This is my first post, as we opened Studio 75 last week as a space open to the public. Each of us is taking turns organising or curating events. The first show was curated by Nazir Tanbouli, with drawings by Nazir along with Glenn Ibbitson who came up fmr Wales, South African born Jonathan Comerford (hardgroundprintmakers) and Londoner Tom G Adriani. Nazir’s gathering a small but strong group of graphic based artists; tellingly this first show was called The Draughtsman as it emphasised the rigorous approach to drawing all 4 of them have, though their work is very different.
We discovered that the space, which is an old studio flat, holds quite a bit of work with out being cluttered.
Studio 75 doesn’t have any particular style, criteria or school of thinking. We are just going to present what we find to be relevant and intriguing. We want to amke a space away from the requirements of established structures, commercial concerns, academia and the latest fashions in art and mass media.
It is a non-profit, self-funded, non-commercial venture. We have no core funding and don’t intend to get any. We are looking at sustainability in the arts, and in particular we don’t want to be held to anyone’s criteria.
Ourfirst point of concern is getting people to know where we are, and to pop down. Right now we are using the web mostly and word of mouth. You can chack us out on www.studio75.org.uk or on studio75 on Facebook.
Hopefuly you’ll follow this blog and see how we get on :-)
Filmed and edited by Glenn Ibbitson
