Regular readers will remember the various mischievous booklets of imaginary events I've produced for particular contexts over the last year or so. The latest of these, titled Cold Water Fun, forms part of A River Enquiry, a series of new artists’ commissions by home live art in collaboration with The Mayor’s Thames Festival. A River Enquiry runs next weekend 11-12th September 2010 at London City Bridge Pier, Potters Fields Park & HMS Belfast. More information here. You can pick up a copy of the Cold Water Fun booklet for free at the Festival Programme Points, stalls in the Blue Ribbon Village, in local cafes, shops and on benches in the area. If you'd like to request a booklet you can send an SAE to home live art, 1a Flodden Rd, London, SE5 9LL.
'One of these days' I'm going to organise a downloadable print-it-yourself .pdf of all these booklets... but I have the feeling that it may be some time before I get round to it.
Getting ready for the solo gallery show opening here on Friday in Bremen. Writing this from the gallery's nice guest apartment with a lovely view of the internet.
Researching a small project have been finding some nice material on London's Frost Fairs which took place in the 16-1800's on the Thames. Fragmentary accounts describing stalls, attractions and general mayhem taking place (everything from Oxes roasting to elephants wandering about) "on the River now become a STAGE".
Two stages I photographed yesterday at Alisomar Conference Centre in California, designed by architect Julia Morgan (1872-1957), best known as the architect of Hearst Castle further up the California coast in San Simeon.
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