Baltic 39

We Are Where We Are artist Lauren Velvick’s (b.1988, Preston, Lancashire, UK) practice consists of live interventions, research, analysis and experiments in documentation. 'Open House Deccy’s' is one of 25 posters produced for ‘Open House’, an event exploring how hierarchies can be disrupted with interventions in space and overlapping sound.

Group exhibition We Are Where We Are presents new and existing works by Liverpool Biennial Associate Artists, 11 artists from the North of England. Open Wed-Sun, 10.00-18.00, at BALTIC 39.

We Are Where We Are artist Daniel Fogarty’s work encompasses many practices including sculpture, jewellery and print. Fogarty is primarily concerned with ideas of the vernacular and contemporary folk practices and its messy translation into international culture. Fogarty rethinks popular forms of expression such as brooches and cards into trajectories full of complications and ricocheted styles.

We Are Where We Are artist Frances Disley’s work explores the potential of working with performance, which expands the gesture of painting across sculptures, garments and backdrops. These elements are always inhabited by & presented in relation to the moving body- objects, surfaces and bodies become integrated and activated.

6-9 Sep & 13-16 Sep 11.15-12.00 FREE, booking essential
BALTIC 39 is a vibrant community of practising artists, academics and researchers located in a historic building on High Bridge in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne. Join a Heritage Open Day tour to find out more about the site and its history, led by a member of BALTIC Crew.
... All tours are free and last approximately 45 minutes. Tours will take place on the following dates, and can be booked for individuals and groups of up to 12 people:
Thu 6 Sep 11.15 Fri 7 Sep 11.15 Sat 8 Sep 11.15 Sun 9 Sep 11.15
Thu 13 Sep 11.15 Fri 14 Sep 11.15 Sat 15 Sep 11.15 Sun 16 Sep 11.15
Book by e-mail: infob39@balticmill.com or call 0191 261 3830
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We Are Where We Are artist Matthew Crawley worked together with Leeds City Council Department of Highways to organise the excavation of a small lump of spilled tarmac from a pedestrian island in the Sheepscar area of the City of Leeds. This lump of tarmac, now referred to as 'Isle' became familiar to the artist over a period of almost a decade as he repeated his daily cycle journey to and from work.

We Are Where We Are artist Nina Chua (b. 1980, Manchester) is interested in surface as a visual and visceral experience. Through repetition and accumulation, surfaces are built up which foreground line, colour, and support. Nothing is concealed; the process is essentially laid bare. The work is an exercise in limitation and the economy of means, which is used to maximal effect.

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We Are Where We Are at BALTIC 39 showcases new and existing works by Liverpool Biennial Associate Artists, 11 artists from the North of England. The show and programme are the culmination of a three-year initiative by Liverpool Biennial, in partnership with iCI (Independent Curators International), New York and Cactus, Liverpool.
Visit the exhibition at BALTIC 39, Wednesday-Sunday, 10.00-18.00, until 21 October.

We Are Where We Are artist Stephen Sheehan (b. 1986, Birkenhead, UK) makes site specific work that incorporates found objects as props and characters to create playful actions, narratives and realms that alludes to and comments upon, what he describes as an ‘absurd reality’ we find ourselves in.

We Are Where We Are artist Robert Carter (b.1987, Blackburn, Lancashire, UK) lives in Manchester, UK. Carter is a painter and occasional poet and is relocating to Bergen to study a Masters in Fine Art. Someone’s Knee is the official artwork for upcoming debut album by Dungeon Synth Maestro ‘Thlod’.

We Are Where We Are artist Lindsey Bull's work Wish you were here refers to a recent residency undertaken in Florida and the personal sense and remembering of place. Bull wanted the shadowed figure to be grounded in the landscape while, at the same time, almost reminiscent of a cardboard cut-out in front of an idealised backdrop.

We Are Where We Are presents the work of 11 Liverpool Biennial Associate Artists including: Simeon Barclay, Jacqueline Bebb, Lindsey Bull, Robert Carter, Nina Chua, Matthew Crawley, Frances Disley, Daniel Fogarty, Harry Meadley, Stephen Sheehan, Lauren Velvick.
Visit the Project Space at BALTIC 39, Wed-Sun 10.00-18.00.

We Are Where we Are artist Jacqueline Bebb is interested in the importance of geographical dissonance on artistic endeavour. Bebb uses travel as a means to galvanise thought, question cultural obsessions and examine the constructs of relationships from lifelong bonds to fleeting affinities.

We Are Where We Are artist Simeon Barclay (b.1975, Huddersfield, UK) draws upon a multidisciplinary practice to consider the mediated image as an index for contemplating subjectivity and its performance in contemporary culture.

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We Are Where We Are artist Harry Meadley (b.1990, Leeds, UK) presents the first of a new six-part documentary made behind-the-scenes at Touchstones Rochdale. The gallery team attempt to realise the large scale project of displaying the gallery's entire Fine Art collection at the request of the artist.

We Are Where We Are is open this weekend, 10.00-18.00, Saturday & Sunday at BALTIC 39. The exhibition provides a platform for 11 Liverpool Biennial Associate Artists, showing both existing and new works.

Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2018 is launching at Liverpool John Moores University School of Art & Design from 14 July – 9 September, as part of this year’s Liverpool Biennial. The exhibition will then travel to South London Gallery in December 2018. The selectors this year are artists Benedict Drew, Katy Moran (New Contemporaries alumnus 2006) and Keith Piper (New Contemporaries alumnus 1986). The resulting exhibition offers an insight into today’s creative practices, showcasing some of the most dynamic work being made by emerging artists.
Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies