Nottingham Contemporary
Nottingham Contemporary
Weekday Cross
Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG1 2GB
England
Website
www.nottinghamcontemporary.org
info@nottinghamcontemporary.org
Telephone
0115 948 9750
Our building has been designed by the award winning architects Caruso St John. It has four galleries – a huge combined space of 750 square metres – superb education and study areas, a performance space, a café-bar and shop.
Our Opening Hours from 14 November 2009
Mondays Closed (Shop Open)
Tuesday – Friday 10am – 7pm
Saturdays 10am – 6pm
Sunday 11am – 5pm
Bank Holidays 10am – 6pm
Venue Type:
Gallery
Nottingham Contemporary
Weekday Cross
Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG1 2GB
England
Website
www.nottinghamcontemporary.org
info@nottinghamcontemporary.org
Telephone
0115 948 9750
Collections services
- Specialist publications on collections available
Nottingham Contemporary
Weekday Cross
Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG1 2GB
England
Website
www.nottinghamcontemporary.org
info@nottinghamcontemporary.org
Telephone
0115 948 9750
The Light Village
Come and inhabit The Light Village, and enter our beautiful dwellings in The Space. Make your own lanterns and help to illuminate them. Part of Nottingham’s Light Night.
Suitable for
- Any age
When
4-9pm
Where
The Space, Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB
Admission
FREE
Website
Shoebox Cities
Inspired by DAAR’s artwork Colonies: P’sagot, this workshop will give you the chance to transform some regular looking boring shoeboxes into a new world of interconnected homes- each one individual, each one special.
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 11-13
- 0-4
- 7-10
When
11am-3pm
Where
Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB
Admission
FREE
Website
Decolonizing Architecture Art Residency – Common Assembly
Decolonizing Architecture is an international architectural practice based outside Bethlehem in the Palestinian Territories. They analyse the role of architecture and urban planning in the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Rather than proposing new buildings, they offer ingenious new propositions for future Palestinian occupants.
The centrepiece of the exhibition will be a life-sized installation of a section of the Palestinian parliament built in East Jerusalem in 1993. It has remained unoccupied, isolated by the “security” wall that Israel has built within the West Bank, and divided by the “green line” that happens to run right through it. Videos and live presentations by Palestinian politicians will act as a symbolic parliament-in-exile.
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB
Admission
Free
Website
http://nottinghamcontemporary.org/art/decolonizing-architecture-art-residency
Thomas Demand, Model Studies
Thomas Demand - one of leading German artists of his generation - is presenting a new series of photographs for the first time at Nottingham Contemporary. The photographs show models for buildings designed by the Californian modern architect, John Lautner. The models are a far cry from the sleek, futurist buildings themselves.
Demand’s beautiful photographs seem organic, as they scrutinize the worn, physical models from different angles and distances. Close-up, the models look almost abstract, recalling the history of Modernist painting and sculpture – Picasso’s metal reliefs from his Cubist period, for example, or abstract painting of the 1950s.
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB
Website
Nottingham Contemporary
Weekday Cross
Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG1 2GB
England
Website
www.nottinghamcontemporary.org
info@nottinghamcontemporary.org
Telephone
0115 948 9750
The Light Village
Come and inhabit The Light Village, and enter our beautiful dwellings in The Space. Make your own lanterns and help to illuminate them. Part of Nottingham’s Light Night.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
4-9pm
Where
Nottingham Contemporary
Website
Surface Sculptures
Tear, arrange and layer materials to make Thomas Demand inspired artworks. There are lots of textures on offer, but only a limited number of colours. We can’t wait to see what you create.
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 11-13
- 0-4
- 7-10
When
11am-3pm
Where
Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB
Admission
FREE
Website
The Specialist
The Specialist charts the sensational trial of an appallingly ordinary man – the main administrator of the Nazi death camps, Adolf Eichmann. It is made entirely from footage of Eichmann’s 1961 trial. The film is inspired by Hannah Arendt’s book Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil.
When
3-5:30pm
Where
The Space, Nottingham Contemporary
Admission
Book for free online at http://ncthespecialist.eventbrite.com/?ebtv=C or call 01159489750
Website
Half Term Holiday Happenings
Have fun with your family in the galleries over half term. We’ve got two very special activities on offer to get you exploring the galleries and trying some unusual ways of making art.
Time Drawing
15 & 17 Feb
You and your family will be under strict instructions to draw in times set for you. No questions allowed. The clock is ticking, pencils on the ready and GO....
Build it up!
14 & 16 Feb
Explore the galleries and choose your favourite artwork. Now work together to recreate your artwork and add it to the giant stand up sculpture.
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 11-13
- 0-4
- 7-10
Where
Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB
Admission
FREE
Website
Mike Berry, Zahera Harb, Razia Iqbal - The Media in Israel/Palestine
Rarely off our television screens for long, the reporting of the Israel / Palestine conflict is itself a contentious political issue. Claims of objectivity and neutrality often go questioned. Mike Berry, Lecturer in Culture, Film and Media at Nottingham University, Zahera Harb, Senior Lecturer in International Journalism at City University London, will discuss the media representation of the Israel/Palestine conflict. Chaired by Razia Iqbal, the BBC’s Special Correspondent and presenter.
When
7-10pm
Admission
Book online at http://ncberryharbiqbal.eventbrite.com/
Website
Scale up! Scale down.
A large black line suspended from the ceiling hovers in Gallery 2.
Now have a go at inverting the scale- make it teeny tiny or even bigger (if possible!). Once you’ve done this, choose another artwork and play with its scale. And then choose another and another....
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 11-13
- 0-4
- 7-10
When
11am-3pm
Where
Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB
Admission
FREE
Website
Support Structure Artist Talk and Publication Launch
Support Structure are architect Celine Condorelli & artist-curator Gavin Wade. For six months in 2011 they were in residence at The National Trust’s Clumber Park, in North Nottinghamshire. They focused on the absent Clumber House, researching the uses of the building before it was demolished in 1937.
They have imagined the future of Clumber Park in a publication which will be available at the park itself, and at Nottingham Contemporary. There will be a temporary installation in The Space that will be accompanied by a series of events - including the screening of horror films.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
7-9pm
Where
The Space, Nottingham Contemporary
Admission
Book online at http://ncsupportstructuretalk.eventbrite.com
Website
http://nottinghamcontemporary.org/event/support-structure-clumber-park-tour
Mapping Your Routes
How did you get to the gallery today? Can you illustrate your journey using colourful sticky tape and paper?
Take your materials for a walk up and down the studio walls and floor to show us where you’ve been.
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 11-13
- 0-4
- 7-10
When
11am-3pm
Where
Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB
Admission
FREE
Support Structure: Clumber Park Tour
A free coach trip to Clumber Park with a specially curated tour by Support Structure, connecting the installation at Nottingham Contemporary with the grounds of this former stately home. Dress warmly. Booking essential. Pick up 11am outside Nottingham Contemporary. Return at 5pm.
When
11am-5pm
Where
Clumber Park, leaving from Nottingham Contemporary.
Admission
Book online at http://ncclumberpark.eventbrite.com/
Website
http://nottinghamcontemporary.org/event/support-structure-clumber-park-tour
Davide Deriu - Modernism in Miniature: Points of View
The architectural model gained new prominence in the early 20th century, when it became a popular tool for design education, playing a key role in the Modernist image. Davide Deriu is Research Fellow in Architecture at the University of Westminster and Curator of Modernism in Miniature: Points of View at the Canadian Centre for Architecture.
When
7-9pm
Where
The Space, Nottingham Contemporary
Admission
Book online at http://ncdavidederiu.eventbrite.com/?ebtv=C
Website
Changing dimensions: 3D to 2D
Take a very close look at Thomas Demand’s photographs. Can you see the textured, layered landscapes flattened through photography?
Follow the artist’s unique technique by making models and then photographing them to make your Demand inspired photograph.
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 11-13
- 7-10
- 0-4
When
11am-3pm
Where
Nottingham Contemporary
Admission
FREE
Website
http://nottinghamcontemporary.org/event/changing-dimensions-3d-2d
Radical Aesthetics–Radical Art present: Oliver Ressler
Experimental film has played a significant role in contesting the political status quo, from Lenin’s early 20th century declaration that cinema was the most revolutionary art form, to DIY footage of the Arab Spring and anti-capitalist occupations. Locally and globally, film is being used to provoke, agitate, ask questions and generate new politicised communities.
A selection of short radical films and commentaries will explore the potential of film to contribute to social-political change. The day’s debate will be initiated by Oliver Ressler’s introduction to his film What is Democracy? Ressler featured in our 2010 exhibition ‘Uneven Geographies’.
RadicalAesthetics-RadicalArt is a research network based at the Loughborough University School of Art and Design.
When
11am-7pm
Where
Nottingham Contemporary
Admission
Book for free online at http://ncradicalaesthetics.eventbrite.com
Website
Flight Paths
DAAR’s Oush Grab offers a new way of changing a military fortress into a haven for migratory birds.
Recreate your flying objects and set them free on a flight path to freedom.
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 11-13
- 0-4
- 7-10
When
11am-3pm
Where
Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB
Admission
Free
Website
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles is inseparable from the movies in most people’s minds. Andersen’s film Los Angeles Plays Itself, never officially released but much talked about, is an examination of the architecture and urban geography in LA made entirely from Hollywood movie clips.
When
7-10pm
Where
Nottingham Contemporary
Admission
Book online for free at http://nclaplaysitself.eventbrite.com
Website
http://nottinghamcontemporary.org/event/los-angeles-plays-itself-2003
Scratch Art
Explore artworks by DAAR to see how countries are carved up and divided, leaving some sad and strange buildings behind.
Mark your own territory by scratching out paths in your own imaginary land using a new technique we’re inventing especially for you.
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 11-13
- 0-4
- 7-10
Where
Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB
Website
Drawing through a Frame
We will be piling a mountain of interesting objects and materials in the middle of the studio.
Now take a frame, a pencil and large piece of paper and draw only what you can see through your frame. Your abstract artwork will soon emerge before your eyes.
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 11-13
- 0-4
- 7-10
Where
Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB
Admission
FREE
Website
http://nottinghamcontemporary.org/event/drawing-through-frame
Grouper / Violet Replacement
Grouper’s rare and acclaimed performances are always in tune with the architecture and acoustics of a space. Violet Replacement, the new performing project of musician Liz Harris from Portland, Oregon, is based on a recent commission for New York’s Issue Project Room. Her melodic and haunting music includes field recordings and Wurlitzer loops - all mixed live from an array of dictaphones and tape recorders and overlaid with her “haunting, gorgeous voice”. Other press comments include: “..has always outfoxed her peers in terms of pure atmosphere…sound beamed in from another realm…one of the most delicate, affecting albums of the year..”
Suitable for all ages. Bring cushions and rugs, relax in The Space and enjoy Grouper’s unique sound and visuals.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
7:30-10pm
Where
Nottingham Contemporary
Admission
£7. Book online at http://nottinghamcontemporary.org/event/grouper
Website
Random Art Trail
This Easter, we’re creating a big map across the gallery floor and need you to mark it up. Draw the lines you have taken through the galleries, illustrate it with interesting artworks you have seen along the way and write about your journey.
But beware of the lines you draw, you may end up with some very strange results.
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 11-13
- 0-4
- 7-10
Where
Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB
Admission
FREE
Website
Transformations
Be inspired by the ways DAAR imagine change places of conflict into places of beauty and freedom. Use a host of materials and objects to make your own poetic transformation.
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 11-13
- 0-4
- 7-10
When
11am-3pm
Where
Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB
Admission
FREE
Website
Rules Game
Associate Artist Jo is laying down the law! She’ll be handing you strict set of rules to follow. Follow the rules and play the game to have lots (and lots) of artistic fun.
Our wonderfully cuddly Zebra will also be around, so do pop in to say hello!
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 11-13
- 0-4
- 7-10
When
11am-3pm
Where
Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB
Admission
FREE
Website
Abstract Jigsaw
Help us make a BIG jigsaw on the gallery floor, but not before you’ve:
1. Been on an art hunt
2. Found your favourite artwork
3. Drawn a section of it from memory
4. Added it to the jigsaw
Phew!
(but we’re sure you can do it).
Suitable for
- 0-4
- 7-10
- 11-13
- 5-6
Where
Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB
Admission
FREE
Website
Thomas Demand in conversation with Joseph Grima
A rare chance to hear Thomas Demand speak about his work, in conversation with Milan-based architect, researcher and editor in chief of Domus magazine, Joseph Grima.
They will be discussing the research that Demand has undertaken at the Getty institute and the resulting body of work exhibited for the first time at Nottingham Contemporary, as well as architectural issues in his work in general.
When
7-9pm
Where
Nottingham Contemporary
Admission
Book online for free at http://ncthomasdemand.eventbrite.com
Website
http://nottinghamcontemporary.org/event/thomas-demand-conversation
Up!
Make an artwork inspired by the film Up! followed by a screening of the Pixar classic
Suitable for
- Any age
When
11am-3pm
Where
Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB
Admission
FREE
Website
Throw a Line
It’s time to say goodbye to the exhibition, but let’s all thrown a line in the giant space to make a final map with random lines, cut up buildings and new worlds.
See if you can spot the Zebra as he’s out and about having fun in the galleries and the space.
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 11-13
- 0-4
- 7-10
When
11am-3pm
Where
Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB
Admission
FREE
Website
Nottingham Contemporary
Weekday Cross
Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG1 2GB
England
Website
www.nottinghamcontemporary.org
info@nottinghamcontemporary.org
Telephone
0115 948 9750
Nottingham Contemporary
Weekday Cross
Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG1 2GB
England
Website
www.nottinghamcontemporary.org
info@nottinghamcontemporary.org
Telephone
0115 948 9750
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