Ben Rivers, Phantoms of a Libertine
21 Apr - 26 May 2012
Phantoms of a Libertine is Ben Rivers' second exhibition at Kate MacGarry and features a new 10 minute, 16mm film and a series of black and white photographs.
Ben Rivers was a friend of the anonymous subject of this brand new body of work, which transforms tokens of experience into a series of clues to a mystery that must remain unsolved.
While Rivers’ recent work has focused on individuals and communities within hermetic or utopian worlds, here he revisits themes of his earlier works which illuminate the power of deserted spaces.
Measure collaborated with Ben on the touring exhibition On Overgrown Paths.
Measure at the Old Fire Station.
UPDATE 19/04/12: We have two studios to rent at the Old Fire Station and the 2nd floor hall is available for hire as yoga, Tai Chi, dance studio or alternative therapy rooms, amongst other possible uses.
Please email us at info@measure.org.uk for more information and to arrange a visit.
Thor McIntyre Burnie and Chris Watson: The Ghost Roost on Radio 4
Over ten years ago before the West Pier in Brighton was destroyed by storms and fire, wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson and sound designer Thor McIntyre Burnie were given permission to rig up microphones in what had once been the grand concert hall.
Cathie Pilkington: The Value of the Paw
14 January - 7 May 2012
V&A Museum of Childhood
A selection of sculptures by Cathie Pilkington created over the last 10 years, inspired by her ideas and memories of works in the V & A Museum of Childhood.
Thems Please, Des Hughes.
Installed in the old newsagent A. E. Barrow on Chatsworth Road in Hackney the exhibition offers a unique glimpse at the interior of an old Victorian shop. The sculptures themselves merge into the fabric of the shop blurring fact and fiction together to create an alternative version of a lost reality; a surreal and often comic commentary on the monotony of the everyday.
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Chord, Conrad Shawcross
Conrad Shawcross constructed a giant, site specific, mechanical installation in the Kingsway Tram Subway, Holborn in October 2009. Conceived specifically for the subway, the artist built two identical rope machines that made a thick hawser from 324 spools of coloured string.
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The Era
Measure published the history of Wilton's Music Hall written by John Earl for the 2005 exhibition Me and My Shadow. We recreated the old theatrical journal of the 19th Century The Era, every member of the profession, stage or hall, just had to buy it and to be seen walking along the street with The Era under the arm proved that the person carrying it was a Pro!
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