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Time Out
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Camden Arts Projects: London has a brand-new free art gallery
Remember the Zabludowicz Collection? That converted church in Chalk Farm which housed a vibrant free art programme? After closing its doors at the end of 2023 – the Zabludowicz family had its fair share of controversies due to its links to Israel, though the collection claimed the closure had no connection to an ongoing boycott or the war in Gaza – the space at 176 Prince of Wales Road is now being re-launched. Enter Camden Arts Projects, an all-new not-for-profit space with a focus on contemporary art and film. The new cultural hub opened its doors on May 9 with an exhibition featuring Martin Creed's interactive installation, 'Work No. 3891 Half the air in a given space (2025)', in which a sea of balloons takes over the gallery, inviting visitors to feel them, move them and play with them as they navigate the room. The work was last on display in London more than ten years ago, for its Hayward Gallery debut in 2014. Creed is also making his mark outside the gallery: visitors will be welcomed into the building by the Turner Prize-winning artist's iconic 12-metre neon text piece, 'Work No. 1086: EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT (2011)'. The building, built in the 1860s as a place of worship, has a long history of supporting creatives. The London Drama Centre took it over in the '60s before it was turned into an art gallery in 2017 by AHMM architects. For its new era, Camden Arts Projects promises to 'exhibit the works of both established and emerging artists and filmmakers in an inspiring, innovative environment'. A screening room has been added and artisan bakers Little Bread Pedlar are now running the café.
The Guardian
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Fire festival and a room of balloons: photos of the weekend
Members of the Jimbaran Indigenous community take part in a 6km procession from their villages to Uluwatu Temple as part of the Mepinton ceremony Photograph: Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP/Getty Images A US flag is waved in the crowd as Pope Leo XIV appears on the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election Photograph: Bernat Armangué/AP A boy plays in water from a broken fire hydrant as spring heat breaks temperature records Photograph: Ringo Chiu/SOPA Images/Shutterstock People interact with balloons in the artist Martin Creed's installation Half the Air in a Given Space (2025), where half the air of a Grade II-listed former Methodist church is filled with hundreds of white balloons Photograph: Guy Bell/Alamy Live News A man during a march by mothers and relatives of missing persons demanding that the government clarify their disappearances Photograph: Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images Protesters block a main road demanding a ban on the ousted Awami League political party Photograph: Abu Sufian Jewel/Zuma/Shutterstock Malta's Miriana Conte poses on the turquoise carpet during the opening ceremony of the 69th Eurovision song contest Photograph: Peter Schneider/EPA The Albanian prime minister, Edi Rama, the leader of the Socialist party, speaks to members of the media after voting during parliamentary elections Photograph: Florion Goga/Reuters Dancers perform in the Progo River as Buddhist devotees release fish as part of a traditional life-release ritual held on the eve of Vesak Day Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images People hold national flags as they show their support for the Pakistan army, a day after the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan was announced Photograph: Arshad Arbab/EPA Performers hold fire during a procession at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters Birds fly over polluted water during the Global Big Day, an annual event focused on birdwatching and citizen science Photograph: Enea Lebrun/Reuters Dancers chat after performing at a wedding Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP Participants at an event where the Senate president, Andrónico Rodríguez, was announced as a presidential candidate for the 2025 election in August Photograph: Luis Gandarillas/EPA An aerial view of fans of the Argentine series El Eternauta, who gathered at one of the show's filming locations to recreate the final scene, with some attendees dressed in character with costumes and replica weapons Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
BBC News
18-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Turner Prize winner's art on show at Wakefield's former court
A neon sculpture by a Turner Prize-winning artist will be installed on a former court building in artwork, which reads "everything is going to be alright", has been designed by globally acclaimed artist Martin Creed, who was born in the were approved for the sign to be clamped on to the Grade II* listed building, which has been empty for more than three is due to be transformed into a public events space as part of plans to regenerate Wakefield's civic quarter. Documents submitted to Wakefield Council said the work would aim to put the old courthouse "back on the map" as a destination for visitors to the to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Leeds-based developers Rushbond said the proposed installation would offer a "positive message" at a time of change in the city centre."It intends to offer reassurance and can be interpreted as a direct reference to the positive regeneration efforts under way at the courthouse itself," the developers said. Creed won the Turner Prize in 2001 and has previously exhibited work at Tate Britain in London, the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and the Moscow Museum of Modern similar to the one planned for Wakefield have been displayed on prominent buildings around the world, including in Times Square, New York, and at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in old courthouse was built in 1810 but has been derelict since it closed in is due to be reopened after being bought by the council.A planning officer's report said the installation was designed to clamp onto the building and would will not be permanently fixed to council's conservation officer said illuminated signs were "not generally supported within conservation areas" but there were "public benefits that justify the proposal".Approval was granted subject to a condition that the work be displayed for a maximum of five to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
