Upcoming: April 2006

Sugar and Glass

1000 sugar flowers (roses for love and anemones for deceit) will be arranged in a repeat pattern on 50m2 of wall space at MKgalerie's stand at ArtForum Berlin (29 September to 3 October 2005), plus a few more of these behind glass as pictured above.

Sweet Nothings: an intimate history of cake decorating

A two-week long interactive project at the Pump House Gallery, London (24 August to 4 September 2005). Visitors were invited to think of a specific occasion for a cake and make it. 120 cakes were assembled in a final display which mapped out the social history of the craft.

Chaplin Chandelier

Fancy chandelier or recipients collecting water from a leaky ceiling? This piece with accompanying soundtrack was installed at the London College of Communication to coincide with the Charlie Chaplin festival throughout July 2005.

nEUclear reactions

Curated by Paco Barragan for the Prague Biennale. An exhibition exploring European identity. Includes the work of Charles Juhasz, François Boucher and Carlos Blanco, Peters, Darren Siwes, Alex Apóstol, Reuben Paterson, Franco Mondini-Ruiz, Gordon Bennett and Daniel Chust. 16 June to 1 September 2005.

Sensory Clinic

A show curated by Cecilia Andersson exploring the social construction of the senses at International 3 in Manchester. Magic lantern and Pygmy music courtesy of Art Orienté Object, scented smoke machine by Décosterd & Rahm, sculpture with therapeutic components by Framersmanual & Neal White, plus a knitting performance by myself. The show is on from 9 to 29 April.

Métissages

A large site-specific knitted installation and other pieces to be exhibited at MIAT in Gent, part of their third biennale of new media and textile art. The show includes works by Ghada Amer, Louise Bourgeois, Berlinde De Bruyckere, Wim Delvoye, Tracey Emin and Jan Fabre amongst others. 25 March to 16 May 2005.

Knit 2 together: Concepts in Knitting

A knitted ceiling and two new table pieces to be exhibited in this exhibition, and featuring work of Freddie Robins, Rachel Matthews, and the guerrilla knitting of the Cast Off knitting club. The show is on from 24 February to 8 May 2005 at the Craft Council, London.

Goth Moth

A hallucinatory journey into the darkling heart of the new Goth. Work includes Emma Talbot’s cut out paintings of Goth girls, Tobi Deeson’s little white dresses and my own knitted cobwebs. Transition Gallery London, November 19th to December 19th.

More work in Cologne…

…but can’t give you details yet. I’ll keep you posted, and hopefully surprised. What I can say is the work will be shown at Art Fair Cologne from October 29th to November 1st.

Cake at Tate

As part of the British Art Week at Tate Britain, hands on activities such as cake decorating will be on offer. Celebrity cakes, including my own latest baked creations, will be sold at the gallery’s restaurant and coffee shops. So guess what I’ll be doing on Sunday 25th. The picture might give you a clue.

Willkommen all

A new light projection piece to be installed for Willkommen, a group show curated by Luke Oxley for the Metropole Galleries, Folkestone. The show features works by Michael Landy, Bob and Roberta Smith, Mark Titchner and Jo Mitchell amongst others. The exhibition opens on September 11th and continues until October 2nd, coinciding with the Folkestone Literary festival.

Show off your knitting in Berlin

Six new crochet and knitted pieces will be installed at the MKgalerie.nl stand at ArtForum Berlin this September. An ongoing performance with volunteer knitters will take place at gallery stand during the course of the fair. Come join them between the 17th and 20th.

Going Dutch

A forthcoming solo show at MKgalerie.nl, June 10 - July 4, will feature a new sound piece and light installation. A recent series of photographs will also be exhibited.

Click here for a sneak preview of these.

Knitting Performance

A knitting performance is planned at the Palais de Tokyo on July 3rd. Knitted and crochet pieces will be exhibited at Art Forum Berlin this coming September and the Cologne Art Fair in October. Lastly I will also be particiapting in an event part of British Art Week at Tate Britain on September 25th. Email me for more information on any of these events.

See more here

More knits and a glitter ball

Two site-specific installations will be featured in the exhibition Model Village which opens in May. For further information on the show, please click here. Hopefully see you at the opening on May 7th.

Chihuly Covered

Lookout out for knitted webs covering Dale Chihuly's chandelier in the Victoria and Albert Museum's grand dome. The installation will be part of Craft Rock!, a late night event at the V&A on Friday 26 March 2004, 18.30 - 22.00. Other installations with webs include Auntie Peggy Has Departed, The 26,000 and Wonderwebs.