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Viewing Billy Childish ‘looking at paintings’

Hop on a train to Margate to see the new body of work by Billy Childish currently on display at Carl Freedman Gallery. Childish’s practice, which spans painting, woodcut, poetry, writing, and music, exudes an honesty and curiosity that resonates deeply with his audience. 

Drawing on a wide range of inspirations, such as personal struggles and the mystery of nature, Childish explores such diverse themes as war, the history and geography of his local surroundings, social activism, trekking, and religious philosophy. He pursues these subjects with relentless passion, constantly seeking to uncover new insights and perspectives on what it means to be alive. A summer’s day out in Margate is calling! 

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Dates
02 August 2023 — 03 September 2023

Viewing Camberwell College of Arts Postgraduate Show

Join the tastemakers as they descend on this year’s MA graduate shows in the hunt for the next talent. With alumni such as Richard Long, Chantal Joffe, Annie Morris, and Amy Sharrocks, Camberwell College of Art’s Postgraduate Show is a likely hot spot. So dig out your tube map and journey across London to Peckham as UAL unveils a range of Fine Art courses, including specialities in Computational Arts, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Illustration. The dynamic show stretches boundaries as curator Dan Howard-Birt, Director of Kingsgate Workshops, transforms the space into a world of creativity and imagination.
 
The renowned art and design college’s courses encourage their emerging artists and designers to develop and think about their social responsibility while evolving their critical and making skills. Camberwell’s belief that art and creativity have the power to have a positive social impact is integral to the Postgraduate Show, where the graduates utilise their skills and talent to create new and exciting perspectives.
 
As these aborning artists fly the nest, catch them before another does.

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Dates
03 August 2023 — 08 August 2023

Viewing Maxim Zhestkov: Simulation Hypothesis

Dropping with a big bang in London this week is digital artist Maxim Zhestkov’s debut solo exhibition at Unit London. ‘Simulation Hypothesis’ builds on Zhestkov’s creative journey in digital simulations and the exploration of crafting digital environments and architecture. Presenting a new body of work, Zhestkov explores ideas of entropy and structure in the world’s evolution and creation process.

Breaking and manipulating the rules of physics and mathematics to create environments and works that otherwise would not exist in the physical world, Zhestkov advances the evolution of creation in art and the age of technology. Taking over the ground floor of Unit London Mayfair gallery space, be immersed and mesmerised by the art experience in a futuristic view of tomorrow that draws on past realities. Join the crowd pushing the boundaries of technology and drop by this weekend.

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Dates
20 June 2023 — 22 July 2023
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