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The 18th of November is European Antibiotics Awareness Day and the start of the American Get Smart About Antibiotics Week.
Rowley Gallery Blog
The 18th of November is European Antibiotics Awareness Day and the start of the American Get Smart About Antibiotics Week.
Much of last year I worked with my Pharmacopoeia partner, GP Liz Lee, on a commission for Denmark. Medicinsk Museion is a combined research unit and public museum at Copenhagen University, which in recent years reinvented itself by developing insightful, contemporary exhibitions alongside their historical collection of medical equipment and artefacts.
These tiny cows are the missing link between Susie Freeman and Jelly Green. I can imagine them displayed in knitted pockets (Captive Friesians) or portrayed with bright and lively brushstrokes (Captivating Herd). I borrowed the photo from Eva the Weaver.
Susie Freeman brought us a few more pieces of work, just in time for Christmas. This one is already gift wrapped. Is the yellow ribbon significant? Is it part of the artwork? Not really. Susie opened the frame to swap its contents then couldn’t close it securely, so she tied it together. I like it. … Continue reading “Gift Wrapped”
A dress of pills by Susie Freeman & Pharmacopoeia highlighting the increasing incidence of diabetes.
The exhibition Compass finishes soon so Art@42 are having a Closing Party on Thursday 16th May. Please RSVP to the gallery. My Pharmacopoeia colleague, Liz Lee was featured on TV last week in the BBC 2 series Keeping Britain Alive – The NHS in a Day. Watch it on iPlayer. www.cradletograve.org Susie Freeman / The … Continue reading “Compass Closing Party”
Susie Freeman’s Compass exhibition opened last week. This is her piece Bacteriology Illustrated in the window of Art@42 late on Saturday night. It features Susie’s signature machine-knitted pocket fabric formed into a dress. The pockets contain fragments torn from the pages of the book.
This is a detail of Compass, a giclée print by Susie Freeman from 2012 and the inspiration and title for an exhibition of her recent work at Art@42 from 28th March.
This procession is at the British Library but we took a circuitous route to find it. We started out for old times’ sake from the Brunswick Centre. Sue used to share a nearby flat, the Gate Bloomsbury (now renamed Renoir) was our local cinema and later Coram’s Fields was always a favourite place to bring … Continue reading “To Mughal India”
Andrew Walton is an artist living in Oxford, making watercolours and oil paintings and drawings inspired by his surroundings, here, there and everywhere. His garden shed is a rich store of visual material gleaned from his travels and from local museums and landscapes. See some of his work at The Rowley Gallery and see more … Continue reading “Contributors”