An insight into East German graphic design.
Exhibition : Posters from the DDR at Studio, a new occasional gallery at Melbourne House, Lower Street, Stroud GL5 2HT : Saturday and Sunday 11 am - 4 pm.
Designers in the new-formed German Democratic Republic were charged with developing an aesthetic that embodied the political values of the state whilst breaking decisively with the past.
This exhibition of letterpress and lithograph posters shows what was achieved in less than ideal economic and social conditions. This is the first of a series of occasional events at Studio, run by Nick Pride.
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Installation
11th - 20th September
Pioneers in the use of light, sound and technology, Squidsoup’s artworks combine physical and dynamic digital spaces with novel and intuitive forms of interaction to produce responsive and beguiling environments.
Live performance
Saturday 26th September 7:30pm
Brunel Goods Shed
13 piece ensemble with 9 saxophones, led by Will Gregory, explore the canon of influential American composer Moondog (aka The Viking of Sixth Avenue), the blind American musician and composer, who influenced everyone from Leonard Bernstein to Philip Glass.
Artist Talks
Tuesday 29th September
Join us for our 10th Pecha Kucha Night at SVA on Tuesday September 29th. 8 visual artists present their work in the brilliant 20/20 format : 20 images / 20 seconds per image - an exciting, generous, tender, performative, adrenalin rush dive into each artist’s practice with a full and engaged audience in the bar at SVA with mc Nick Grellier.
Live Music
Saturday 24th October, 7:30pm
Blending the lyricism of folk traditions with the rhythmic drive of contemporary jazz, Tomorrow’s Warriors Emerging Artist Mali Sheard is a saxophonist and composer whose music is both evocative and adventurous.
Live Music
Friday 6th November, 7:30pm
Trombonist, composer, bandleader, and a Tomorrow’s Warriors Emerging Artist, Christ-Stéphane Boizi is already making his mark on the London jazz scene, but his reputation is set to soar with the news that he has signed to Mark Kavuma’s Banger Factory Records label, with his debut LP As The Spirit Leads scheduled for release later in the year.