Update from The Big Picture

Big Picture online Editor Jon Bounds sends this update about the site:
I’m pleased to say that it’s now possible to be part of The Big Picture direct from your mobile phone, so you can show us whatever you’re doing!
To add a photo by MMS send it with BIGPIC first in the text of your message [...]

Starstruck Exhibition at New Art Gallery Walsall

STARSTRUCK – EXHIBITION EXPLORING CELEBRITY OPENS AT NEW ART GALLERY WALSALL.
New exhibition explores fame and our connection to it through the work of eight artists.
“Starstruck, a new exhibition at The New Art Gallery Walsall from 25 April – 15 June 2008 explores our obsession with celebrity through the work of eight artists ranging from the [...]

Animal Magic at Eleven Fine Art in London

Eleven Fine Art will be hosting an exhibition ‘Animal Magic’ featuring the work of Tessa Farmer and Polly Morgan (previously seen in Fused Magazine) along with Olly & Suzi.
“Borrowing its title from the legendary BBC programme, Animal Magic gathers different contemporary practices exploring the animal realm. Tessa Farmer, Polly Morgan and Olly & Suzi have [...]

Gail Troth exhibition at The Mailbox

At the end of April Three White Walls Gallery, at The Mailbox, will feature local artist Gail Troth.
“Troth’s latest collection is created using a unique painting method of concentric circles created from single drops of paint into pools of fluid. Rather than using more traditional techniques this unique use of materials allows the paint to [...]

The next Pub Conversations is announced

We’ve just had an email announcing the forthcoming Pub Conversations event with London based artists Melanie Carvalho and artist and writer Ross Birrell who is also lecturer and researcher at Glasgow School of Art and editor of the online journal, Art & Research.
Tuesday 29th April
7.30pm
The Lamp Tavern, 257 Barford Street, Birmingham, B5 7EP.
www.pubconversations.co.uk
Places must be [...]

Eastside Projects

Fused has just been to the new Eastside Projects space to take a sneak preview. At the moment it is empty apart from the amazing structure that will be used as office space. Gallery Director Gavin Wade explains a little more:
“Pleasure Island was first commissioned for the Wales Pavillion at the Venice Biennale, and [...]

Images from Ruth Claxton Exhibition

Fused popped up to the Private View of Ruth Claxton’s exhibition at the IKON gallery this evening (see post below). Dave Fused kindly handed me his iPhone so I could take a few pics of the work.
It is the first time I have seen Ruth’s work on such an extensive scale and the sculptural pieces [...]

Ruth Claxton exhibition launch

Ruth Claxton’s first major museum exhibtion launches tonight at the IKON gallery in Birmingham. For those of you who have followed Fused since the early days you may remember she was one of the artists chosen to exhibit in Fused’s CLASH exhibition.
For those who do not know her work she has become known for her [...]

Ben Sherman shopping event

Ben Sherman are having a shopping event this Thursday evening at all of their stores (London Carnaby Street, Birmingham Bullring, Ocarcle Centre Reading, Lakeside Essex and Trafford Centre Manchester).
The evening starts at 6pm til 8pm and there will free drinks and music plus 20% off all purchases.
Go and check it out they have somevery [...]