Klara Lidén

The Being There group exhibition will be on at Vilma Gold, opening June 30 and running July 30.

Alongside a simultaneous solo show by artist Brian Griffiths called Bill & Vilma at Vilma Gold, curator Matt Williams has brought together several artists for what promises to be a strong and bold mix of material and political practices that mostly seem to deal with structures and their building or unbuilding.

Exhibiting artists are Neïl Beloufa, Hannah Black, Eliza Douglas, Klara Liden, Colin Lowe & Roddy Thomson, Stuart Middleton and Avery Singer.

As is often the case with the East London space, there is little by way of information prior to the exhibition opening itself save for a photo of someone tuning a TV that is broadcasting a moment between Sesame Street’s Big Bird and a young woman.

See the Vilma Gold website for (limited) details.**

Klara Liden, Picture Poster, 2008. Courtesy the artist. — Klara Liden, ‘Picture Poster’, 2008. Courtesy the artist.

Artist Karl Holmqvist will present a new work PPPPJJHAAARRRRVEY for the second in the series of The Magazine Sessions, which are being held throughout 2016 at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery, on March 21.

The work will include collaborative input from Berlin-based AA Bronson, who appeared in conversation with Emily Pethick last year, will perform Artemesia for my Great Grandfather, previously hosted at Salzburger Kunstverein.

Others involved in PPPPJJHAAARRRRVEY —the title of which is like an expression of gratitude or something (this remains to be seen on the evening) towards the British musician, PJ Harvey —is fashion designer Nhu Duong, who has shown work as collaborative duo TROI OI, and Reykjavík-born Mundi Vondi, and artist Klara Lidén amongst others.

The majority of the co-presenters are Berlin-based, a nod to the collaborative energy and emphasis in both Holmqvist and AA Bronson’s practices.

Tickets to this Session include a late-night viewing of the exhibition DAS INSTITUT at the Sackler Gallery, while Holmqvist has devised a vegan menu especially for the evening.

See the exhibition page for more details**

Being There @ Vilma Gold, Jun 30 – Jul 30

Karl Holmqvist @ Serpentine Sackler Gallery, Mar 21