Trolley are proud to feature in December’s edition of our new local paper, the Fitzrovia News. Described by arts writer for the paper and self-confessed ‘Fitzrovia Flaneur’ Clive Jennings as ” A dynamic combination of publishing house and cutting edge contemporary art gallery”, we were also tickled by the question “Could TJ Boulting be Fitzrovia’s answer to Thomas Crapper?” An accolade I’m sure our original landlord would have approved of…
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THE NORDIC AWARD IN TEXTILES

Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir a.k.a Shoplifter

The Textile Museum is proud to present a unique exhibition of this year’s winner of the Nordic Award in Textiles 2011 – Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir a.k.a. Shoplifter. The Nordic Award in Textiles has been awarded to the Icelandic artist Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir a.k.a. Shoplifter for her innovative work with human and synthetic hair. Shoplifter has worked and lived in New York since 1994, and is well known for her braided hair sculptures, installations and several collaborations with the musician Björk. Her hair murals have been commissioned by MoMA.

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Trolley finally moved to its new premises in October and launched the new gallery TJ Boulting (named after the landmark building it now inhabits on Riding House Street) with an exhibition by Icelandic artists Kling & Bang, on the weekend of the nearby Frieze art fair. The exhibition, which is on until 15th November, presents the ‘Confected Video Archive’ of Kling & Bang, and consists of 100 video works by over 60 Icelandic and international artists, ordered into ten different colour codes, which are rotated, as a VJ installation. It also presents work by individual members of the group – drawing, sculpture, photography, performance and installation. Many thanks to Kling & Bang artists who came to London with a night to remember! Anna Hrund, Ingibjörg Sigurjónsdóttir, Selma Hreggviðsdóttir, Lilja Birgisdóttir, Ragnar Már Nikulásson, Katla Rós, Thorgunnur Oddsdottir, Hekla Dogg Jonsdottir, Úlfur Grönvold, Erling T.V. Klingenberg and Sirra Sigrún Sigurðardóttir. For more details on show please visit here

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Sislej Xhafa
quietude
2011
shopping trolley, cobblestones
38 1/4 x 35 3/8 x 20 5/8 in. (97 x 90 x 52.5 cm)
Unique

The Statue of Manannan from the Glens of Sulby has been transported back to its home at Glen Lough, the site of Mannifest, which takes place in the Isle of Man on 5,6 and 7 August 2011. The 30ft-high statue of Manannan was built after Stephanie Quayle and Darren Jackson were commissioned to create the ancient Manx God complete with bushy beard and a myriad of ancient grain sacks from around the Isle of Man.

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pictures on walls
46 commercial st.
shoreditch
june 23
6>9pm

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Mexico City in April means the city is full of purple jacaranda trees, lining the streets, and including the garden of the house.

First stop – finding wood for the base of Juliana’s Pull Up sculpture. Naturally enough a trolley is the only way to roll…

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