Last week I spent the week in Venice at the invitation of Wave Particle, who are the lead artists and anti-curators on the Scotland + Wales collateral project for the 16th International Architecture exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia, which was commissioned by Architecture & Design Scotland. The Happenstance is a project involving lots of …
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A Parade of Architectural Commas
I have been a tad lax on updates recently! A few exhibitions have gone up (and come down) in the meantime including (Re)learning to Read, a group show curated by TORQUE at the Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool Transparency, an Arts Council collection show at Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool [Re]construct at the Chapel at Yorkshire Sculpture Park …
WORK / SPACE
I’ve been working on a project with Oriel Wrecsam and students/staff from Glyndwr University to make a portable, multi-functional space inspired by the ad-hoc, flexible structures of market stalls. Finally, on Wednesday 25th November, it will be leaving the University and is getting trundled down to the gallery by a group of students…. come and …
Unbuilt Library
Next week I will have some small works, some that date as far back as 2005, leaving the studio for the first time to be exhibited at Mrs Rick’s Cupboard (thanks for the invitation Craig Fisher): P.V: 12 February 2015 (7 – 9pm) 13 February – 26 March 2015 Open Friday 12-4pm Mrs Rick’s …
Strange Business & Cities of Ash
I’m very pleased to be in great company in two exhibitions at the moment, ‘Strange Business’ at SYSON, Nottingham and ‘Cities of Ash’ at g39, Cardiff. STRANGE BUSINESS New Watercolour Painting Gordon Dalton, Lois Gardner Sabet, Anneliese Krueger, Yelena Popova, Oliver Raymond-Barker, Beth Shapeero, Emily Speed, Oliver Tirre 24 July – 19 September 2014 STRANGE …
Sexy films
I made this film. Essentially a valentine’s card, it’s short but has a sexy soundtrack and features the ultimate erotic architecture; several ‘crotch shots’ where walls and ceilings meet in the pavilions in the Giardini della Biennale in Venice. Architecture is the Ultimate Erotic Act, 2014 (2 mins 15 seconds), made especially for Sex Shop. SEX SHOP …
Panoply
Some images of my new work, Panoply, at the Bluecoat as part of Topophobia. I’ll be inside the work next on Saturday from 12 – 2pm and will post a schedule of future performances here very soon.. All images courtesy of Anne Eggebert. Panoply, 2012 Space for a body: scaffold and painted wood. 20ft x …
Camp Out
Upcoming exhibition at Laumeier Sculpture Park: Camp Out: Finding Home in an Unstable World June 2 – September 16, 2012 Camp Out: Finding Home in an Unstable World is the third in a series of summer projects that will use the natural and cultural resources of St. Louis as a site for artistic inquiry and …
Drawing Shed animation
Here it is finally; the resulting animation from the drawing I did at PSL in August. It clearly has issues, like some wobbles, focus and other things, but as a first attempt I am going to try and let those things go and just enjoy the destruction. Drawing Shed week 5: Emily Speed There are …
BUILT
I am in an exhibition at Rogue Project Space in Manchester, which opens this Thursday. Exhibition details: BUILT 1st to 8th April 2010. Opening the 1st of April from 6-8pm Kristy Campbell, Lisa Gorton, Catherine Pudner, Emily Speed, Anna Sikorska BUILT brings together 5 Female artists from across the UK whose practises deal with specific …