Exhibition
The Working Artist: The East London Group
29 Sep 2017 – 17 Dec 2017
Nunnery Gallery
London, United Kingdom
Event
Frieze First Thursday: Ode to a Window Cleaner
5 Oct 2017
Event times
6-9pm
Cost of entry
Get free tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/frieze-first-thursday-ode-to-a-window-cleaner-tickets-37758032291?aff=es2
Address
- 183 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ
- London
- E3 2SJ
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- 205
- Bow Road (Hammersmith & City, District lines)
- Bow Church (DLR)
Event map
Join us for a special Frieze First Thursday with the historic East London Group, East End gin cocktails, and a new commemorative performance from Maxima Smith.
About
A chance to explore the streets of east London’s past in ‘The Working Artist’ exhibition at the Nunnery Gallery before celebrating one of their most tenacious members – Albert Turpin, who as painter, window cleaner, anti-fascist at Cable Street and fireman was the ultimate working artist. The performance 'Ode to a Window Cleaner' is part of a larger body of work highlighting the rhythms, gestures and painterly lines of the trade. The glass that separates the window cleaner from the audience acts as a fourth wall, linking the performance to the series of video works Smith created for the exhibition.
