Friday, October 8, 2010

HELL'S HALF ACRE



HELL'S HALF ACRE

Art exhibitions that manage to inspire me to get off my lazy ass, book a flight and jet off to foreign lands are few and far between, however, I'll be making an exception for this one. Lazinc and The Old Vic Tunnels present Hell's Half Acre. Whilst the Frieze Art Fair, taking place the same weekend, is my real idea of the eighth level of hell, Lazinc go the whole hog and provide us with the full nine. Quite a few Nuart friends and tunnels rats, including David Choe and Vhils have already finished their contribution, can't wait to see what's in store. It's rare that galleries get down and dirty and deep into production values beyond banging a nail in the wall and hanging a framed piece. Be good to see how the concept plays out. Divine ? Comedy ? or both..

From the Press Release

The labyrinth of tunnels beneath Waterloo station are being converted into a large-scale evocation of Dante's Inferno. Visitors will explore a unique interpretation of the nine circles of hell through the vision of your very favorite Laz artists plus additional contributions from outside the normal roster including: Conor Harrington, Vhils, George Osodi, Antony Micallef, Doug Foster, Todd James, Paul Insect, Mark Jenkins, Boogie, Ian Francis, Polly Morgan, Jonathan Yeo and many more ... Interaction with the works will be encouraged as part of this multi-sensory experience.

Hell's Half Acre will be open for viewing from 12th to 17th October, 6pm till 11pm Tuesday to Thursday, with extended hours over the weekend.

Entry to the exhibition will be free, but as space is limited you will need to book ahead.

Read the full PR sheet here

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