Iniva at Rivington Place
Institute of International Visual Arts
Rivington Place
London
Greater London
EC2A 3BA
England
Website
Telephone
0207 749 1240
Fax
020 7729 9509
Iniva engages with new ideas and emerging debates in the contemporary visual arts, reflecting in particular the cultural diversity of contemporary society. We work with artists, curators, creative producers, writers and the public to explore the vitality of visual culture.
Iniva is based at Rivington Place, a 15,000 square foot, five-floor visual arts centre in Shoreditch, East London. The building wasdesigned by leading architect David Adjaye opened to the public on 5 October 2007.
Venue Type:
Library, Gallery
Additional info
Directions:
Take the Northern Line to Old Street or the Central Line to Liverpool Street.
On foot from Old Street station - At Old Street station take exit 3 and walk along Old Street until you reach Great Eastern Street. Cross over to Rivington Street and continue past Charlotte Road and Curtain Road. After crossing Curtain Road you will see the Comedy Café on the right and Rivington Place is opposite.
On foot from Liverpool Street station - Turn left out of the main exit and walk along Bishopsgate. Keep going for about 10-15 minutes, Bishopsgate will become Shoreditch High Street. Rivington Street is on the left as you walk along Shoreditch High Street. You will see the Comedy Café on the left and Rivington Place is opposite.
By Bus
There are a number of buses which travel close to Rivington Place including the 43, 48, 55, 205, 241 and 271
Institute of International Visual Arts
Rivington Place
London
Greater London
EC2A 3BA
England
Website
Telephone
0207 749 1240
Fax
020 7729 9509
Collection details
Decorative and Applied Art, Design, Film and Media, Fine Art, Photography, World Cultures
Collections services
- Specialist publications on collections available
Institute of International Visual Arts
Rivington Place
London
Greater London
EC2A 3BA
England
Website
Telephone
0207 749 1240
Fax
020 7729 9509
Social Fabric
In the 19th Century Karl Marx's account of the cotton industry tracked fifty years of boom and bust and the effects this had on workers in Britain and its colonies (and in particular India). Social Fabric cross references different accounts of textile history, focusing on works by two contemporary artists Sudhir Patwardhan and Alice Creischer, presented alongside extensive range of recent and historical archival material, including Company Paintings, Indian Chintz, original journals from Marx, films, photographs, newspaper articles and recordings of mill workers' testimonies.
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
Rivington Place, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3BA
Website
Institute of International Visual Arts
Rivington Place
London
Greater London
EC2A 3BA
England
Website
Telephone
0207 749 1240
Fax
020 7729 9509
Social Fabric exhibition tour
Iniva's Senior Curator and Research Associate Grant Watson gives insights into the Social Fabric exhibition.
In the Social Fabric exhibition textiles are used to explore labour, capital, colonialism and international trade. In the 19th Century Karl Marx's account of the cotton industry tracked fifty years of boom and bust and the effects this had on workers in Britain and its colonies (and in particular India). Social Fabric cross references historical and contemporary accounts, focusing on works by two artists Sudhir Patwardhan and Alice Creischer, presented alongside extensive archival material.
When
6:30-7:30pm
Where
Rivington Place, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3BA
Website
Institute of International Visual Arts
Rivington Place
London
Greater London
EC2A 3BA
England
Website
Telephone
0207 749 1240
Fax
020 7729 9509
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