Recollect

Four exhibitions in May, curated by the artists Emma Woffenden and Matt Durran. Recollect reflects upon the historical context of collection and displaying objects. This year, focusing on curiosity cabinets each venue becomes a wonder room, each cabinet a memory theatre and each object is a loaded, powerful, personal trophy. You can find more information about the shows on their website.

The Age of The Marvellous

On my way home from seeing all these inspiring shows I spotted this from the bus. Work being installed for an exciting sounding show inspired by Wunderkammer or The Cabinet of Curiosity, The Age of The Marvellous at One Marylebone, London Nw1 which continues until 22 October. All these exhibits are very close to the Frieze Art Fair in Regents Park which I will not be visiting as the ticket price of £25.00 (HOW MUCH!! I hear you cry) is rather a lot to ask when there is so much interesting art to see in the city for free.

LASSCO

In my search for a coffee sack to make into a cushion, I ended up at the website of LASSCO, a resource for architectural antiques, salvage and curiosities. I wish I had seen this exhibition at their showroom, Brunswick House which was on during the London Design Festival. Super Squat featured installations by 5 designers including Bodo Sperlein. Wonderful!

Recollect

Pilgrim's Progress by Max Jacquard

Many artists have in their studios, wonderful pieces of their own work that never see the inside of a gallery. These objects may be maquettes, experiments or just oddities that did not happen to fit in with a particular body of work going to an exhibition. They are often highly prized by their makers and valuable examples of their unique creative vision, hence highly collectable.
Koukan Gallery - the space for Art in Architecture, has invited a group of artists to dig through their archives to rediscover those special pieces that for some reason got overlooked the first time around. Seasoned practitioners working in Glass, Ceramic and mixed media sculpture have been invited to rediscover works that have a special place in their affections. The show represents an eclectic mix of small-scale artworks, wall mounted, each with its own custom made shelf or support; a hybrid between an R.A Summer Show and Wunderkammer where a profusion of diverse objects vie for the attentions of the viewer.

Recollect is curated by Matthew Durran and Max Jacquard‭, until 18th May at The Lotus Foundation, 16 Lancaster Grove, London NW3.

Cabinet of Curiosity

Curious mosaic, originally uploaded by Feltbug.

1. Lovely Little Saint Bone Reliquary, 2. We all need someone we can lean on, 3. http://flickr.com/photos/95279813@N00/3269016465/, 4. 09-03-29 Lentefiets, 5. Cabinet of Curiosities of Bonnier de la Mosson, 6. Mystery Object, 7. IMG_9182, 8. Pair, 9. 019Interiors, 10. Speckled Eggs, 11. littlehousebigwoods4.JPG, 12. Broken egg 2, 13. Untitled, 14. A partially dissected lung, 15. Cabinet #4, 16. Time is fleeting..., 17. "...de sangre", 18. it's their turn to howl tonight, 19. tigars, 20. IMG_0049, 21. Lime water, 22. The Gold Bug - Tintype, 23. Haunted Corner in old LA house, 24. Classy - Made in Mississippi - 'now on the beach', 25. Formula, 26. NUMBER 292, 27. The elements, 28. numbers/ letters, 29. At home on the mountain, 30. "Cesi n'est pas une pipe"

Created with fd's Flickr Toys.

Here is a selection of photographs and artwork from the Cabinet of Curiosity group on flickr. Click on the image to go to flickr where you can find the featured artists or use the links above to go to the individual artist's flickr. Thankyou to all the artists for sharing their pictures.