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drinks Monday 2 June 08
DUBLIN ... Colman Higgins describes the scope and history of Dublin Gay Theatre Festival ... and reviews two of its shows ... Down Dangerous Passes Road ... Confessions of A Mormon Boy /// LONDON ... film on now ... La Question Humaine / Heartbeat Detector /// BRIGHTON ... It's on till 26 May and here's at least 20 Things you might want to know about Brighton Fringe /// PEOPLE ... Who was there at Fringe Report's First Monday 5 May - photographs & article /// CULTURE ... One Culture ... film screening 30 May booking now ... details
Plan B - Exhibit B
Verdict: Moody, cool
Art Exhibition, Mon to Fri, 09:00 to 19:00, free
London - Pearlfisher Gallery - 16 June to 8 July 05
Exhibit B is an exhibition of about 50 illustrations and photographs of bands commissioned by music magazine Plan B to mark its first year of publication.
They exhibits are originals of work designed to go with articles. Plan B is an independent magazine covering music, arts and culture, taking its lead from fanzine culture - and bridging the gap between fanzines and the mainstream. It costs £2.95, with 6 editions per year; format is a little larger than A4.
Work shown here (numbered as exhibited, with approximate sizes, and format P portrait, L landscape) includes photographs of musicians in black and white and colour, curated by Plan B's photo editor Sarah Bowles who also shows her own seminal work, including images of Herman Dune (11), The Arcade Fire (15), Shystie (17), The Von Bondies (18), Gin Palace (29), Roots Manuva (34), The Arcade Fire (15), Electrelane (39). Anthony Wallace shows (27) Quasimoto, and (31, approx A3, L) a startling giant image taken from above of Lydia Lunch.
Art is curated by Plan B's art editor and co-founder Andrew Clare, including The Knife (12), !!! (10), and three untitled works (21), (30), (43). !!! (10, 120 x 150, P) dominates the room - it's a vivid painting mounted on a window blind, backlit by daylight - a car smashes into giant bird feet, in bold primary colours. Bruce Ingram presents (44, untitled, 80 x 120, P) a pretty collage of flowers in 3D on board. The remarkable Geneviève Castrée (49, untitled, 35 x 70, P) shows an exquisite cartoon of a camping couple on an elephant's back. Till Thomas shows (7, Junior Boys - Last Exit, approx A4, P, glass framed) a chirpy, cartoonish collage in 3D of the Boys in a car.
End / John Park / reviewed 15 June 05 / Pearlfisher Gallery
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Rebecca Cross writes:
To celebrate the first-year anniversary of the launch of music and culture magazine Plan B, Pearlfisher are holding an exhibition of the best and most iconic imagery used in the magazine.
The opening night hosted the musical talents of up-and-coming bands The Diskettes and Pro Forma. A Plan-B DJ filled in the gaps between sets.
The artwork on display is an eclectic mix of photography and illustrations taken from previous issues. Presentation varies from large-scale window hangings to painted floor-tiles and collage reliefs.
The style of photography has a particularly moody yet effortlessly cool and urban feel. The largely graphical illustrations playfully represent bands such as Le Tigra.
This interesting contrast between the two media is a clear example of how Plan-B is pushing forward the way readers perceive and accept information.
Andrew Clare (Plan B Art Director) and Sarah Bowles (Plan B Photographic Editor) curate this well-presented exhibition. It's a celebration of a magazine which has a dedicated and increasing following.
End / (c) Rebecca Cross 2005 / reviewed 15 June 05 / Pearlfisher Gallery
*** CREDITS ***
Artist Credits: (alpha order): (numbers are as listed in programme): John Bagnall: 25 - Brian Eno. Lucy Bailey: 24 - A-Frames - Dark Forest. Sarah Bowles (Plan B Photo Editor): 11 - Herman Dune, 15 - The Arcade Fire, 17 - Shystie, 18 - The Von Bondies, 29 - Gin Palace, 34 - Roots Manuva, 38 - The Arcade Fire, 39 - Electrelane. Jussi Brightmore: 16 - (untitled). Frances Castle: 33 - Tigerbeat 6. Geneviève Castrée: 49 - (untitled). Andrew Clare (Plan B Art Director): 10 - !!!, 12 - The Knife, 21 - (untitled), 30 - (untitled), 43 - (untitled). Joe Dilworth: 26 - Jeans Team. Simon Fernandez: 13 - Afrirampo, 28 - Afrirampo. Nathan Fletcher: 37 - (untitled), 48 - (untitled). Tom Genower: 5 - Graham Coxon. Lauren Gregg: 45 - Le Tigre. Steve Gullick: 42 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Hennie Hayworth: 2 - Electrelane. Bruce Ingham: 44 - (untitled). Lady Lucy: 1 - Betty Page. Maak Newton: 40 - DFA 1979. Marcus Oakley: 36 - The Ponys. Kerry O'Sullivan: 35 - Sunn O))). Iain Paxton: 8 - The Tyde. Grant Peden: 20 - The Cribs. Charles Petterson: 46 - Smoosh. Robert Ramsden: 3 - (untitled), 19 - Brother Danielson. Janine Robinson: 14 - The Mountain Goats. Cat Stevens: 9 - (untitled). 32 - Lightning Bolt. Superdead: 41 - Comets On Fire. Till Thomas: 7 - Junior Boys - Last Exit. Vincent Vanoli: 4 - Jonathan Richman. Anthony Wallace: 27 - Quasimoto, 31 - Lydia Lunch. Daryl Waller: 22 - Sims. Craig Watkins: 47 - Bright Eyes. Andrew Whitton: 23 - TVOTR. Lindsay Wright: 6 - Forms & Follies.
Company Credits: Pearlfisher: Curator - Simon O'Connell. New Business - Sasha Horne, Kathryn Sloane. Plan B: Editor-In-Chief - Everett True; Publisher - Chris Houghton. Press - Samantha Jayne Hulston.
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