Inhabit at Hackney Wicked, 29th-31st July 2011
A few shots of the work in the Inhabit exhibition at Hackney Wicked. We’re open till 6pm Sunday so come down if you missed the opening!
a-n Publication: Visions of the Future
A piece I made/wrote for a debate and conference session at Portland Green has been published as a catalyst for debate on the a-n website: “What will the future arts environment look like? Artist / curator / gallery manager Lee Cavaliere offers his visions for the future – we invite your own manifestos in response.” … Read more
Inhabit Exhibition at Hackney Wicked
A show I’m co-curating with Sarah Roesink will be opening next weekend as part of the Hackney Wicked Arts Festival. Some really great work by artists concerned with the domestic environment, its fragility or steadfastness, and the way we interact and grow with it. Third Floor, Building 2, 92 White Post Lane, London E9 5EN … Read more
The Mega Drive and the Joys of Being Offline
I just eBayed my Mega Drive. The era is over. Well, to be quite honest the era ended long ago – that time where I would spend several hours at a stretch perfecting Ken’s Dragon Punch combo, or racing myself in Sonic 2, or trying to find the key to get through the dungeon to … Read more
It’s Like Christmas – Slater Bradley works arrive
Exciting day at the gallery. Slater Bradley’s new paintings have arrived, and I’ve spent the day unpacking three new triptychs, a diptych and two massive paintings. Quite a departure for Slater, this is his first show solely of paintings. They’re remarkable, by turns graphic and painterly, and flashes of palladium leaf really animate the surfaces. … Read more
Things I’ve Forgotten I Could Do
I used to write stories. Really good ones. Now I rarely even read stories, except out loud, to Finn. I’m reading stories at the moment – I’m reading “No One Belongs Here More Than You” by Miranda July. It’s Kit’s book, and she kindly lent it to me, or rather, kindly didn’t stop me from … Read more
Richard Wathen at Max Wigram Gallery
About to open the doors on the wonderful exhibition of new paintings by Richard Wathen at the gallery. It’s looking beautiful, and the works are all brand new. There’s a beguiling mix of familiar old master imagery, mingled with contemporary references. Unsettling and gorgeous in equal measure. www.maxwigram.com
Rethink: Idea, Output, Exchange
I’ll be showing a new piece of work, Email from the Future, at Rivington Place, Shoreditch, London on the 4th April. The work came out of a seminar run by Portland Green, discussing the cuts in arts funding and what artists and organisations can do about them.More information: http://www.portlandgreen.com/rethink/ I spent some time talking a the … Read more
After the Breakdown; Surviving in the Commercial Art Sector
The weekend draws to a close. In the morning, I will be Gallery Manager of a commercial art gallery in Mayfair. I’ve already noticed how rampant sleep-deprivation is in the gallery, and know that my youthful charm and bouncy attitude could well take a hammering over the coming months. So in order to maintain the … Read more
When First Thursday Comes – Shoreditch vs Annie Lennox
In good music, and good art, people either really love or really hate. I’ve just spent the afternoon with the Eurythmics in my ears. It seems that Annie Lennox’ life has been one of unremittingly interesting and intense relationships. Relationships aren’t like this of course – no weeping in a friend’s arms till dawn on … Read more
