 2007
Mode 2 at Maharishi
We dropped by the DPMHI store on Great Pulteney Street, Soho, yesterday evening, to witness the first show from Mode 2 we have seen in London for a while."Party & Bullshit" is a two-pronged expose on life as he sees it; stuck between his experiences out partying (and watching girls partying as too!), as well as the flip-side of it all, angst and pessimism about the realities of the future ...
Alongside the collection of twelve canvases is a limited edition of an old party sketch embroidered onto trademark Maharishi fabric, as well as a limited edition run of 200 signed and numbered prints.
The show runs for a month, so drop by and have a look, and maybe let yourself be tempted into acquiring a print or a painting, as he warms up for a show at our own Greek Street gallery next April. Judging by what was already on show this Thursday evening, it's worth making a note in your diaries for April as well ...
Go, have a look around, and enjoy :-)
Mode 2 in Trafalgar Sq
This Autumn sees the first cargo container installation held in Trafalgar Square. An Art/culture event of seismic contemporary relevance, Sam Roddick has roped in Britain’s finest to confront us with the world we don’t see, the Britain the government wont admit to.Curated by our very own Mode 2 and Luminaries such as Annish Kapoor, the installation was built to explore the journey that thousands of Eastern European girls take; from the promise of a new life, across borders to the shattered reality that is their eventual destination in Britain as sex slaves.
Mode has treated the exterior of each container as each stage in the emotionally harrowing journey from native country to England, careful to bring you into the world of brutality and exploitation that is the sex trade. The whole piece looks like a train in compartments, with a giant flashing neon word ‘Journey’ echoing nearby Soho.
And as powerful as the outside is, it’s the inside of the containers though that really bring home the journey of the deceit, aggression and desperation that these women often away from home for the first time and many very young travel on .
So take time to travel on this Journey through sex trafficking in Trafalgar Square, not disturbing but essential.
Stanley Donwood Book Launch
To all you bookworms out there, the multi talented Stanley Donwood is having a launch for his new book 'Dead Children Playing' on Wednesday 17th October 7pm at the Horse Hospital (address on flyer below).Please note this is not at our gallery.
Gallery Closed
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE GALLERY WILL BE CLOSED FROM 3.30 PM ON THURSDAY 11TH OCTOBER.
IT WILL REOPEN AS USUAL ON FRIDAY 12TH OCTOBER AT 11 AM.
SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED.
INVADER Book
We have now released the INVADER book to accompany the exhibition 'London Invasion/Bad Men II'The book is an edition of 650, of which 100 are signed.
The signed ones are £45 and the unsigned ones are £20.
Please call the gallery on +44 (0) 203 214 0055 to purchase one of these books.
Please be aware that we allow only one book per customer.
Shipping within the UK is £3.50. International shipping prices vary. Please contact the gallery for more information.
INVADER preview
Thanks to everyone who made it to the preview of the INVADER exhibition 'London Invasion/Bad Men II'Here are some pictures of the night to entertain you.
A big thank you also to Tiger who supplied us with beer. Ta.
