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There will soon be a celebration of the life and work of Duncan Grant at Charleston with seven new paintings. This exhibition brings together a small number of exceptional paintings from public and private collections, offering a rare opportunity to reconsider Grant’s contribution to 21st century British art and his significance within the Bloomsbury circle, which also included E.M. Forster, Virginia Woolf and John Maynard Keynes, with its ranks of artists, writers and thinkers.

The paintings on show include ‘Bathers by the Pond’ which was actually painted at Charleston, the second home to the Bloomsbury set and their friends; a portrait of David Garnett, painted when the two men were lovers; and a portrait of Vanessa Bell (sister of Virginia Woolf) made in the 30s.

The paintings will hang alongside the permanent collection at Charleston, Duncan Grant’s Sussex home from 1916 until his death in 1978.

Duncan Grant, Charleston, Firle near. Lewes. Tel: 01323 811265
Visit: www.charleston.org.uk

Frank van der Salm, Array

Frank van der Salm, Arcade

This major exhibition will showcase the work of nine internationally renowned photographers rarely seen in the UK and who exemplify current tendencies indicative of contemporary ‘low countries’ photography. Esteemed Belgian and Dutch photographers seek to explore the relationships between the genres that each artist is working within and the national contexts and traditions that might inevitably shape and influence what they do.

The exhibition has been organised by David Green (University of Brighton) in collaboration with Jan Baetens (University of Leuven), Frits Gierstberg (Nederlands Fotomuseum), Rotterdam and Christoph Ruys (PhotoMuseum Antwerp).

The Unwanted Self: Contemporary Photography from the Low Countries, University of Brighton Gallery, until 14 May 2008
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Sir Peter Blake to show at ink_d to celebrate the gallery’s 1st birthday with new show

Sir Peter Blake, Godfather of British Pop Art, will have a month long exhibition this April at the small independent Brighton art gallery and printing studio Ink_d. The show, ‘Pop Art on Paper‘, will run from Friday 4 April to Saturday, 3 May and will coincide with the young gallery’s first birthday. There will be new, updated prints taken from his 1960s period. This was a very important time in the artist’s life during which this retiring, sexually naïve man began to paint simple, bold, but direct pieces – somewhat at odds in an era high on the possibilities of life and sexual excess.

Works such as ‘Piece of Marilyn Monroe’s Dressing Room Door’ and ‘Girly Door’ were originally painted on doors using household paints, enamel and his trademark collage. They show the iconic nature of Peter Blake’s oeuvre, the marriage of popular culture and fine art and ultimately his strength as a modern artist. The new prints to be shown at the gallery will all be a slightly different take on the original canvases.

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Celebrating some of the new stars of the burgeoning underground UK poster scene, Brighton-formed BRAG (British Rock Artists Group) are exhibiting a feast of contemporary screen-printed gig posters at Pelham House in Lewes.

Featuring work by 12 designers, and promoting artists such as Queens of the Stone Age, Iron and Wine, Devo, Ian Brown, British Sea Power and Kylie Minogue(!) all the works are limited edition, handmade silkscreen prints, and are available for sale.

BRAG, Pelham House, Lewes, until 28th April 2008

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