KGB-Projects | Kane & Gonny’s Biscuit Projects
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Gonny | +44 (0)79 5737 2531
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
O.M.G.!
KGB-PROJECTS PRESENTS:
‘RELIGIONIS VIOLENTA’
exhibition
opens at London West Bank
Gallery on September 7, 2012
London - “Those
who believe in absurdities end up committing atrocities” [Voltaire,
1694-1778].
KGB-Projects presents Religionis Violenta, a sensational group show with
some of the most prevalent artists from the UK and Malta, at the prestigious
London West Bank Gallery in West london’s Notting Hill from 7 - 11 September,
2012.
Expect a tantalizing experience
that stimulates the senses through vision, sound, smell and touch. The
exhibition will be showcasing more than 30 selected artworks focusing on dark
humour, irony and obscenity, revealing the artists’ taste for a bittersweet use
of blasphemy, a snigger at and caustic provocation.
Religionis Violenta is taken from the Latin
meaning for violent religion. The concept of the show initially emerged as a
spontaneous reaction to the popular catchphrase ‘Where’s your GOD now?’ and the
many conflicts that occur in the name of religion in a historical context.
The relationship between
religion and HIV/AIDS is complicated and often controversial, as the Roman
Catholic and Orthodox Greek churches are still in serious denial about human
sexuality. We therefore decided to donate part of the art sale proceeds to AIDS
Ark, a registered charity saving lives by enabling access to HIV medication and
associated care at the frontiers of the developing world.
Open Call - KGB-Projects still
welcomes applications from artists to submit work, info on how to enter can be
found on their website www.kgbprojects.com. Deadline: 23 July 2012 @ 5pm. There will be awards & cash prizes for Best of Show and a Runner-Up, voted on by visitors and announced at the end of the Private View night.
PROVOKE, SHOCK AND AMEN TO THAT!
General information:
London West Bank Gallery
133-137 Westbourne Grove
London W11 2RS
Open to the public:
07 Sep - 11 Sep, Tuesday to
Sunday 11am-7pm
Free admission
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For further press information
or to request high-resolution images please contact Kane or Gonny at
KGB-Projects:
A catalogue of the Religionis Violenta
exhibition will be available in print and in digital format in August 2012,
check our website for specific dates nearer the time or email us to order your
free copy.
About KGB-Projects:
Kane & Gonny's
Biscuit-Projects is an emerging curatorial & events practice based in
London, it was founded in 2012 by international glass artists Kane Cali and
Gonny van Hulst. KGB-Projects aspires to explore ways of managing,
collaborating and creating projects that go beyond the lines of existing
structures and preconceptions.
Mission:
Its mission is to produce
provocative, playful and risk-taking art events centered around wider social
and cultural themes for a diverse range of creative individuals. A key focus of
their work is to encourage hybrid arts projects with a focus on cross media
collaboration and serve as a bridge, finding imaginative ways to connect
artists with new audiences, new supporters and new contexts for their work.
They feel that an event can become more of a stimulating experience
rather than a simple observation and elevation of the mind and
should offer the ability to transcend
atmosphere that stimulates the senses not only through
vision but also through sound, smell and touch. For Kane and Gonny,
KGB-Projects remains an experiment, a creative project that they hope is
defined by the same kind of adventurousness and unpredictability that they so
admire in the creative individuals they work with.
About London West Bank Gallery:
Centre for the Arts in West
London's Notting Hill
Mission:
To promote local and
international artistic talent. To hold the best exhibitions, workshops and
events in West London. To do things with a good heart, looking people squarely
in the eye, loving what we do and doing what we love.
Company Overview:
Urban Art gallery hosting
exhibitions, art workshops, parties, launches, artist studios, fashion and
artist supplies.
Stylish 1000m2 space set over 3
floors, run by good people for good people.
General information:
A while ago, Jem and Tommy were
running another gallery called Graffik. Unexpected things happened: one door
closed, and another opened! Suddenly they found themselves being helped by good
people and looking at the most amazing venue they could have possibly found in
West London. Then comes in Urban in Ibiza creator Paul Saunders, AKA
"Dizzi" and BANG!
The plan is still the same;
we're just going to do it better, in a better place, with positivity and fun as
always!
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