A few new exhibitions opened in Digbeth over the weekend, we missed a mention of the launch but luckily they all run until November, so there’s still plenty of time to take a look.
Jennifer Tee: Local Myths at Eastside Projects
Exhibition continues to 6 November 2010
Eastside Projects presents the first UK solo show by Amsterdam-based artist Jennifer Tee, including existing sculptures, and a 3.5 metre tall carved marble column that will be a long-term work in the gallery, eventually to be located in a permanent site in the Eastside area.
AVPD: Hitchcock Hallway at Ikon Eastside
Exhibition continues to 14 November 2010
Ikon Eastside presents Hitchcock Hallway, an installation by Danish artist duo AVPD, whose work typically consists of complex spatial and perceptual experiments that analyse the ways in which people respond to their environments.
Jamie Shovlin: Hiker Meat at Grand Union
Exhibition continues to 13 November 2010
Grand Union is proud to present an exhibition of new work by London-based artist Jamie Shovlin. His latest project Hiker Meat examines the degree to which a film director (or artist) has control over their works’ intended message, exploring the inherent tension within any creative endeavour.
An artist’s talk with Jamie Shovlin will take place on 12 November.
While I’m at it, I may as well give a mention to the other exhibitions which have recently opened at Ikon Brindley Place, Kitagawa Utamaro, Donald Judd and Anthony Goicolea, which are also running until 14 November.
Just passing on some Hitchcockiana to you, given the Ikon Eastside exhibition, Hitchcock Hallway.
Birmingham has very close affiliations to the film maestro. All of his UK films, including many of his classics, were produced by Sir Michael Balcon, the Birmingham born film producer, who discovered Hitch’ and gave him his first writing and directing roles in the ‘twenties. And Hitch’s first ice cold blonde siren was in fact the Birmingham born actress Madeleine Carroll, who in 39 STEPS introduced that definitive caricature. Next time you visit The Public, you’ll see a statue in her honour in front of the building.