Wednesday 24 March 2010

No way home



Its a coincidence theres a few art exhibition 'reviews' in a row, I've no intention to keep it going, but I did go to No Way Home recently above The Railway pub, it had creeped into my facebook feed, but otherwise I didnt know it was on.
A year or so ago a few people (myself included) put on some mini exhibitions in our houses and flats, not many people came, and at least 50% of the objective was an excuse to get drunk (only a slightly higher percentage than a normal P.V). It did give you the chance to see art in a different setting though, which is whats going on here.
Its become inanely boring going to the same venues, who have whitewashed their walls, and almost zero character of the building remained (The Blade Factory in The A Foundation being a notable exception). A reason I enjoyed the recent Arena exhibition was because it seemed to focus on the interesting space as much as the artwork. Above The Railway is normal rooms, all carpeted, a bit scruffy and derelict, perfect for an exhibition.
The work included fitted excellently together- all was reasonably lo-fi, quite young feeling, it was one of the few exhibitions you feel like there might be a new crop of artists coming through (only Red Wires Alan Williams was a familiar face). Various series's of small drawings and paintings adorned most areas, and some guy started scrawling graffiti one one wall (I left as he was starting, it felt too much like a performance, which in turn made it seem to art-gallery like, something that was otherwise refreshingly not apparent).
I dont bother remembering names, and any recomendation to see the show is pointless, as it finishes tomorrow, but it was good anyways.

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