John Latham Exhibition

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If you have ever wondered about the house in Bellenden Road which has a huge book emerging from the front into the street, now you can find out all about it in an exhibition from 2nd October to 2nd November at 210 Bellenden Road, SE15 4BW. The house itself is now an important work of art by John Latham, the artist who lived there. See details extracted below from the press release.
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JOHN LATHAM FLAT TIME HOUSE OPENS, 2 OCTOBER 2008
Opening Exhibition: Distress of a Dictionary,
2 October – 2 November 2008
Flat Time House, 210 Bellenden Road London SE15 4BW
Hours: (during exhibitions): Thursday – Sunday, 11am – 5pm

John Latham (1921 – 2006), one of the most important British artists of the post-war period, lived at FTHo in Peckham, South East London for over 20 years. The House is now home to the John Latham Foundation and the John Latham Archive, and will be the primary location for a 10-month programme of exhibitions and events exploring the artist’s practice, his theoretical ideas and their continued relevance. The opening show, Distress of a Dictionary, will be a solo exhibition exploring the role of language and humour in Latham’s work.

Latham considered the house a ‘living sculpture’, with different rooms taking on the attributes of a living organism. At FTHo, a giant and colourful book-relief sculpture penetrates a large window on the front of the house, known as the Face, into a room called the Mind, in which a permanent installation of works demonstrating Latham’s Time-Base Theory has been maintained. The next room is known as the Brain. Latham described it as the space for ‘rational thought’ and this is where he worked on his theoretical writing and correspondence. The Brain will now be home to the John Latham Archive. The Hand, formerly Latham’s studio, will be the main location for the programme of changing exhibitions and events. The remainder of the house is taken up with what is termed the ‘Body Event’, where eating, sleeping and ‘plumbing’ take place. The name of the house derives from John’s theoretical language, in which ‘Flat Time’ describes the way in which time and all possible events can be represented by the length and width of a flat canvas, demonstrated in
works including Time-Base Roller (1972. Tate Collection).

In the painting and sculpture for which he is best known, Latham’s primary materials included glass, books, canvas and the spray gun. Developing alongside this concise visual language, from the mid-1950s onwards, was a cosmological theory, formulated through his art-making discoveries that considered time and event to be more primary than the established means of understanding, based on space and matter. Termed Time-Base Theory it offers an ordering and unification of all events in the universe including human actions, allowing an understanding of the special status of the artist in society, and is articulated by a permanent installation at FTHo. Latham’s work is held in collections worldwide, including Tate Collection and MoMA.

VISITOR INFORMATION
Flat Time House, 210 Bellenden Road London SE15 4BW
Hours: (during exhibitions): Thursday – Sunday, 11am – 5pm
FTHo will also be open by appointment for private study and research.
Admission: Free

Artist Placement Group (APG): An initiative by Barbara Steveni, APG was co-founded with John Latham, Jeffrey Shaw and Barry Flanagan in 1966. The group pioneered new models for the artist working within industry and government departments. Their work continues to provoke debate around the role of the artist in society, as well as socially engaged and relational art practices. The APG archive was acquired by the Tate Collection in 2005.

For further information about the John Latham Foundation, Archive and Flat Time House, please contact Elisa Kay, Curator at elisa@flattimeho.org.uk, +44 (0)20 7207 4845/+44 (0)7968 052 303.

25th September 7pm Hannah Barry Gallery private view & performance

See below, invitation from the Hannah Barry Gallery. The many visitors to the Peckham Society Open House walk, round the Bussey building and the rest of the Copeland Cultural Quarter, this weekend saw the back room preparations for this exhibition.
Circulated to the Peckham Residents Network list.
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Please come to the gallery on Thursday 25 September from 7 - 9.30 pm for the Private View of Manon Awst & Benjamin Walther's first solo exhibition in London, UNFINISHED REALITIES.

The artists will make a special performance at 8 pm.

We hope you can be with us for this exciting occasion. Directions to the gallery can be found at the end of this email.

Exhibition open daily 12noon - 6pm
SEPTEMBER 26th – OCTOBER 2nd

Hannah
www.hannahbarry.com
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Over the last three years, the collaboration of Welsh-German artists Awst & Walther has resulted in installations and performances that fuse the personal myths and fundamental themes of human existence. Unfinished Realities continues this work, revealing to the public an enchanted sphere of enquiry and ritual.

Deploying a palette of fragile materials – gelatine, ice, gold, glass and feathers – and a strong will to investigate rather than to perform, Awst & Walther present a material language and philosophy that is synonymous with their particular life circumstances and togetherness.

The second part of Unfinished Realities will take place in February 2009, with an exhibition of paintings and drawings.

directions to the gallery

Hannah Barry Gallery
Unit 9i
Copeland Industrial Park
133 Copeland Road
London SE15 3SN
Tel: +44 7850 639 570
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If you want to have your details removed from the PRN list, please email Peckham Residents' Network , and say so.

Wed 24 Sep Friends of Warwick Gardens

Message from Friends of Warwick Gardens below
circulated by Bellenden Residents' Group
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FRIENDS OF WARWICK GARDENS, SE15
The next meeting will be
DATE: Wednesday 24th September 2008
AT: The Villa Nursery
(corner of Lyndhurst Grove and Azenby Road)
TIME: 7pm
 
Main topics for discussion will be:
* the adaptation of the park gates (Lyndhurst Way entrance)funded from our
successful 2007 Cleaner Greener Safer application.
* New play equipment.
* Future plans for the park including a Spring/Summer fair in 2009.
All welcome.

local events 20 - 28 September

New interesting things to do in Peckham, Nunhead and East Dulwich over the next two weeks:

OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND Central Peckham
Saturday & Sunday 20th & 21st September
assemble from 1.30pm, walk 2.00pm
Saturday: exhibition open all afternoon + refreshments
Get up to date on the tram, and new opportunities to develop central Peckham
3rd floor, Bussey Building, Entrance through 133 Rye Lane, SE15 4ST
further details: www.peckhamvision.org

PECKHAM GREEN FAYRE
Saturday 20th September 12 Midday - 6:00pm Peckham Square
raising awareness about Green Issues by promoting positive activities including how to Save Money.
further details: Peckham Green Fayre

IMAGINE EAST DULWICH
Saturday September 20th 11.00am - 3.30pm
East Dulwich Community Centre, 46 Darrell Road, SE22 9NL
workshops on Health and Well-being, Chinese medicine, Laughter, Storytelling.. Healthy Food available!

NUNHEAD ARTS WEEK
19-28 September 08  
Nunhead Arts Week has something for everyone. Art may be at the heart of it but there's a lot more besides, including the Green Day village fair on Nunhead Green, Sat, 20 Sep, midday to 5pm.
Events take place all over Nunhead
For details of venues and times, Nunhead Arts Week
For artwork or further information, contact:joanbyrnemedia@tiscali.co.uk

NUNHEAD URBAN FARMERS MARKET
a mixture of stalls, and also animals from Surrey Docks Farm,
at Nunhead Green
Sat 27 Sep 10am - 5pm
Sun 28 Sep 10am - 2pm

20/21 Sep Open House Weekend - Peckham central walk

For the second year, Peckham Central features in the walks in the London Open House Weekend 20/21 September - see details from Peckham Vision and the Peckham Society below.
For an account of last year's successful walks see Creative Developments - Re-using old buildings
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London Open House Weekend
Peckham Central walks
Led by The Peckham Society
See some usually hidden parts of central Peckham: a walk between and around the recently listed Peckham Rye Station, the Bussey former cricket bat factory, the Hannah Barry Gallery, the Old Mill building, and more, all demonstrating the potential for re-using historic industrial buildings.
This is an excellent opportunity to enjoy the spectacular views from the roof of the Bussey building, see how that building and some of the adjacent buildings on the site are significant Peckham assets and have great potential for the emergent Copeland Cultural Quarter (CCQ). Visit the Peckham Vision exhibition and see the growing collection of images and plans illustrating ways in which the CCQ and the other areas around Rye Lane can become a more integrated collection of linked public spaces and buildings.
Saturday & Sunday
20th & 21st September 2008
2.00pm-4.00pm
From 1.30pm assemble & Peckham Vision exhibition
Meet: 3rd floor, Bussey Building
Entrance through 133 Rye Lane, SE15 4ST
Further information:
www.peckhamvision.org
info@peckhamvision.org

Peckham Rye Fete Sat 6th Sep

Circulated to the Peckham Residents Network mailing list.

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FRIENDS OF PECKHAM RYE PARK SUMMER FETE

the only event on Peckham Rye Common organisedby the residents for the residents of our local community!
SATURDAY 6th SEPTEMBER 12 noon till 5pm
Timed events:

1 pm - Children's fancy dress competition

2 pm -Fun Dog show (registration from 12.30)
Fun Races for all the family

Egg and spoon, Sack races, 3 legged etc Face painting

Friends tea and cake marquee

A variety of Stalls - Crafts, Books, Plants, Charity, and many more

Coconut shy

Punch and Judy

BBQ and beer tent

Doggie games

Message from the Friends: The fete is organised by members of the committee but we do need lots of extra helpers on the day, to help out on some of the stalls, with the tea tent and with other varied general duties. If you can spare any time to volunteer on the day please contact FOPRP@aol.com or contact one of the appropriate committee members as detailed below.

We also need additional items for the following stalls:

BOOK stall -please bring any unwanted books on the day to the book stall or deliver to Liz at 140 Peckham Rye. Tel: 0208 299 2680

PLANTS -Calling all budding gardeners ? if you can pot up seedlings/baby or ordinary plants for the garden to sell on the plant stall please bring on the day or leave outside 140 Peckham Rye. Please label the pots with the name of the plants!! Call Helen on Tel: 07850 806716 -

Any items of bric a brac, sweets, cosmetics etc to give as prizes for the tombola please leave outside the front door of 3 Elland Road. (opp Homestall Rd)

CAKES - Home made cakes are extremely popular at our tea tent, so anyone who enjoys baking please bake a cake or cookies or jam tarts whatever you prefer and bring along on the day for the tea and cake marquee. Call Tessa on 0207 277 5274

We welcome your support and let us all hope the SUN SHINES!!
Friends of Peckham Rye Park

157 Bellenden Rd - Art Exhibition

circulated by the Bellenden Residents' Group
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Dina Christy and Jane Dalton invite you to LIGHT MATERIAL.
An exhibition of drawings and photographic works.
The exhibition is open
Saturday 13 September and Saturday 20 September
10am – 5pm
At: 1DEA5PAC7
157 Bellenden Road
PeckhamSE15 4DH
Tel: 020 7252 8009 / 07958 543698
We look forward to seeing you there.
Further information from:Dina Christy <dinachristy37@yahoo.co.uk>