GARTH GRATRIX
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GARTH GRATRIX
@garthgratrix
Artist, Curator, Director @abingdonstudios. Clore Fellow. LGBTQIA+, He/She/Them. 06 Jul - 07 Sep: SOLO: Flamboyant Flamingos, Grundy Art Gallery, NW, UK





‼️ ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️ Our next solo commission…. . Kris Canavan Feat. Stuart Brisley . PREVIEW FRI 01 Nov 5-7 pm . Full info via our website. . Commissioned by @abingdonstudios @ace_national . supported by @_AuntySocial_ as part of @BPLFilmFest . With thanks to LUX, London

This month we invited Co-Chair of the Axis Board of Trustees, JC Candanedo, to curate a selection of Axis Member’s work. View the selection, ‘Take Me Back To When The World Made Sense’, on our website. Flamboyant Flamingos (Dip in the Pool), 2024 Garth Gratrix, @garthgratrix

‼️ ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️ Our next solo commission…. . Kris Canavan Feat. Stuart Brisley . PREVIEW FRI 01 Nov 5-7 pm . Full info via our website. . Commissioned by @abingdonstudios @ace_national . supported by @_AuntySocial_ as part of @BPLFilmFest . With thanks to LUX, London







Embedded within @garthgratrix 's Flamboyant Flamingos is Derek Jarman's iconic Blue (1993). Released just prior to Jarman’s death from AIDS related illness, Blue, is the artist’s final feature film. Blue plays at 10.00 / 11.20 / 12.40 / 14.00 / 15.25 daily. For ages 15+

Join us this #bankholidayweekend for @garthgratrix's exhibition Flamboyant Flamingos feat. Derek Jarman and Felix Gonzalez-Torres 🦩 You can also see our new interpretation film in the gallery foyer and on our website now: thegrundy.org/whats-on/singl… @visitBlackpool @BpoolCouncil

✨This week on the 'Extraordinary Creatives' podcast, I'm delighted to introduce you to the extraordinary Garth Gratrix, artist, curator, and founder director of Abingdon Studios. 👂Tune in! tr.ee/zXrSrqs7Ke #CeriHandCreativeCoach

2) FLAMBOYANT FLAMINGOS (DIP IN THE POOL), 2024 Garth Gratrix @garthgratrix Polished Bronze spinning plates, coated steel, wood, egg shell paint. Sculptural installation Solo commission, Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool. axisweb.org/blog/weekly-hi…

Clore Leadership at 21: Bold cultural leadership for a complex world. Meet the 2024/25 Clore Fellows We're delighted to welcome the 2024/25 Clore Fellows as they embark on the Clore Fellowship programme this autumn #MakeYourDifference Read article here: bit.ly/CLFellows2024




FREE EVENT: BLUE DESCRIPTION PROJECT Saturday 3rd August 10:30am-12:30pm An expanded access viewing of Derek Jarman's last film Blue (1993). Book your free tickets here >> eventbrite.co.uk/.../blue-descr…... Please note that our Accessible Events and Activities are intended for everyone.




Take a dip into our current exhibitions @garthgratrix: Flamboyant Flamingos feat. Derek Jarman and Felix Gonzalez-Torres, and Collection Spotlight: Codes and Conduct, featuring works from the Grundy Collection and loaned works from @scarboroughmuseums @visitblackpool @culturebpl

OPENING THIS SATURDAY, 1PM 🦩🦩🦩🦩 thegrundy.org/whats-on/exhib…



