solo, collective and multi-lingual recitations from memory of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Friday 24 June 2011, 6.30 – 8.30pm
acts of memory traces the evolution of Monica Ross’s extensive collaborative work, from the solo act rightsrepeated—an act of memory at Beaconsfield in 2005 through performances 01-30 of the ongoing project.
Friday 24 June 2011, 6.30pm till late
Beaconsfield joins galleries open late for the South London Art Map LAST Fridays : the late night opening of all galleries in South London on the last Friday of every month.
31 May – 15 July 2011
Tuesday – Friday, 11am-5pm
Canteen Gallery 2: FlatScreen
This enigmatic short film, Nineteen thirty-six, speaks of history – of art, architecture and gender politics.
Beaconsfield Off-Site at Faster Than Sound 27-29 May 2011
We know the sea is eating away the coast in quite a number of places, primarily- but not totally exclusively- on the east and south coasts. It’s a particularly huge issue in East Anglia… Daily Telegraph 18 August 2008
2 April – 29 May 2011
Fraternise – the Salon gathers a cohort of artists in a curated, fundraising exhibition, to support the future existence of Beaconsfield.
Exhibiting artists include…
Franko B, David Birkin, Ansuman Biswas, John Burgess, Matthew Burrows, Tony Carter, Tamsyn Challenger, Jules Clarke, Ben Cockett, Susan Collis, Michael Corkrey, A. David Crawforth, Mikey Cuddihy, Shane Cullen, Michael Curran, Judith Dean, Mark Dean, Nicholas Deshayes, Adam Dix, Richard Elliot, Robert Ellis, Tracey Emin, Laura Emsley, Alexa de Ferranti, Peter Fillingham, Edwina fitzPatrick, Rebecca Fortnum, Eloise Fornieles, Stephen Fowler, Rachel Garfield, Mary George, Mathew Gibson, Bruce Gilbert, Colin Glen, Lucy Gunning, Matt Hale, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, Denise Hawrysio, Damien Hirst, Rachel Howard, Marc Hulson, Kate Janes, Sarah Jones, Simon Lawson, Peter Liversidge, Sarah Lucas and Olivier Garbay, Maria Marshall, Ross McNicol, David Mollin, Charlotte Moth, Hayley Newman, Paul Noble, Monika Oechsler, Peter Owen, Tom Ormond, Peter Owen, Lily Paine, Tom Paine, Tamsin Pender, Susan Pui San Lok, Monica Ross, Aura Satz, Boo Saville, Michael Shaw, Naomi Siderfin, Bob and Roberta Smith, Julian Stallabrass, Dafna Talmor, John Timberlake, Caroline Todd, Roman Vasseur, Jessica Voorsanger, Mark Wallinger, Joseph Walsh, Roxy Walsh, Amelia Whitelaw, Keith Wilson, Erika Winstone.
9 March – 25 March 2011
Tuesday – Friday, 11am-5pm
Upper Gallery 1: FlatScreen Projection
New work made during the period of the artists recent Phase exhibition at Beaconsfield.
1 March – 1 April 2011
Canteen Gallery 2
FlatScreen Talk: Dan Lestander, Thursday 3 March at 2.30pm
A programme of contemporary Swedish video works, specially compiled for FlatScreen by art:screen, at the invitation of Beaconsfield.
Friday 25 February 2011, 6pm till late
Artists Tour at 7.30pm
After-party with artist-DJ Mark Dean from 8pm
Beaconsfield will join 90 galleries throughout South London open late for the first South London Art Map LAST Friday.
Thursday 3 February at 2pm
A series of lectures conceived by Beaconsfield in collaboration with City & Guilds of London Art School.
24 November 2010 – 27 February 2011
Tuesday – Sunday, 11am-5pm
Upper Gallery 1, Canteen Gallery 2 & Arch Gallery
Retrospective and commission
This is the second in the Beaconsfield series Phase which turns the spotlight on mid-career artists with whom the organisation has a significant relationship.
26 October – 21 November 2010
Tuesday – Friday, 11am – 5pm
Canteen Gallery 2: FlatScreen
Moving the camera upside-down, one frame at a time, Inge Lise Hansen has documented a number of different topographies and locations in the Kola Peninsula, Northern Russia. The inverted perspective and animated camera movements, together with the cinematic quality of this work powerfully redefines the geography of this remote part of Europe within the Arctic Circle.
Friday 22 – Sunday 24 October, 2010
Upper Gallery 1, Canteen Gallery 2 & Arch Gallery 3
Beaconsfield plays host to a packed weekend of performances, films and discussions exploring the work of the legendary Los Angeles Free Music Society (LAFMS) and their huge influence on the worldwide explosion of DIY culture.
Produced by Harbinger Sound, Second Layer Records, No-Fi and Sound and Music.
Anthony Gross / Michael Curran and Lucy Gunning / Pil and Galia Kollectiv / Joseph Walsh / Lilli Hartmann / Dafna Talmor
Exhibition: 18 September – 17 October 2010
Tuesday – Sunday 11am-5pm
Exhibition Preview: 17 September 6-9pm
TestBed 1 Artists’ discussion: 19 September at 2pm
Upper Gallery 1, Canteen Gallery 2 & Arch Gallery 3
Exhibition of digital, screen-based new commissions produced during on-site residencies at Beaconsfield, March-July 2010.
Curated by Dafna Talmor, Joseph Walsh and Beaconsfield.
TestBed 1 pilots Beaconsfield’s curatorial mentoring scheme.
Image: TestBed 1: Joseph Walsh, Rise of Treble, Ode to Bass, 2010, Work in progress, courtesy the artist and Beaconsfield
22 June – 18 July
Tuesday – Sunday 11am – 5pm
Closing event: Sunday 18 July at 2pm
On-Site Screenings open to the public
Upper Gallery 1
27 April – 4 June
Tuesday – Sunday 11am – 5pm
On-Site Screenings open to the public
Arch Gallery 3
20 April – 30 May
Tuesday – Sunday 11am – 5pm
On-Site Screenings open to the public
Canteen Gallery 2
13 April – 9 May
Tuesday – Sunday 11am – 5pm
On-Site Screenings open to the public
Upper Gallery 1 & Canteen Gallery 2
23 March – 11 April
Tuesday – Sunday 11am – 5pm
On-Site Residencies open to the public
An ongoing conversation brings Michael Curran and Lucy Gunning together for their first collaboration. The artists are working from zero – seeing what can happen in the space through experimental and investigative studio practice.
3 March – 21 March 2010
Tuesday – Sunday 11am – 5pm
On-Site Residency open to the public
Kane’s Revolutions: a gangster tale of architectural regeneration in South London.
Friday 19 March, 8.00-10pm: Kane’s Revolutions Residency Event
Screening of Kane’s Revolutions – work in progress, performance and installation with live electronic soundtrack by Zon on n. With closing performance at 9.55pm
Image: TestBed 1: Anthony Gross, Kane’s Revolutions, 2010, video still
Canteen Gallery 2 FlatScreen
A cycle of eight short videos broadcasting intermittently throughout Spring/Summer 2010.