Saturday 30 March 2019

HAPPY HOUR: 12 April - 25 May 2019
















HAPPY HOUR brings together eight artists to exhibit at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery's London Bridge project space.
The Melior Place project space is housed within the building's glasshouse architecture and reverberates with the city's unique histories and energy. Sculpture, painting and video are installed throughout the building to activate a dialogue between the artworks and the architectural space.
HAPPY HOUR allows us to glimpse a space of opportunity between work, leisure and the domestic, an example of how this performative cross-boundary 'being-together' can come about through the communal or collective.
The USS Arkansas American Navy dating in 1913, the term 'happy hour' derived from The Happy Hour Social, a place for those on board to drink, box and dance. The club is the real need for conviviality, escapism and release from workaday realities.
By the same token, HAPPY HOUR offers a similar invitation to let loose and unwind, exploring the world of politics, work and pleasure.
Curated by EKCO London | Roberto Ekholm
Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery
Melior Place.
2 Melior Place, London, SE1 3SZ

Jackson's Open Painting Prize 2019 - long list announced & public voting open.

"Your work was one of 421 selected out of an incredible 5366 entries. You can watch the entire long list here on Jackson's Competitions website.

The long list will now be presented to our panel of judges who will decide upon the shortlist. This shortlist will be announced on Friday 12th April.

Public voting for the People's Choice Award closes on Wednesday 24th April".  
Please take a few minutes to register and vote here.


10 Uhr, 11B nach London I, 2018. 
Pigment, oil, pastel pencil on silk, 80 x 70cm
Image credit: Laurin Gutwin

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