Friday 24 September '10
(from Grizedale Arts Blog)

Mechanics Institute is christened

Even before the Instituto Mecanico programme gets underway, our Sao Paulo classroom hosts a talk by Ann Gallagher of Tate to a collection of art patrons and Outset folks. As the rest of the Bienal is a cocophony of video noise and vultures squawking, Ann is delighted to find a quiet room in the exhibition, at least while Adrian Street pumps on the other side of the wall.

Posted by Alistair Hudson on 24/09/10 at 14:37 0 Comments

Topics: 'Sao Paulo Biennial'

Monday 20 September '10
(from Grizedale Arts Blog)

Sao Paulo Installation

Nearly there, mural complete, film running, classroom set up. Just need to make a mess in it now. Meeting education team next to plan the education programme for the room.

Posted by Alistair Hudson on 20/09/10 at 18:17 1 Comment

Topics: 'John Ruskin and reinvention' 'Sao Paulo Biennial'

Saturday 18 September '10
(from Grizedale Arts Blog)

New Greasy Pole Champion for 2010

Congratulations to Ben Carhart winner fo this years Greasy Pole at the Crab Fair, Egremont. Ben got the leg of lamb and runner up with the shortest ribbon was Zac Turner, who claimed his £5 prize.

Artist Jeremy Deller, who instigated the return of the Pole along with Alan Kane is currently partaking in the Sao Paulo Bienal. Private view is this Tuesday at 7 if anyone can make it.

Posted by Alistair Hudson on 18/09/10 at 14:12 0 Comments

Friday 17 September '10
(from Grizedale Arts Blog)

Installing at the Sao Paulo Bienal

Jeremy Deller and I have been here for 5 days now installing our project for the Sao Paulo Bienal - a film by Jeremy about the wrestler Adrian Street, a mural of the same by local artists, a Mechanics Institute, an education programme, a school trip and a few other things rolled into one.

Posted by Alistair Hudson on 17/09/10 at 23:41 0 Comments

Friday 3 September '10
(from Grizedale Arts Blog)

It's not on

Yesterday a helpful soul graffiti'd our honesty stall: "IT'S NOT ON THAT YOU LEAVE SCRAP METAL AND CARPET IN THIS LOVELY PLACE! TAKE NOTE".

Thank you for that. We are very sorry for any offence that this may have caused. What were we thinking, leaving such unnatural materials in this haven of purity? (Though I think carpet is Royal Coniston brand, so quite local.) We shall henceforth endeavour keep this idyl free of clutter and signs of non-wilderness; but where to start? Tractors, cars, spades, straight bits of wood, disposable barbecues, tourists, fudge, brightly coloured clothing, spruce forests, quarrying, honesty stalls, graffitti.....actually better take the washing in just in case.

Posted by Alistair Hudson on 03/09/10 at 16:31 2 Comments

Topics: 'unreasonable behaviour'