GARTH GRATRIX
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Artist, Curator, Director @abingdonstudios. Clore Fellow. LGBTQIA+, He/She/Them. 06 Jul - 07 Sep: SOLO: Flamboyant Flamingos, Grundy Art Gallery, NW, UK
North West, England
Joined July 2009
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📣Showing new work with @abingdonstudios at this years @McrContemporary . STAND 228. Full list of Artists below 👀.⬇️.
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Save the date for Abingdon’s next exhibition commission. IN THE SHADOW OF….A solo show by .Kris Canavan .feat. Stuart Brisley’ 1972 Archival film ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ loaned courtesy of The Artist and LUX, London. Supported by @ace_national . With thanks to @BPLFilmFest.
‼️ ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️.Our next solo commission…. Kris Canavan .Feat. Stuart Brisley. PREVIEW.FRI 01 Nov.5-7 pm. Full info via our website. Commissioned by @abingdonstudios @ace_national . supported by @_AuntySocial_ as part of @BPLFilmFest . With thanks to LUX, London
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👀 @axisweb 🫶.
This month we invited Co-Chair of the Axis Board of Trustees, JC Candanedo, to curate a selection of Axis Member’s work. View the selection, ‘Take Me Back To When The World Made Sense’, on our website. Flamboyant Flamingos (Dip in the Pool), 2024.Garth Gratrix, @garthgratrix
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Coming up @abingdonstudios as part of @BPLFilmFest @_AuntySocial_ . A new commission by performance artist Kris Canavan; featuring seminal work by Stuart Brisley. ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ (1972) on loan courtesy of The Artist and LUX, London.
‼️ ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️.Our next solo commission…. Kris Canavan .Feat. Stuart Brisley. PREVIEW.FRI 01 Nov.5-7 pm. Full info via our website. Commissioned by @abingdonstudios @ace_national . supported by @_AuntySocial_ as part of @BPLFilmFest . With thanks to LUX, London
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What a two months it’s been. My latest solo commission, Flamboyant Flamingos, feat. Derek Jarman and Felix Gonzalez-Torres came to a close @GrundyBlackpool . Final day visitor #neiltennant @petshopboys was a gorgeous way to close the show 🙏❤️. Here’s to the next opportunity 🎉
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Can’t wait to see @petshopboys THIS FRIDAY @FunnyGirls . Why not shimmy around the corner to see my exhibition, ‘Flamboyant Flamingos’ feat. Derek Jarman & Felix Gonzalez-Torres, @GrundyBlackpool . Open 10-4.30pm.Final day THIS SATURDAY .💋🤭🫣👌. 🎶 You’re so Flamboyant 😉
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❤️ this image of Derek Jarman’ Blue (1993) installed as part of my exhibition, Flamboyant Flamingos @GrundyBlackpool . Gr8 to collaborate with Paulette Brien, Curator to bring this to Lancashire. Huge thanks to producer James Mackay, Basilisk Communications 🙏 📸Benjamin Nuttall.
Embedded within @garthgratrix 's Flamboyant Flamingos is Derek Jarman's iconic Blue (1993). Released just prior to Jarman’s death from AIDS related illness, Blue, is the artist’s final feature film. Blue plays at 10.00 / 11.20 / 12.40 / 14.00 / 15.25 daily. For ages 15+
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“Like a cruising ground in a gallery.”. Flamboyant Flamingos @GrundyBlackpool .Thanks to @ace_national , Scarborough Museums & Galleries, Basilisk Communications, Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation, NY; David Zwirner Gallery, London; and Andrea Rosen Gallery, NY. 🎥 Jules Lister.
Join us this #bankholidayweekend for @garthgratrix's exhibition Flamboyant Flamingos feat. Derek Jarman and Felix Gonzalez-Torres 🦩. You can also see our new interpretation film in the gallery foyer and on our website now:. @visitBlackpool @BpoolCouncil
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Tune in to this weeks ‘Extraordinary Creatives’ podcast, feat. myself and icon @cerihand . Such a treat and moment to reflect candidly about being the artist, curator, and director. We chat about my current solo show, Flamboyant Flamingos @GrundyBlackpool and much more 🔗.
✨This week on the 'Extraordinary Creatives' podcast, I'm delighted to introduce you to the extraordinary Garth Gratrix, artist, curator, and founder director of Abingdon Studios. 👂Tune in! #CeriHandCreativeCoach
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Thank you @axisweb .Check out my profile including new works as part of FLAMBOYANT FLAMINGOS, on display @GrundyBlackpool until 7th Sep 2024.
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Artist, independent curator and founder director of Abingdon Studios.International portfolio of exhibitions, residencies projects, curatorial and…
2) FLAMBOYANT FLAMINGOS (DIP IN THE POOL), 2024.Garth Gratrix @garthgratrix..Polished Bronze spinning plates, coated steel, wood, egg shell paint...Sculptural installation..Solo commission, Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool..
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Congratulations to the newest Clore Fellows 24/25. What a journey you are about to start @CloreLeadership . Excellent to see @MirandaStearn @lancasterarts amongst a fantastic cohort. Well deserved 👏.
Clore Leadership at 21: Bold cultural leadership for a complex world. Meet the 2024/25 Clore Fellows. We're delighted to welcome the 2024/25 Clore Fellows as they embark on the Clore Fellowship programme this autumn #MakeYourDifference. Read article here:
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News 🚨🔔. Following on from my Clore18 Fellowship @CloreLeadership supported by @an_jobs_opps 2022/23, I have been successful in my application to @ahrcpress . I will be collaborating with @UniofExeter and Dr @Daniel_Fountain . Read more below 👀.
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My commission @GrundyBlackpool features Blue (1993) by the iconic Derek Jarman. 03 AUG= An expanded access screening with Blue Description Project. Recently shown @whitneymuseum New York and now the only chance to see this in the north of England. AGES 15+.BOOK NOW 🎉📣.
FREE EVENT: BLUE DESCRIPTION PROJECT.Saturday 3rd August.10:30am-12:30pm.An expanded access viewing of Derek Jarman's last film Blue (1993). Book your free tickets here >> Please note that our Accessible Events and Activities are intended for everyone.
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RT @GrundyBlackpool: Next Saturday 27/07, we'll be hosting 2 FREE events in support of Flamboyant Flamingos. 11am - 12.30pm: Performance l….
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Thrilled with the documentation of my current exhibition, Flamboyant Flamingos, @GrundyBlackpool . Still reflecting on the launch and public response so far 🙏. Now preparing for upcoming talk and performance with Nicola Dale 27th Jul .Check Grundy website for listed events 👍.
Take a dip into our current exhibitions @garthgratrix: Flamboyant Flamingos feat. Derek Jarman and Felix Gonzalez-Torres, and Collection Spotlight: Codes and Conduct, featuring works from the Grundy Collection and loaned works from @scarboroughmuseums. @visitblackpool @culturebpl
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Not long now 🥁. THIS SATURDAY 1-4pm.@GrundyBlackpool . GARTH GRATRIX.FLAMBOYANT FLAMINGOS.feat. DEREK JARMAN.FELIX GONZALES-TORRES.& .COLLECTIONS SPOTLIGHT . What a moment ‼️🫶🙏.
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Thrilled to be bringing this back through @abingdonstudios with support from @ace_thenorth @factoryintl and @GrundyBlackpool . APPLY NOW ‼️.
🚨WORK/LEISURE_4 applications are live🚨 . For this 4th iteration, we've partnered with @GrundyBlackpool and @factoryintl to create 3 opps for artists to make new work in #Blackpool in 2024. Full details and app info: @ace_thenorth @ace_national
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So thrilled to be able to carry on the unique and distinct work that we do at Abingdon Studios and within the growing and grafting arts ecology in Blackpool. With thanks to @ace_thenorth @GrundyBlackpool @factoryintl.
@abingdonstudios is thrilled to announce that our Project Grant application to @ace_thenorth was successful. 🎉🙏. Enabling us to celebrate our 10th year as an artist-led space with a varied programme that is nuanced and relevant to the needs of artists and artistic leadership.
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What we can do on the periphery to commit to change in the UK Arts and Cultural Sector in a way that is ‘pace-conscious’. My Provocation Paper is now part of @CloreLeadership Research Library 🙏👀. Link Below ⬇️ .
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Garth Gratrix, contemporary visual artist, curator and founding director of Abingdon Studios, examines the relationship between art and the notion of pace
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