CHRISTMAS CRACKERS
An exhibition from November 16th to December 18th 2004
Tuesday to Saturday 10 - 1pm & 2 - 5pm
Free Admission
David Gray
An ecclectic mix of christmas craft items, and artists responses to christmas.
Christmas... a seasonal festival that few in this country fail to feel the impact of. Its penetration into popular culture, public space and even relationships is ultimate.
Leah Gordon
So why do most artists shy away from examining this phenomenon or of reclaiming the decorative craft of the festive?
David Gray
This exhibition aims to bring together artists of different specialisms to provide an alternative to the glitz. Artists cards, Christmas decorations, photographs, installation work, a visual and cerebral feast. Don’t miss it!
Michelle Fletcher
In this show "Michelle Fletcher" Installation Artisit. Installation of ‘Memories of my 1970’s Childhood Christmas’.
PVC armchair with orange cushions, teak sideboard with bowls of fruit & nuts that nobody ate, dates in oval wooden boxes, walnuts in shells, oranges, tins of Quality Street.
A silver tinsel Christmas tree with coloured lights, balloons, paper chains, the grand table centrepiece with fake snow covered pine cones and a big red candle, red crepe paper tablecloth, advocaat snowballs with maraschino cherries, party-packs of beer, ‘Pink Lady’ wine with Christmas Dinner (not lunch), paper hats, paper ‘open-out’ decorations, Christmas cards with puppies wearing hats, record player with Pinky & Perky Christmas songs, Christmas TV Times with Val Doonican Christmas show on the cover, latest presents; Sindy’s horse.
The Six Million Man, Wombles, hand knitted jumpers & woolly hats, presents in garish paper on the even more garish carpet. Stockings hanging up on the teak gas fire (dad’s old brown socks).
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