L-13 Light Industrial Workshop
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L-13 Light Industrial Workshop is an innovative contemporary art space run by Steve Lowe that opened in May 2009 in Clerkenwell
, London. It is a revised incarnation of his previous galleries/small presses ‘the aquarium’ and The Aquarium L-13, and works with a small group of artists known for their unorthodox stances, in developing, exhibiting and publishing their work.
"L-13" is the name of the zeppelin
that left a trail of bombs across Clerkenwell in 1915. One of which destroyed the building at L-13’s previous site on Farringdon Road
The gallery is an underground space off Theobalds Road with artists using the workshop in the rear to produce work for regular shows at the venue. As such, it incorporates the nature of the production of the artists' work into the exhibition itself, and creates an anti-establishment atmosphere for its patrons and visitors.
It was described as, "Part swish contemporary gallery, part subversive socio-political vision, part artists' studio and part members' club," by the Urban Junkies website.
The gallery's founder artists include Jamie Reid
, Billy Childish
, Jimmy Cauty
, Sexton Ming
as A. S. Waghorne, Geraldine Swayne
and Harry Adams
.
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell is an area of central London in the London Borough of Islington. From 1900 to 1965 it was part of the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury. The well after which it was named was rediscovered in 1924. The watchmaking and watch repairing trades were once of great importance...
, London. It is a revised incarnation of his previous galleries/small presses ‘the aquarium’ and The Aquarium L-13, and works with a small group of artists known for their unorthodox stances, in developing, exhibiting and publishing their work.
Name
Zeppelin
A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century. It was based on designs he had outlined in 1874 and detailed in 1893. His plans were reviewed by committee in 1894 and patented in the United States on 14 March 1899...
that left a trail of bombs across Clerkenwell in 1915. One of which destroyed the building at L-13’s previous site on Farringdon Road
Description
L-13 claims it, "seeks to reinvigorate and subvert pre-conceived ways in which art is considered and produced, blurring the distinctions between art production and exhibition".The gallery is an underground space off Theobalds Road with artists using the workshop in the rear to produce work for regular shows at the venue. As such, it incorporates the nature of the production of the artists' work into the exhibition itself, and creates an anti-establishment atmosphere for its patrons and visitors.
It was described as, "Part swish contemporary gallery, part subversive socio-political vision, part artists' studio and part members' club," by the Urban Junkies website.
The gallery's founder artists include Jamie Reid
Jamie Reid
Jamie Reid is a British artist and anarchist with connections to the Situationists. His work, featuring letters cut from newspaper headlines in the style of a ransom note, came close to defining the image of punk rock, particularly in the UK...
, Billy Childish
Billy Childish
Billy Childish is an English artist, painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist...
, Jimmy Cauty
Jimmy Cauty
James Francis Cauty is a British artist and musician born in Liverpool, England, in 1956...
, Sexton Ming
Sexton Ming
Sexton Ming is a British artist, poet and musician who was a founding member of The Medway Poets and the Stuckists art group .-Life and career:...
as A. S. Waghorne, Geraldine Swayne
Geraldine Swayne
Geraldine Swayne is a London-based painter, musician, and filmmaker.She studied Fine Art at Newcastle University, graduating in 1989. She won a Northern Arts Travel award in 1990 to paint and make super-8 films about Voodoo in New Orleans and later moved to Languedoc in France...
and Harry Adams
Harry Adams
Harry Adams was an American college men's basketball coach. He was the head coach of the DePaul University from 1924 to 1925, guiding them to a 6-13 record. After a long lapse from the college ranks, he also served as head coach of Kent State, whom he led to a 28-16 record over two seasons from...
.
Exhibitions and Projects
- Red Rag to a Bull
- National Art Hate Week 2009
- Not Banksy
- With or Without God – Ecstatic Wonderment and Physical Experience in Painting
- I am the Good Artist (Billy Childish and Neal Jones)
- INFILTRATIONS – Auto Responsive Culture Jamming, Insurgency and Reality Adjustments in Contemporary Art Practice.
- Harry Adams – A Short History of Our Progress
- Bombs, Buggery and Buddhism by Billy ChildishBilly ChildishBilly Childish is an English artist, painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist...
2010