Exhibitions July - December 2009 Admission: FREE
Disposable People / Slavery in Sudan / Photograph by Stuart Franklin
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Image credits Michael Forbes, Curtis James, Bartosz Kali, Ashok Mistry, Nomad Photo, Hetain Patel, Saleem Arif Quadri MBE, David Sillitoe, UrBen Media
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Welcome from the Chief Executive Skinder Hundal
Welcome friends to New Art Exchange’s latest season of exhibitions, events and opportunities where we aim to offer a range of expressions by pioneering contemporary artists. The programme offers a rich tapestry of styles, contexts and culturally diverse identities with new commissions, exciting partnerships, touring shows and the creation of a new experimental space New Art Exchange Central Gallery. With our Summer season in full flow, be sure not to miss the final days of one of the UK’s largest exhibitions of Folk and Tribal art from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, An(other)Story - a magnificent explosion of colour, textures, styles and stories from the remote villages and locations of the Indian sub-continent. Disposable People takes us into Autumn as part of Hayward Gallery’s national touring programme. This thought provoking exhibition of striking photographs explores hard hitting themes and realities of a new ‘contemporary slavery’ driven by the modern global economy. Late in September Donald Locke, the pioneering Guyanese artist now based in New York, returns to the UK after almost 3 decades to exhibit a 10 year retrospective of his recent work in the exhibition Pork Knocker Dreams.
For the Mezzanine Gallery we are delighted to be co-commissioning with Dance4, Hetain Patel who explores movement and film as part of the international contemporary dance festival nottdance09. This will be followed by an exhibition of Pardhan Gond Art, from descendants of ancient bardic priests in partnership with the Adivasi Trust. We are also working in partnership with Lakeside Arts Centre on Life Less Ordinary which explores contemporary art from South Africa. In September 2009 New Art Exchange will have been officially open for one year, so be sure to celebrate with us as we reflect on a successful year of exhibitions, events, new partnerships and flagship projects like Mela 21 - the 21st year celebration of the UK’s original mela and so much more. Feel free to contact us to connect with and explore New Art Exchange. Remember we have a strong youth arts development programme - YARD and a range of courses, workshops, seminar opportunities and flexible spaces for you to use, whether for meetings, promotions or the development of your work. We are always looking to support talent in the arts and cultural industries - be sure to visit and make the connection with us! Skinder Hundal Chief Executive, New Art Exchange
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Exhibition Programme July to December 2009 Admission: FREE
Exhibition
Location
An(other) Story Folk and Tribal art from India
Main & Mezzanine
Preview
Dates / Times Sat 2 May Sun 19 July 2009
Galleries
Curator Saleem Arif Quadri MBE and David Schischka Thomas
Disposable People: Contemporary Global Slavery
Main & Mezzanine
Fri 31 July 2009
Sat 1 August Sun 13 September 2009
Main Gallery
Fri 25 September 2009
Sat 26 September Sun 20 December 2009
Mezzanine Gallery
Fri 25 September 2009
Sat 26 September Sun 1 November 2009
Galleries
A Hayward Touring exhibition in collaboration with Autograph ABP and Magnum Photos
Pork-Knocker Dreams Recent work by Donald Locke Curator Indra Khanna and produced in partnership with the New Art Exchange
Hetain Patel Multimedia Exhibition
Pardhan Gond Paintings Artists Venkat Raman Singh Shyam and Rajenda Shyam An exhibition in partnership with The Adivasi Arts Trust
Mezzanine Gallery
Sat 7 November Sun 20 December 2009
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Photograph by Saleem Arif Quadri MBE
An(other) Story
Folk and Tribal art from India Curated by David Schischka Thomas and Saleem Arif Quadri MBE Location Main and Mezzanine Galleries Dates Sat 2 May - Sun 19 July 2009 An(other) Story is the first significant exhibition of Indian Folk, Tribal and Intuitive art to take place in the UK bringing together multiple diverse genres of Indian arts and crafts from British collections, together with new commissions from India. Traditionally Folk, Tribal and Intuitive art has been practised for centuries throughout India; usually produced by women as part of seasonal and religious festivals, often on the walls of their houses. In the 1960’s due to an ecological & economic crisis, the women who lived near Madhubani in Northern India took a different approach to producing
their work in order to create a new source of non-agricultural income. They were encouraged to produce their traditional paintings on handmade paper for commercial sale. This ‘design intervention’ has been a major reason for the survival and revival of folk and tribal arts ever since. In the past fifty years the world has come to recognise ‘Intuitive’ artists in their own right, with their work being included in mainstream contemporary art spaces and exhibitions. An(other) Story explores work that uses narrative to reflect a world that is fast disappearing and changing, allowing the audience to connect with the journey the work has taken and the future ahead, engaging in a story that has not been touched upon in a contemporary British space before.
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Photograph by Stuart Franklin
Disposable People: Contemporary Global Slavery
A Hayward Touring exhibition in collaboration with Autograph ABP and Magnum Photos Location Main and Mezzanine Galleries Preview Fri 31 July 2009 Dates 1 August - 13 September 2009
the sexual enslavement of South Korean women by Japanese troops during the Second World War.
Slavery is illegal throughout the world, yet more than twenty-seven million people are still trapped in one of history’s oldest social institutions. The underlying thread of the exhibition highlights how the unfortunate emergence of a new kind of slavery is inextricably linked to the ‘ascent’ of a global economy. The compendium explores a range of examples, including child labour in Bangladesh, sex slavery from Ukraine to Western Europe and
This major new photography exhibition, organised by Hayward Touring in collaboration with the photographic agencies Autograph ABP and Magnum Photos takes an in-depth look at the prevalence of slavery and injustice in the 21st century through the lenses of eight internationally acclaimed documentary photographers. This disturbing narrative of contemporary slavery reaches from Pakistan’s brick kilns and Thailand’s brothels to various multinational
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corporations. The Old Slavery defined by the traditional master / slave relationship has survived into present day as well. The photographers and subject matters are: Abbas – documenting child labour in Bangladesh Ian Berry – examines the effects of international trade rules on farmers in Ghana Stuart Franklin – exploring chattel slavery in Sudan
Photograph by Susan Meiselas
Jim Goldberg – documenting the trafficking of young people from Eastern Europe Susan Meiselas – investigating the conditions of Indonesian women working in Singapore as domestic servants Paolo Pellegrin – documenting Haitian ‘Restaveks’ (child slaves) Chris Steele-Perkins – documenting South Korean women who were held as sex slaves by the Japanese in World War II and are still seeking restitution Alex Webb – photographing Haitian cane workers held in organised bonded labour in the Dominican Republic
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Photograph by Alex Webb
Disposable People: Contemporary Global Slavery (continued) The exhibition has been conceived and curated by Mark Sealy, Director of Autograph ABP, the international non-profit making photographic agency. Featuring over 100 photographs in a wide range of formats the exhibition will include commentaries by the photographers and contextual material produced in consultation with Professor Kevin Bales, President of the US based organisation, Free the Slaves, and a world expert on modern slavery.
A Hayward Touring exhibition from Southbank Centre, London on behalf of Arts Council England A fully illustrated catalogue ‘Documenting Disposable People’ has been published to coincide with the exhibition, featuring reproductions of all the photographs in the exhibition, alongside detailed personal testimonies and texts by the photographers and Kevin Bales. This is available at New Art Exchange, priced at £19.99
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Photograph by Hetain Patel
Hetain Patel Solo Exhibition Location Mezzanine Gallery Preview Fri 25 September Dates Sat 26 September Sun 1 November 2009
Hetain Patel presents a new audio-visual experience to coincide with the debut of a new live art piece co-commissioned by New Art Exchange and taking place during nottdance09. New Art Exchange will be premiering this new video installation in the Mezzanine Gallery from 26th September 2009, which is a newly commissioned multi-screen installation. This is a piece in conjunction with Patel’s live art performance at Lakeside Arts Centre on Sunday 25th October.
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Image Annimari with Dreadlocks, Part of the series - ‘Human, Animal, Sphinx’
Image Crab Dog
Pork-Knocker Dreams
Recent work by Donald Locke Curated by Indra Khanna and produced in partnership with the NAE Location Main Gallery Preview Fri 25 September 2009 Dates Sat 26 September Sun 20 December 2009 Donald Locke’s influence has been acknowledged in seminal exhibitions such as ‘Back to Black’ and ‘The Other Story’, and we take this opportunity to present his work to a wider and younger public. With this, his first solo show in the UK since the 1970’s, we loudly reassert his place in British Art.
Pork Knockers are the gold prospectors of Guyana, intrepid individuals who like the cowboys of the wild west are part of the national identity, and of whom many tales are told. Searching the jungle that is the site of the mythical El Dorado, Locke’s own father earned the nick-name ‘Dunnamite Dan’ for his prospecting exploits, rapidly fashioning a new canoe in the bush when the one carrying him and his companions was smashed in the rapids.
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Image Songs for the Mighty Sparrow
Locke is an artist whose work has explored both Modernism and folk art, one who has intimate knowledge of Western culture, and that of the Caribbean and the southern states of America. A contemporary of artists such as Frank Bowling and Aubrey Williams, he was one of a generation of artists who travelled to Britain to study in the 1950’s. Returning home to Guyana in the year of it’s independence, he used Modernism allied with traditional arts to help mould a New International style. In 1971 he represented Guyana at The 12th Sao Paulo Biennial.
He moved to the USA after receiving a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1979, and has had major solo shows at Tucson Museum of Art, The Aljira Center for Contemporary Arts and Skoto Gallery, both in New York, and The City Gallery, Atlanta amongst others. Now in his 70’s, Locke is a vigorous artist who continues to push his practise forward, and ‘Pork-Knocker Dreams’ concentrates on work made during the last 10 years. David A Bailey in conversation with Donald Locke Saturday 26 September, 2pm Gallery Tour with Hew Locke Saturday 24 October, 2pm
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Photograph by XXL Media
Support NAE
Madge Spencer Location Foyer Dates Sat 26 September - Sun 20 December 2009 To coincide with the exhibition of Donald Locke’s work, New Art Exchange is proud to present new studio pottery by Nottingham based Madge Spencer. Madge Spencer has been producing studio pottery for more than thirty years in the UK, and comes from a strong tradition of African Caribbean potters who have been influenced by the likes of Michael Cardew and Bernard Leach. She has won many awards in Jamaica and the UK, including the Castle Open Silver prize award. She has exhibited in the UK and the Caribbean, including an exhibition at the British Museum. Madge Spencer will also lead on special pottery workshops at New Art Exchange, As part of the Education Programme for Pork Knocker Dreams. Please contact New Art Exchange for further details.
Sponsorship Exchange is important. If you would like to sponsor one of our exhibitions, events or special projects, please drop us a line to discuss what we can do for you. Inclusion in our publicity, hosting corporate and themed events are ways in which we can support you as you support New Art Exchange. Friends We value your friendship – as a supporter, sponsor or volunteer of New Art Exchange. For more information on how you can help us change the arts landscape in Nottingham please get in touch. You will receive VIP invites to our exhibition launches and special events. Volunteers – VIP’s We run a Volunteers Involvement Programme (VIP’s) and are looking for volunteers aged from 16+ able to offer four hours a month of your time. From meeting and greeting people, hosting events, invigilating exhibitions to marketing the venue – we have a role for you. In return for your help we offer some excellent training and development opportunities, and the chance to see some great exhibitions and performances whilst working in one of the Midlands most vibrant and exciting new spaces. Get in touch and see what you can do: volunteer@thenewartexchange.org.uk
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Pardhan Gond Paintings - Peacock Story
Pardhan Gond Paintings Artists Venkat Raman Singh Shyam and Rajenda Shyam Location Mezzanine Gallery Dates Fri 6 November Sun 20 December 2009 The large Gond tribal communities of central India were long served by a clan of bardic priests known as Pardhan Gonds. Like other Gonds, the Pardhans’ traditional visual arts included decorating their homes with auspicious designs and basic imagery created in low-relief clay sculpture or natural pigments. Starting in the early 1980s, some Pardhan Gonds began depicting deities, myths and nature scenes using commercial paper, canvas, ink and acrylic paints - thus inventing a new, hybrid art combining traditional subject matter with modern media and non-tribal patronage.
The first Pardhan Gond to employ modern media was Jangarh Singh Shyam, whose brief but meteoric career included prestigious mural commissions in India and international recognition through exhibitions abroad. To assist him with his art projects, Jangarh trained relatives and other talented Gonds. Although Jangarh committed suicide in Japan in 2001, the art movement he initiated continues to thrive and expand. Both Venkat Raman Singh Shyam and Rajendra Shyam are nephews of Jangarh Shyam and as teenagers they worked as apprentices to the master artist. Many years later the two are now accomplished Pardhan Gond artists in their own right. An exhibition in partnership with The Adivasi Arts Trust
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LEARN / TRAIN / EXPERIENCE / WORK New Art Exchange has created a safe environment where you can explore ideas, artforms and develop your creative and performing talents. YARD has lots of different activities for you to develop your skills. The current programme includes: Arts Workshops Graffiti / Mixed Media / Cartooning YARD Youth Theatre Continuing to work with and develop skills in young people, all are welcome. New Production / Physical Theatre Develop your performing arts talents whilst working with theatre professionals. Masterclass (Every Tuesday: 5.30 – 7.30pm & Wednesday: 5 – 8pm)
*unless stated in the current YARD programme
YARD also gives you the opportunity to partake in: Live Performances Rapunzel / Mela 21 / Nottingham Playhouse Experience Art Into The Hood / Tate Modern / Flashdance - The Musical For more information on how you can get involved - Please drop in or contact us at yard@thenewartexchange.org.uk or 0115 9248630 “I have enjoyed working in a group, I’ve met new people, it’s helped me develop my skills, made me more confident and given me an opportunity to be creative.” - Alisia Hargreaves, 16 years old
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Image Athi-Patra Ruga ‘...the naivety of Beiruth 1’ Photograph by Chris Saunders / Courtesy Brodie/Stevenson
Education @ New Art Exchange
The Education programme at New Art Exchange supports our line-up of exhibitions and events. We work closely in partnership with schools, colleges and universities and also have strong links with local community, youth and senior citizens groups. Our Education programme produces great opportunities to engage with New Art Exchange’s activities through practical work-based learning. We work with arts professionals and practitioners who lead activities, workshops and talks offering a robust and formal education programme and learning experience. Recently through Education at New Art Exchange we have held: storytelling sessions, mixed media workshops, music and physical theatre, artist talks and curator tours of the exhibitions. For more information on how to get involved with Education at New Art Exchange, please contact: education@thenewartexchange. org.uk or call 0115 9248630 “Superb day! Exhibition, Workshop was excellent and made for a very successful day.” Planning a visit? – Groups and Tours If you plan to visit us with 10 or more people, please contact us beforehand and we will arrange a guided tour of New Art Exchange and our latest exhibition.
Life Less Ordinary Location New Art Exchange/ Lakeside Arts Centre Date Sat 31 October 2009, 11am to 3pm Life Less Ordinary is an exhibition at the Djanogly Art Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre, from 5 September to 1 November, which considers fictions of categorisation and difference explored by an extraordinary range of contemporary artists from South Africa. A collaboration between the New Art Exchange and Lakeside Arts Centre, the day begins at New Art Exchange at 11am with two introductory talks exploring the new territory being forged by South African artists from both a curatorial and artist’s point of view. This will be followed by a short bus trip to see the exhibition at the Djanogly Art Gallery. Speakers to be confirmed. The exhibition itself brings together works of photography, performance, film and installation by a younger generation wishing to shake loose from the epic narrative of race to celebrate and stage more complex and nuanced identities. The exhibition and event have been supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. The day is FREE but space is limited so please book in advance. For booking and further information please call the Lakeside Box Office on 0115 846 7777.
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Photograph by David Sillitoe
Icons by Amy Jo Galea, Photograph by Raam Tarat
Central Gallery New Art Exchange is launching a new and exciting space this Summer. The ‘Central Gallery’ will focus on art produced by local schools, community groups, and Black and Minority Ethnic artists from Nottingham and the East Midlands. The Central Gallery will launch with a debut exhibition from the Djanogly School, Sherwood Rise where the students will have their recent GCSE work displayed. The work encompasses multiple diverse themes including: pop art, youth anxiety, and 3D shoe concepts.
Forthcoming exhibitions for the Central Gallery are ‘Tribal Stories’, ‘Carnival Exhibition’ and ‘Women’s Refuge’ by local artists. If you are interested in exhibiting in the Central Gallery as an individual artist, community group or school, please send an outline of your work with images and contact details to: mervyn.mitchell@ thenewartexchange.org.uk
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Photograph by David Sillitoe
Hire Facilities
Building We are a new landmark building in Nottingham just 7 minutes away from the city centre changing the local arts landscape. We are the first dedicated African, African Caribbean and South Asian facility for contemporary visual arts in the UK. Our Facilities We have three dedicated exhibition spaces and a range of other facilities including a café, performance studio, artist workshop, meeting rooms, arts education workspaces and office space for hot desking. All of these are available for hire through our Bookings Team. Hire space We are the perfect venue for your meeting, conference, away day or event with a range of meeting facilities, inhouse catering and multi-media support. A comprehensively-equipped and versatile venue, we can fully cater to your organisations business needs. All our spaces benefit from natural light and are ideal for creative thinking.
Café Our café is located on the ground floor offering hot and cold refreshments and snacks. It’s a great space to meet friends for lunch or hold an informal meeting over freshly filtered coffee! We serve a variety of dishes from sandwiches, panini’s and soups to warm dishes. Please pop in and ask for our tasty daily specials. For more information on catering, contact us on café@thenewartexchange. org.uk or call 0115 9248630. Classes and Learning We regularly run classes such as Capoeira, Afro-Brazilian Dance, and Yoga in the performance space, and Arts and language classes in the learning workshop. Whether you would like to hold a symposium in the performance space or more practical sessions in the learning workshop, we have the space for you. For more information on rates, service and bookings please contact bookings@thenewartexchange.org.uk or call 0115 9248630
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Retrospective Exhibitions
Next We Change Earth Sat 6 Sep - Sun 26 Oct 2008, Mixed media
Anthony Jadunath: Red Mon 10 Nov 2008 - Sun 18 Jan 2009, Painting, Curator: Michael Forbes
Historical and cultural explorations of identity defined New Art Exchange’s debut exhibition, with a spotlight on artists from Nottingham. The exhibition reflected on issues faced by ‘Black’ artists in the UK, inviting exchange around notions of Culture, Identity, Time, Space and Home. Artists: Said Adrus, Elshaday Berhane, Harjeet Kaur, Samson Kambalu, Michael Forbes, Hetain Patel, Keith Piper, Gary Stewart, Nazir Tambouli, Andrew Wright.
Anthony Jadunath’s artwork has evolved radically over a number of years. His work reflects personal experiences and resonates with larger cultural issues, for example, the murder of Stephen Lawrence and the effect this has had on the wider Black community.
Sokari Douglas-Camp CBE: Strength of Feeling Mon 10 Nov 2008 - Sun 18 Jan 2009, Sculpture, Curator: Michael Forbes A ten-year retrospective of the acclaimed Nigerian-born artist Sokari Douglas Camp. Sokari’s primary material is steel and her work often explores her relationship to contemporary Nigeria and Britain. Race, racism, gender issues, exploitation and violence all surface in her practice.
Zineb Sedira: Floating Coffins Sat 7 Feb - Sun 19 Apr 2009, Multi-media, Curator: David Schischka Thomas A solo exhibition by international, award-winning artist Zineb Sedira. Born to Algerian immigrants, Zineb’s video installations and photography explore notions of displacement and exile. This exhibition takes the sea as a space of movement and a metaphor for cultural exchange. Floating Coffins is a new commission by New Art Exchange, and currently at Iniva, London. It will be touring across Europe in 2010.
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How to find us / Accessibillity / Groups and Tours
By tram We are approximately 7 minutes away from the city centre by tram, which run every 5/10 minutes in and out of town. Whichever direction you’re travelling in get off at ‘The Forest’ stop and walk towards the traffic crossing. We are the big black building across the road. By bus Bus services 78, 79, 80 & 81 all travel from Nottingham City Centre to Gregory Boulevard. Get off on Gregory Boulevard and walk towards the Forest Recreation Ground. We are across from ‘The Forest’ stop on the tramline. By car From the city centre: Leave the city centre via Mansfield Road / A60 following signs for M1 Mansfield. At both subsequent roundabouts take the first exit on to A6130 (signposted M1, Matlock A610). Go forward passing the Forest Recreation Ground on your left. Cross over the tramlines and New Art Exchange is on your right. Free parking close by and at the Park and Ride. From the North or South: M1, at junction 26, take the A610 exit to Nottingham, and continue straight over subsequent roundabout and traffic lights. Take a slight left at A6130, and you will be on Gregory Boulevard. Go past the Mary Potter Centre on your right and the traffic lights, New Art Exchangelies on your left.
Cycling It takes about 10 minutes to cycle to us from the city centre using the city’s cycle lanes or following the tram route. We have bike racks at the side of the building. Accessibility The building and facilities are fully accessible at all levels. We have two parking spaces for people with disabilities at the rear of the building, just off Noel Street. Simply pop in and ask at Reception for access to these spaces. Planning a visit? - Groups and tours If you plan to visit us with 10 or more people please contact us before hand and we’ll arrange a guided tour. This is the best way to see the exhibitions and find out about New Art Exchange.
Noel Street
Hyson Green Market
Towards Town / Mansfield Road The Forest
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Image Chila Burma design by www.rarecompany.co.uk
General Information
Gallery Opening Times Monday 10am - 7pm Tuesday 10am - 7pm Wednesday 10am - 7pm Thursday 10am - 7pm Friday 10am - 7pm Saturday 10am - 5pm Sunday Closed
Acknowledgments We would like to acknowledge the financial support New Art Exchange has received from: Revenue Funding
Capital Funders
Project specific support 39-41 Gregory Boulevard Nottingham NG7 6BE
(funding and commissions) An(other) Story - p_5
T: 0115 924 8630 E: info@thenewartexchange.org.uk W: www.thenewartexchange.org.uk
Disposable People: Contemporary Global Slavery - p_6 — p_8
Registered Charity No. 1121755 Company No. 04899786 Registered in England & Wales
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Please note: All information was correct at the time of going to press. Whilst every effort will be made to keep to the programme, it may be necessary to make changes with or without notice. NAE apologies in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.
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