17 September 2011 – 8 January 2012 Margate Free admission
What’s On Late Night Live 6-10pm, Free, just turn up Once a month on a Friday, enjoy art, music, dance, games or fashion as the gallery stays open late. Noise 30 September Live music from Two Wounded Birds, Gross Magic, Juneau Projects and Scream Don’t Whisper. Moshi Moshi presents… a weekend of live music 1 / 2 October Weekend ticket £12 Concessions £10 Booking recommended
Slow Club, Tom Williams & the Boat and Psychologist 1 Oct 6-10pm £10 / £8 concessions Summer Camp 2 Oct 4-6pm £5 / £4 concessions Move 28 October Dance the night away to music from across the generations, from the forties to the noughties.
Game On 25 November Join the Young Offenders Institute for ping pong, plus pinball machines, consoles and more at our gaming night.
Christmas tree lights 25 November Come and celebrate the countdown to Christmas as we turn on the lights of the big Christmas tree on our south terrace. (Time TBC) Strut 16 December See the styles that have attracted fashion savvy youngsters to Margate’s shores, from Mods, Soul Boys, Rockers, Emos, Skinheads to today’s trendies at our fashion salon that moves through time. turnercontemporary.org/whatson
Saturday Matinée
Artists’ Films
3pm, £5 / £4 concessions Booking recommended Discover new talent at our Saturday afternoon music and dance performances.
Stay The Same Never Change 2008 (15) 22 September, 6pm £5 / £4 concessions Booking recommended Watch Laurel Nakadate’s first feature length film, which presents the lives of distantly connected young women and their aspirations for affection. Followed by a discussion with the director.
Tomorrow’s Warriors Biggish Band 29 October A talented young group of jazz musicians perform under the direction of Tomorrow’s Warriors Artistic Director Gary Crosby OBE. Mendelssohn’s Octet in E-flat major for Strings, Op. 20 26 November Composed by Felix Mendelssohn at the age of 16 and performed by the National Youth Orchestra. Avant Garde Dance 17 December Abstract Street style based on the fundamentals of Hip Hop and Contemporary dance. Book online at turnercontemporary.org/whatson or call 01843 233000
© Laurel Nakadate Courtesy Zabludowicz Collection and Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York
Self Made 2011 (15) 20 Oct, 6pm £5 / £4 concessions Booking recommended See Turner Prize winning artist Gillian Wearing’s new release; at once documentary, artwork, social experiment and performance project.
Screen Sundays 4pm, £5 / £4 concessions Just turn up Kick back and relax on a Sunday afternoon with our series of classic youth films. Rebel Without a Cause 9 October 1955 (PG) Dir. Nicholas Ray Fish Tank 16 October 2009 (15) Dir. Andrea Arnold
Double bill Joint ticket £8 / £6 concessions 23 October, 2.30pm The Breakfast Club 1985 (15) Dir. John Hughes Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 1986 (15) Dir. John Hughes Teenwolf 30 October 1985 (PG) Dir. Rod Daniel Don’t forget your fangs! Up the Junction 6 November 1968 (12) Dir. Peter Collinson Kids of Survival: The Art and Life of Tim Rollins 13 November 1996 (certification unknown) Dir. Daniel Geller / Dayna Goldfine
Les Quatre Cents Coups (The 400 Blows) 20 November 1959 (PG) Dir. François Truffaut American Graffiti 27 November 1973 (PG) Dir. George Lucas The Arbor 11 December 2010 (15) Dir. Clio Barnard
Talks
Talks +
Peter Blake 7 October 6pm, £10 / £8 concessions Booking recommended Sir Peter Blake CBE, eminent British Pop artist who designed the record sleeve for Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, talks about his iconic painting featured in our current exhibition (below).
Talk + Tea 3pm, £5 / £4 concessions Just turn up Join us for an afternoon talk and a cup of tea, every Thursday in October.
Edward Scissorhands 18 December 1990 (PG) Dir. Tim Burton
Lauren A Wright 6 October Co-Curator of Nothing in the World But Youth at Turner Contemporary. Iain Aitch 13 October Writer, journalist and Kent Cultural Baton artist in residence.
Where the Wild Things Are 1 January 2009 (PG) Dir. Spike Jonze
Nick Dermott 20 October Historian and Margate heritage expert.
8 January Curator of Teenage Wildlife Vidéothèque and artist filmmaker Esther Johnson curates an afternoon of films from the exhibition archive. turnercontemporary.org/whatson
Peter Blake, Self-Portrait with Badges, 1961. Courtesy Peter Blake. All rights reserved, DACS 2011
Art Theft and the Case of the Stolen Turners 23 September 7pm, £5 / £4 concessions Booking recommended National Portrait Gallery Director Sandy Nairne launches his new book and shares his compelling story of the theft of two Turner paintings in 1994. Book online at turnercontemporary.org/whatson or call 01843 233000
Easy Holidays 1-4pm, £2 per child. Under 3s and accompanying adults free, just turn up.
Easy Sundays 18 Sept-8 Jan*, 1-4pm £2 per child. Under 3s and accompanying adults free, just turn up Enjoy creative activities together every week, inspired by the exhibition. Choose from our alternating activities, Dress Up and Yard Building.
Draw & Sculpt 26 / 27 October Draw and sculpt from life, inspired by Rodin’s The Kiss. Print & Type 21 / 22 December Try printing with artist Dawn Cole.
*Except 4 Dec
Easy Sunday Specials Doodle Moves Big Draw 2011 9 October, 1-4pm Doodle with a difference with artist / choreographer Carlos Cortes.
Live Typewriter Art 22 October, 11am-12pm free, just turn up Typewriter artist Keira Rathbone creates images inspired by the exhibition.
Beach Huts and Sea Hats 30 October, 1-4pm Celebrate Kent Coastal Week (22-30 October) by making your own hut and creating a sea themed hat.
*Except 1 Oct, 5 & 26 Nov and 3 Dec
Inspired by Rodin 25 October / 1 November 1-4pm Free, just turn up Come and view artist Roy Eastland in action as he draws Rodin’s The Kiss, ask him questions and have a go yourself. Screen Printing Posters 26 November, 10am-4pm £50 / £40 concessions Book at www.kentadulteducation.co.uk Learn how to screen print with fashion designer Emrys Plant. In partnership with Kent Adult Education.
Young Generation (13-18 years) Image © Carlos Cortes
Saturday Studio Every Saturday*, 1-4pm £2 per person. Under 3s free, just turn up Workshops for everyone, where adults, children and young people can learn a new skill related to the exhibition, including collage and printing.
Workshops Adults
T Prints 1 October, 1-4pm £2.50 per person Booking recommended T-Shirt screen printing with fashion designer Emrys Plant, inspired by works in the exhibition.
Image © Emrys Plant
Families
Customised clothing 5 November, 1-4pm £2.50 per person Booking recommended Learn how to customise your clothes with fashion designer Emrys Plant. For full event information and to make a booking visit turnercontemporary.org/whatson or call 01843 233000.
Events
Margate’s Hidden Youth Culture History 14 October, 6-10pm £1, just turn up A one-off event which recreates the vibrant cult eras in Margate’s history through live music, photography, stories and more, all shared by local residents for writer Iain Aitch’s Kent Cultural Baton project. Your Craft Club needs you! 19 October, 10.30am-4pm Free Discover more about the amazing craft club, a national celebration of crafts, and learn how you can set up a club in your area. www.craftclub.org.uk
AIRTIME Artists’ Programme 26 October, 3-5pm Free Join fellow artists to share information, hear tips, learn about arts organisations and network with other practitioners. Ideal for emerging creators and final year students looking to join an artists’ professional network. Register at sangiama@ turnercontemporary.org
Turner Contemporary welcomes nurseries, schools and groups to discover exciting new ways to learn about the visual arts and our current exhibition. Visit turnercontemporary.org/learn for details of our learning programme and events.
Community We aim to make art accessible and relevant to all members of our community through engaging projects. To find out how you can participate visit turnercontemporary.org/learn
Kent Youth Arts Festival 3 /4 December 2011 10am-8pm Sat, 10am-6pm Sun Free Share, explore and celebrate live music, dance, theatre and youth arts from across Kent, and try your hand at making and creating film, fashion, design, performance and more. In partnership with Kent County Council. For full event information and to make a booking visit turnercontemporary.org/whatson or call 01843 233000. Image © Dan Bass
The Big Sing 17 September, 4pm / 5pm Free, just turn up An intergenerational choir, originally formed for the opening of Turner Contemporary, returns to perform a medley of songs inspired by youth culture, from Cliff Richard to The Smiths and Take That.
Schools and groups
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Auguste Rodin, The Kiss, 1901-4. © Tate, London 2011
Image © Ming Tang-Evans
Rodin’s The Kiss 4 October 2011-2 September 2012 One of the most iconic images of sexual love, The Kiss, comes to Margate. Voted the nation’s favourite work of art in a 2003 poll, see Rodin’s marble sculpture in our Sunley Gallery. On loan from the Tate Collection.
Future exhibitions
Hamish Fulton: Walk 17 January – 7 May 2012
Turner and the Elements 28 January – 13 May 2012
Free admission
Free admission
Turner and the Elements is organised in collaboration with Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg 2 June – 11 September 2011 and The National Museum, Cracow 1 October 2011 – 8 January 2012.
Supported by Hamish Fulton, Walking Down the Middle of the Road, 2009 © Hamish Fulton
JMW Turner, The New Moon or, ‘I’ve lost My Boat, You shan’t have Your Hoop’, exhibited 1840. © Tate, London
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Turner Contemporary 1 Visitor Information Centre at Droit House 2 Margate Harbour Arm 3 Margate Old Town
Turner Contemporary Rendezvous, Margate, Kent CT9 1HG Tel: + 44 (0)1843 233000 info@turnercontemporary.org turnercontemporary.org Opening times Tuesday – Sunday (plus Bank Holidays) 10am – 6pm Open to 10pm one Friday every month for Late Night Live. Closed 24, 25, 26 December.
We are grateful to Kent County Council and Arts Council England for their support:
Turner Contemporary is a registered charity No. 1129974 Cover image: Santiago Mostyn, Callie on the Sandbank from Excerpt: All Most Heaven, 2008. Courtesy of the artist. Image © Santiago Mostyn All information and event listings correct at time of going to press. Printed on recycled paper.