pecknam blog - adventures in SouthEast London

The Old Police Station (on right of new police station)
114 Amersham Vale, New Cross, London.
Saturday 28th Feb - 18:30 - 23:00

Informal launch event to introduce the space includes performances and sets by: Georgina Starr (on-line podcast), Matthew Stone (DJ set), a special film selected by Marc-Camille Chaimowicz, Tai Shani & Nathan Parker (performance /installation), Rabbit (live set), Nina Silvert’s Milk & Ramon Salgado-Touzon (multi-media live set), The Readers singing Marquis de Sade, Joey Lewis (installation), The Department for the Ladies’ Well-Being (SCUM manifesto induction and male submission), Belly Dancing by Alexandra Unger, asian snacks, fashion photography with Juan Trujillo, Nikolas Ventorakif, visits from the Russellettes + more.

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Molly Smyth - Delays Not Colours
LuckyPDF @ UNITY
39 Peckham High Street
SE15 5EB

p.v. Monday 2 March 2009 6 - 9 pm
3 March 2009 2 - 8 pm
4 March 2009 12 - 5 pm

For the third in our series of exhibitions at the UNITY centre, LuckyPDF presents Delays Not Colours, an installation of new sculptural work by Molly Smyth.

Molly’s forms cite their origin as the indeterminate spaces of the city and the structures and constructions that fill them. It is in the gaps between streets and buildings that our interactions with the the city take place, a space we share with
parked cars, building sites, skips and scaffolding. This show intends a display of her sculpture that will create fluctuations between obscurity and signals, violence and recovery.

Delays Not Colours is the attempt to make the presence within these works available and tangible to the viewer, when something about the sculptures’ mutual future is on the point of being decided and there is recognition of irreparable damage underway.

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Molly Smyth - Delays Not Colours
LuckyPDF @ UNITY
39 Peckham High Street
SE15 5EB

p.v. Monday 2 March 2009 6 - 9 pm
3 March 2009 2 - 8 pm
4 March 2009 12 - 5 pm

For the third in our series of exhibitions at the UNITY centre, LuckyPDF presents Delays Not Colours, an installation of new sculptural work by Molly Smyth.

Molly’s forms cite their origin as the indeterminate spaces of the city and the structures and constructions that fill them. It is in the gaps between streets and buildings that our interactions with the the city take place, a space we share with
parked cars, building sites, skips and scaffolding. This show intends a display of her sculpture that will create fluctuations between obscurity and signals, violence and recovery.

Delays Not Colours is the attempt to make the presence within these works available and tangible to the viewer, when something about the sculptures’ mutual future is on the point of being decided and there is recognition of irreparable damage underway.

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LuckyPDF Presents the second installment of Nightfever, curated by the Cosmic Jebubu & Panjeen.

On the 10 March the unity centre becomes Jebubu’s Soul Noodle House. Opening from midday why not come down for authentic japanese noodles with sweet soul groove.

Cosmic Jebubu is a DIY apparel company based in South London. They claim to have invented the world’s first PantsHood (pants with a hood). Their printing press will be set up for the whole event so you can print anything you like on your new set of PantHoods.

Jebubu’s kitchen will be open all day, so come for lunch, dinner or just a snack. Later in the evening when your belly is full Panjeen’s Rap Village will kick in. His special custom built DJ booth will pump 90s hip hop, garage, r’n'b, Ethiojazz, Afro-funk and high life to raise the mock tudor roof off the building.

Live music from Bangerz n Mash with special guests to be confirmed.

DJs Panjeen, Magic Honchan,Triangle Shark Man and Mr. CHIN

Cosmic Jebubu’s website | Bangerz n mash’s myspace

Tuesday 10 March | noon - late | food served til 8 | Free before 7 and £3 after
LuckyPDF @ Unity | 39 Peckham High Street | SE15 5EB

See a map of the venue

From: info@spikesurplus.org

Hi there everyone,
I suspect you’ve all heard by now that at 7am on Thursday 12th February, 20 odd coppers, Southwark’s property department, some bailiffs, and 4 big noisy dogs turned up and suddenly we found ourselves on the wrong side of the gates. The on-site security (with the big dogs) seem regretful of the situation and have been letting us on site to get stuff sorted. Tomorrow we have more time. There is still lots of good stuff that we haven’t get found homes for… do any social centres want to take on the free shop? Got a vehicle? Any community gardens etc wanting plants, pots, outside furniture etc? There’s material, costumes, card, paper, some plants, pots, sofa’s, tables, chairs, wood, old tools, fire extinguishers, cushions and more. Please get in touch seriously asap if you want to provide a home for any of this. Oh, and if you want to buy a Spike t-shirt for a tenner, get in touch on the email and we’ll arrange something.

You may still feel to campaign to keep the Spike as a community space as it has been for 160 years. English Heritage should really list the place to protect the building but there’s little time for this.

Hope we all get to gather again soon. We’ll let you know as soon as our services are re-housed.
Best wishes,

Spike

FEBRUARY 26TH//
CORSICA STUDIOS//
OFF MODERN PART FOUR
New Look + Publicist (with Ian Svenonius of Nation Of Ulysses) playing live. Dj Sets from Goodbye Mother (VICE), COCADISCO, So Official and our residents Tomfoolery (TOMB CREW) + Nasty McQuaid.

9pm-3am - £5/£3 before 10pm
Map

http://www.offmodern.com/

Word from the venue is there’s a pile of 3D glasses being delivered for a secret bit of fun…

Tonight at Area10 (behind Peckham Library)

Psychological Art Circus
15.02.09
Doors Open 8pm
Starts 9pm
No Late Entry
Free Entry
http://www.psychologicalartcircus.net

It’s been on the cards for a while, but despite the court saying The Spike would be given 2 weeks notice of eviction the police and bailiffs arrived unnanounced at 7am this morning.

The residents have been told they can enter on Monday, one person at a time, and recover their belongings.

Residents, supporters and film crew outside The Spike gates.

Security team inside the property.

Love and warm cups of tea to all Spike crew.

Mobile Conference

A peripheral event to the Tate Triennial 2009

Sunday 15 March 2009, 12.30-6pm
Various locations, South London

Mobile Conference is a playful off-site tour of artist projects in South London, organised by Peckham Space and South London Gallery as a peripheral ‘fringe’ event in association with the Tate Triennial 2009.

The tour takes place across four different venues including an art college (Camberwell College of Arts), a housing estate (Sceaux Gardens), a library (Peckham Library) and a pub (The Bun House).

Mobile Conference aims to provoke responses from the audience and invited speakers on the relationship between play, democracy and contemporary art in the public realm.

Artists Harold Offeh, Jessica Thom and The People Speak will be located at the various venues in conversation with Demos, the think tank for everyday democracy. An open discussion addressing the wider themes of these artists’ practices will follow at the award winning Peckham Library.

Participants are invited to join the artists and speakers for food and drink at the Bun House.

Free, booking required

Sunday 15th March 2009, 12.30-6pm
Registration and tour starting point:
Camberwell College of Arts
45 - 65 Peckham Road
London SE5 8UF

Booking and enquiries:
020 7514 2299
info@peckhamspace.com

Full details:
www.peckhamspace.com/project/mobile-conference

This is a gig that all the bands are playing for free or next to nothing to raise money for the Rachel Corrie Rebuilding Campaign in Gaza.
it costs £6 entry which might seem steep in these credit crunching times but its definately worth it, bands playing are (in no particular order);

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