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The Toilet Gallery, London, opened on October 9th 2003, in a media frenzy. Brit Art founders, Gilbert & George, cut the toilet paper ribbon to the tumultuous applause of the assembled crowd, press, two film crews and the BBC “live outside broadcast unit”. Reported throughout the world, the Toilet Gallery finds itself represented in all parts of America, Canada, France, Germany and the last two sightings, in Holland and Japan.
The Toilet Gallery’s mission is to provide a free and highly adaptable exhibition space to new graduates and up and coming artists as well as providing the local community with an alternative art space and the opportunity to engage with contemporary art. The gallery also has links with Kingston University, where students from the BTEC Foundation in Art & Design have got involved and collaborated on projects, and where exhibiting artists have lectured.
The gallery provides a free, and highly adaptable space for artists to get the chance to engage with and curate a site-specific exhibition, which is often the first opportunity for many new graduates who show there.
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London
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Address:
The Toilet Gallery
151 Clarence Street
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey
KT1 1QT |
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| Phone: 07881 832 291 |
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www.toiletgallery.org |
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Gallery/Dealer Photos (3)
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| We are looking for post-graduates and new artists who want their first foray into the art world. We look for existing work that can engage with the space or new work that is site-specific. We show mostly non-traditional, installation, new media, and sculptural work. |
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Sample Art Work (7)
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MAY 4-25
Christine Ellison aka Polly Fibre
At The Toilet Gallery Polly Fibre will perform RECORD. This new piece that refers to the concept of recording as much as the allure of the vinyl record, explores the seductive qualities of technology through sound and surface. By process of its own construction (live sampling, recording, playback) RECORD tentatively aggravates the relationship between The Live Performance and The Record.
Elements from the live events will be on display in the gallery from May 4th -25th. |
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4 - 25 MAY
Christine Ellison
PV 3 May 6-8pm
Artists Talk Sat 19 May @ 12.30pm
1 - 14 JUNE
Fay Nicholosn
PV 31 May 6-8
Artists Talk Sat 16 June @ 12.30pm
29 June - 21 JULY
Hwan Gwan Kim
PV 28 June 6-8pm
Artists Talk Sat 14 July @12.30pm
3 - 25 AUGUST
Evy Jokhova
PV 2 Aug 6-8pm
Artists Talk Sat 11 Aug @ 12.30pm
7 - 29 SEPTEMBER
Ailsa Ferrier
PV 6 Sept 6-8pm
Artists Talk Sat 22 Sept @ 12.30pm
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| We feature the work by the best visual arts post-graduates in the country. Todays unknowns will be tomorrows stars! Previous exhibitions have included Antoinette Haechler, Aran McManus, Ji Lamey, Parasite theatre company, Paul Stafford 'Locked-In', Louise Colbourne, David Ben White & Matt Lippiatt to name but a few. |
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| Artists are invited to submit a 500 word written proposal outlining the concept of the exhibition, medium of the work and how the exhibit will engage with the space itself. Please also provide a CV of your background and past work and exhibitions. We also require images of either current, existing or work in progress. The proposal can be sent to carrie.alexander@btinternet.com |
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Christine Ellison aka Polly Fibre
Christine Ellison is an Irish artist based in London. With a background in graphic design and textiles, her work traverses a range of contexts from printed publications to installations and performances as sonic seamstress Polly Fibre. Since 2005 she has performed in New York and Cleveland, as well as regularly in London and Ireland.
Polly’s performances are a series of indiscreet* compositions that explore aspects of contemporary pop culture through a post-digital aesthetic. In previous works Craftwork (2005-2006), Cut & Paste (2006) and Glitchstitch (2007), digital analogies are renegotiated through materials, tools and machinery, Processes of fashion construction are unravelled to reveal their core elements which in turn become the raw material for building new compositions in a performative context.
At The Toilet Gallery Polly Fibre will perform RECORD. This new piece that refers to the concept of recording as much as the allure of the vinyl record, explores the seductive qualities of technology through sound and surface. By process of its own construction (live sampling, recording,...[ Read all ] |
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| Location And Getting There |
| The nearest station is Kingston. Trains go directly from Waterloo, Vauxhall and Clapham Junction and take 20-30 mins. The gallery is 2 mins walk away from Kingston Station. For map location visit: www.toiletgallery.org |
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| Weds-Fri 1-6; Sat 10-6; Sun 1-5 |
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