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Starts October 4th...

The Curwen Studio - 50 years

On view from 15th of August until the 26th of September

This exhibition celebrates over 50 years of The Curwen Studio. Founded in 1958 in London, and now based at Chilford Hall, near Cambridge, for over half a century Curwen has been one of the most innovative printers and publishers of prints in this country.

Initially under the leadership of Stanley Jones MBE, the studio has always followed a principle of working collaboratively with artists. More recently with the guidance of Thomas Martin, who trained under Stanley, the studio pursues experiment and innovation and both artists and printers develop designs in the studio through the medium of lithography to produce works of lasting originality.

The long list of artists with whom Curwen has worked - including Henry Moore, Graham Sutherland, John Piper, Edward Bawden and Paula Rego - represents a survey of some of greatest names in Modern British art. The Tate held an exhibition last year to celebrate the studios 50th anniversary and supported this by publishing a history of the studio:

Art & Print: The Curwen Story by Alan Powers
A lavish production featuring over a hundred and fifty colour and black and white illustrations supporting a 30,000 word text, the publication is a superb companion to the exhibition.
Price £14.99

Review of Lorna Macmillan's Step by Step Exhibiton

By Calum Bateman (Year 10 pupil)

Upon walking into this social experiment, you are automatically met by a wave of serenity; the wide-open space is alive with the sounds of fauna, native to our much-loved British parks. As a viewer you are urged to explore more and delve deeper into the mind of this original piece of quirky wit.

So I answered my curiosity, to see if I could escape into a hibernation of art. This piece of installation art was devised as a ‘social experiment to challenge our ability as inquisitive beings to absorb sets of instructions’ and it originates from Lorna’s fascination with the human condition. This can clearly be shown by the video itself, which allowed me to question myself, am I watching a piece of art which allows me to escape into my own mind’s creativity or one which shows what my own mind is capable of? Despite my own questioning the video’s colour portrayed it in a surreal manner with enhanced leafy greens and cyan blues.

Whilst walking around the exhibition you gain an insight into how this piece of art was put in place, the participants where sent sets of instructions specific to their animals. The pigeons walking on hot coals and the participant playing the rabbit had to ensure his face was always twitching. Also, the way the boxes, ribbons and instructions have all been displayed is an art in its own right.

However, I found the exhibition only focused on the makings of this art work and the story behind it, I would of preferred to of seen it focus more on the symbolism and the art work itself, due to me being given a thirst for curiosity from the intriguing sounds and visual effects.

In conclusion I found this piece of modern art a breath of fresh air in a town were it is muched welcomed and needed. I believe it allowed me to reflect upon myself and delve deeper into the human mind. I left the room wanting to study everybody I saw.