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COLD COMFORT : Sally Spinks for the London Design Festival

tender — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:42:59 +0000

t e n d e r p r o d u c t .is delighted to present, in conjunction with the London Design Festival:

Cold Comfort

a window exhibition by artist SALLY SPINKS

13. 09. 2011 08. 10. 2011

CURATED BY STELLA SIDELI

Spinks’ artwork is predominantly textile-based and concentrates on the changing nature of class, commercialism and specifically where these intersect within the domestic environment. For this exhibition the particular leitmotif is comfort/discomfort. Spinks sharply defines this through the juxtaposition of a comforting knit textile vs. the industrious nature of heating and cooling ducts.The main character is ‘Construct’: an installation made from PVC heat ducting. The giant white knitting piece will cover tenderproduct’s entire window. Cold Comfort spreads throughout the shop, including work on both floors. Imposing upon the space, Spinks’ presence becomes invasive covering areas from floor to ceiling. However, as visitors peer through gaps of large knitted links, ‘Construct’ will continue to reveal additional elements; much like a magnifying glass traveling over a warm cozy jumper. Catching a glimpse of common objects in both an altered functionality and scale demonstrates the incongruity of everyday life.

Sally Spinks is a London based artist. After over 20 years working in media organisations, Sally returned to full-time education to undertake a Masters in Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London. Previously Sally had been the Head of Learning Design at the BBC and it was whilst at the BBC she completed a Masters in Management Learning in 2000. She now works at IDEO, a global design consultancy, whilst continuing to develop her art practice. She also designs knitted textiles and has knitted garments for use in major feature films (i.e. War Horse – Spielberg film due for release Dec 2011).

List of works

(purchasable at tenderproduct during and after the exhibition)

Still Burning (knitted cigarettes with ashtray, limited ed.)

Action Man (toilet rolls covers)

Home sick home (Hand tufted wool carpet)

Random act of kindness (cotton/wool on card. Framed)

Ready for action ( 30cm sculpture + knitted jumper)

GALI TIMEN – Lost Own Voice

tender — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:38:25 +0000

GALI TIMEN

LOST OWN VOICE

11.8.2011 – 3.9.2011

tenderproduct is pleased to present Lost Own Voice, a window exhibition by Gali Timen.
Lost Own Voice begins with a reflection parting from the possibility of losing one’s voice.
She writes,

Few months ago I had a flu and literally lost my own voice. It made
me think if really had one.

The journey begins with finding signs, small ones: you can investigate them in tenderproduct’s window from the 11th of August.

The strangeness of a thumb-magnet that holds a label with an image, or a word that wants to be used by a person who lost the possibility of speaking. Language often refers to what the eyes can see while being oblivious to the invisible worlds around us. Contemplating the possibility of losing one’s own voice creates a whole new possibility of communicating without using the tool of vocal articulation. Timen’s installation challenge’s our assumption of the everyday use of objects and ability to communicate beyond our visual vocabulary.

To discover, to cover, to leave a lead just like that and move to a new one.
Do I wish to solve the problem?
Like riding on a bike, the body does not forget its own language and works for you even if you don’t wish to.

The shop will feature evidence of Timen’s experimentation, materialized in thumbs/hooks with labels in limited edition as part of the installation, as well as tote bags.

Timen is also part of Minor Revisions, an exhibition curated by Marina Kassianidou taking place from 11 August to 3 September 2011 at Tenderpixel Gallery. In this group show, Timen explores found objects -toys in this case. Her intervention involves a simple, humorous response to the object that somehow alters its initial significance. She is a conceptual artist and a curator with a sense of humour. She has showed her work in New York, London and Tel Aviv. She holds a BA degree in Literature from Tel Aviv University and in 2005 she received an MA in Fine Arts from Central Saint Martins in London. She lives and works in Tel Aviv.

YOU CAN – John Youssef

tender — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:25:13 +0000

Tenderproduct is pleased to present You Can, a new window exhibition by John Youssef. The You Can installation employs the symbolism of candles as part of a revisioned campaign of optimism. Candles are self sufficient, practical and useful, they shed light, represent clarity, rebirth, truth, hope and transparency. For Youssef, ‘In a culture where the real and oracular messages are eclipsed by advertising and wealth, we have the pure presented to us in the form of something mainstream and digestible.’ You Can investigates this concept: Candles as cans = Can-dle.

Youssef’s exhibition flitters between reality & dreams, necessity & consumption and even form & function. You Can – a two part window exhibition employing matches and Can-dles – a manifesto on lightness, positivity and potential.

John Youssef is a visual artist and writer based in Yorkshire. He was born in Canada the year Ghostbusters was released and has spent most of his life in England. In recent years he has worked and exhibited overseas. Youssef’s work relies on the candid and the literal, he takes great pleasure in creating work that disguises the ancient as something more modern, camouflaging itself in the everyday.

Youssef’s Can-dles will be available at Tenderproduct from 9 November. The artist handmakes and pours each Can-dle. They come in two different sizes/versions and are part of a limited run. He has also created bespoke packaging for each Can-dle including, a leaflet on the impact of light, as well as a single match. For Tenderproduct there will also be an exclusive limited red candle edition available. Can-dles will be available for purchase throughout the exhibition and also afterwards during the run up to the holidays. The You Can exhibition runs from November 9 – 22.

Youssef’s Can-dles are available here http://tenderproduct.com/online-shop/

Designer Sebastian Craig’s Curated Window

tender — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:20:09 +0000

Hi Failure by Sebastian Craig

Hi Failure is an exhibition of new work by Sebastian Craig. The curated window display launches two new design objects available for purchase at tenderproduct: Future Grass and Minimal Object. Originally developed after a dream that Craig experienced some time in 2003, Future Grass is a multi-purpose design object as well as a small patch of green artificial turf. Minimal Object (Decorative Gate) is a miniature electromagnetically-sensitive portable sculpture. It responds to the coincidental generation of what Craig calls an “entry point” (electromagnetic signal) and marks it with suitable austerity—making the invisible, visible via a sequence of flashing light.

Hi Failure also documents Sebastian Craig’s experimental journeys through a range of design disciplines. Craig’s work is generated through auto-didactic trial and error. He has an ongoing interest in the crossover between language and architecture and the ways in which each of these coded mediums can function as the other, a quality he has exploited within the product shop’s window space.

TENDERPIX EXPERIMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL 2009 DVD COMPILATION

tender — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:46:41 +0000

Tenderpix DVD

Tenderproduct and Tenderpixel Gallery are pleased to present TENDERPIX, a selection of experimental films made in 2008-2009. TENDERPIX acts as the experimental component to the long standing festival Rushes Soho Shorts, and was screened at Tenderpixel Gallery in the summer of ’09. This selection of work was carefully chosen from a large base of collected works. It provides viewers with an excellent opportunity to watch some of the most intriguing contemporary experimental films from all over the world.

The judges for the 2009 selection of the films were: Dennis De Silva, Jessica Farnham, Sunshine Frere, LaToyah Gill, Etan Ilfeld, Phil Ilson, Anita McKeown, Hanna Peretz, Tal Rosner and Helena Sainz de Vicuna.

Filmmakers featured: Tero Puha, Christopher Hewitt, James Cambourne, Hudson Pace, Jonathan Moss, Julie Meitz, Gabriel Bisset Smith, Graham Turner, Teppei Nogaki, Ian Helliwell, Tom Mansfield, Sam Holden, Nadine Poulain, Andrew Brand, Alison Ballard, Vron Harris, Antonio Martinez, Richard O’Sullivan, Vivian Peach, Jacopo Jenna, Erica Scourti, Jihye Park, Rob Brandon, Daniel Rodrigo, and Brian Rhodes.

inside look at tenderpix 2009 dvd

On Rooftops Exhibit: Sept 19 – Oct 17

tender — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:00:49 +0000

‘On Rooftops’ is a series of accessories based on the idea of the rooftop as an architectural and social space from Study O Portable by designer duo Tetsuo Mukai and Bernadette Deddens. The collection will showcase various techniques and materials associated with the urban exterior, and will be displayed on a specially constructed cityscape within Tenderproduct’s curated window space during the London Design Festival and London Fashion Week.