Harewood House, Yorkshire
Twenty-One
3 July - 19 September 2010

Kate Davis and Mark Fairnington were amongst twenty-one artists, writers, curators, performers and others who were invited to respond to the collections of Harewood House, throwing new light on objects, themes and locations selected by them across the House and Gardens.

Click here to read the Art Throb review on the Pan African show, which included work by Godfried Donkor at Museum Africa, Johannesburg.

Click here to read the Art Throb review of Zanele Muholi's London exhibition at FRED.

We are pleased to announce Brian Montouri's upcoming solo exhibition, 'Cold Sweat' at Allegra LaViola Gallery in New York. The show opens on the 10th of September and will run until the 15th of October 2010.

The Villa Rot Museum in Burgrieden-Rot, Germany will be showing Conrad Botes' work as part of a curated show of international artists entitled 'Glanzlichter: Reverse glass paintings in contemporary art'. The exhibition runs from the 24th of October 2010 until the 30th January 2011.

We presented a solo show by Martin Brown and two new works by Nina Chanel Abney from her recent solo exhibition at FRED London, Go Berserker!

Click here to read the Art Throb review for Conrad Botes.

We are closed for the bank holiday weekend 29 - 31 May. We look forward to seeing you next week.

15 - 29 June, 2010

At 32 Dover Street, London W1S 4NE
In association with Galerie Peter Zimmermann, Mannheim

Join us from 6–8pm, Tuesday 15th, June for the private view.

Simon Raab blurs the border that separates painting from sculpture. The paintings are lively hybrids that push the notion of impasto to radical extremes: a kind of armoured impasto. Or perhaps they are polychromatic reliefs that shimmer and change with every step we take. This is Raab’s first solo exhibition in London. His practise is based in San Francisco, California.

We will be showing a selection of work by American artists Brian Montuori and Don Joint at SWAB Art Fair in Barcelona, Spain. The International Contemporary Art Fair runs from the 13th-16th May, 2010 at the Italian Pavilion, Avinguda Reina Maria Cristina, s/n 08004 Barcelona. FRED London will be showing at Stand 11.

www.swab.es

We are closed for the long weekend 1 - 3 May. We look forward to seeing you at the Nina Chanel Abney Private view on 6 May at 6.30pm.

FRED is proud to announce our participation in ART BRUSSELS 2010, 23rd-26th April: Stand 3A-27 The focus of our stand is major works by four of our gallery artists: Zanele Muholi, Athi-Patra Ruga, Dan Coombs and Caron Geary.

Zanele Muholi was born in Durban in 1972. Her first solo exhibition was in Johannesburg in 2004 and she has since exhibited throughout the world. Muholi challenges the history of the way that black women’s bodies are both seen and perceived. Along with other prestigious international artists she has just been selected to exhibit at the 29th São Paulo Biennial 2010. She will be showing at FRED London 24 June – 31 July, 2010.

Athi-Patra Ruga was born in Umtata, South Africa, in 1984. His work has been included in “Beauty and Pleasure in Contemporary South African Art”, at Stenersen Museum, Oslo, and Guangzhou Trienalle, China, in 2008; and “Pret-a-Pratager”, at the IFA Gallery, Stuttgart. He was also represented in “Younger than Jesus”, a directory of over 500 of the world’s best artists under the age of 33, published by Phaidon.

Dan Coombs, a much-loved British artist, has work included in major international public and private collections. From the beginning of his career, Coombs has received acclaim for his practice. His layered compositions of aesthetic gestalt incorporate found objects and collaged elements into painterly formats that pulled the image into the physical space of the viewer.

Caron Geary’s multi-faceted practise has seen her seemingly live several lives instead of one. Performer, musician, photographer and artist, her work is uncompromisingly confrontational. Having exhibited throughout Europe and America and alongside Cindy Sherman and Matthew Barney, she has gained serious recognition for her talent. Geary will be performing at the opening for ART BRUSSELS at Wiels. Acts start at 11.30pm.

http://www.artbrussels.be/

We are also attending TRAJECTOR Art Fair, ROOM 105 which will transform Hotel Bloom! into a vibrant ‘boutique hotel art fair’ providing a platform for a range of international art spaces and curators to present some of the best emerging contemporary art to a Brussels audience.

FRED London is showing New York based polymath, GUY RICHARD SMIT. A man of many talents, whose artistic activities include painting in oil, acrylic, watercolour and creating complex narrative video work. This solo presentation of Smit’s videos, paintings and drawings is essentially a meditation on cliché and black comedy. The videos begin simply as humorously absurd conceits, but through time and repetition become a sort of dreamy contemplation on power, desire and failure.

We hope to see you at both ART BRUSSELS and TRAJECTOR.

ART BRUSSELS 28 Contemporary art fair, Brussels Expo http://www.artbrussels.be

From Friday 23rd April - Monday 26th April 2010, 12 am - 7 pm Preview & Vernissage Thursday 22rd April (by invitation only), 12 am - 10 pm

http://www.trajectorartfair.org

Friday 23 April 2010, 6pm – 10pm, Saturday 24 April 2010, 11am - 9pm Sunday 25 April 2010, 11am - 6pm

We will be showing a solo exhibition of works by American artist MATTHEW MCCASLIN at this year's ARCO art fair in Madrid from February 17-21. BOOTH SP16

On the occassion of Stephen Lawlor's solo exhibition "Cu" at FRED London this January the gallery has produced a catalogue of the same name. The catalogue contains images of 14 new works as well as essays by Brian McAvera and Adrian Doyle. £ 5.00 available from the gallery CATALOGUE LIMITED EDITION WITH ETCHING A catalogue with a limited edition etching in an edition of 100 is available for £150.00

BOOTH F-202

On the occasion of our participation at PULSE MIAMI ART FAIR this year from DECEMBER 03-06, Fred [London] Limited is delighted to announce a new and exciting direction from 2010!

During a long period of research we have been looking at work by African artists, African-American artists, and artists of African descent based in Europe. In particular, we have examined the socio-political issues facing these artists in post-colonial and western immigrant sub-cultures - including those of race, gender and sexuality. It is our belief that some of the most interesting work being made today comes from such artists; many of who have not previously exhibited in the UK. Working within a framework of race-based dynamics and differences, these artists explore notions of categorisation in their work - be it the idea of identity, nationhood, ethnicity, sexuality, religion and belonging.

At PULSE ART FAIR in Miami this December we will preview our 2010 programme with a group of significant work by artists of and from the African Diaspora. On this occasion, and ahead of a series of major monograph shows, we are delighted to announce representation of:

NINA CHANEL ABNEY (USA)

ZANELE MUHOLI (South Africa)

CONRAD BOTES (South Africa)

GODFRIED DONKOR (Ghana/UK)

Please see the "Exhibitions" page for more information or contact Robin Page at robin@fred-london.com

FRED London is delighted to announce a limited edition etching of THE RECORD PLAYERS by MARTIN BROWN on the occassion of his first solo show at the gallery from November 12 - December 20th.

This print is available in an Edition of 20 and is £350 framed

Please contact the gallery for information and see EDITIONS + BOOKS for images and details.

FRED is delighted to announce Matthew Usmar Lauder's solo show Fable at the Newlyn Art Gallery opening February 14th, 2009. The exhibition will run until the 18th of April, 2009. www.newlynartgallery.co.uk

On November 22nd between noon and midnight Stuart Croft's film THE DEATH WALTZ will be shown as part of the GSK Contemporary at the Royal Academy, Burlington Gardens, W1.

Mark Fairnington has been selected to participate in DARWIN'S CANOPY at the Natural History Museum in London.

The project has been initiated by the Museum to mark the Bicentenary of Charles Darwin. The aim is to create a fitting rehabilitation of ceiling panels in the ‘inner sanctum’ of Richard Owen’s and Alfred Waterhouse’s great ‘Cathedral to Creation’ – The Natural History Museum in South Kensington.

The new work for the ceiling will be selected though an invited competition to a small number of leading artists and designers. They will have the opportunity to work with the Museum to develop their ideas. One of these proposals will be selected through the competition process, which includes a public view, and finally commissioned on the ceiling. This will be a landmark project where one leading contemporary artist will have the opportunity to make their contribution to the living heritage of this great Grade I listed building. The work will be a fusion of great art, and architecture that expresses the ongoing importance of one of the greatest and most influential ideas in science and society. The finished work will be opened on February 12th 2009.

The other short listed artists are Christine Boreland, Dorothy Cross, Alison Turnbull, United Visual Artists, Mark Wallinger, Richard Wentworth, Rachael Whiteread and Richard Woods.

The proposals can be seen at the museum until September 14th.

FRED is delighted to present: OBERON

"An unparalleled night of underground visual and musical excellence"

Thursday 22nd November from 9pm at FABRIC

-MAIN STAGE-

MARTYN WARE
presents The Future of Sound + special guests "The 3-D DJ UK premiere as musical legend Martyn Ware presents an amazing sample of his hits (Human League / Heaven 17) and will feature very special guests you won't want to miss."
SALTPETER
Soho's finest salacious dance act containing their catchy hits and amazing dance versions of songs from their album 'Hunger's The Best Sauce'. THE IRREPRESSIBLES
A 10 piece performance-pop orchestra who combine complex and beautiful arrangements with stunning visuals to create a powerful live experience that challenges and enthralls. perform in a unique environment by New York artist JOHN JODZIO

-SPECIAL GUEST DJs-

Legendary New York Diva DJ ANITA SARKO (Mudd Club, Rock Lounge, Danceteria, Palladium)
Superstar London DJs JIM STANTON and SEVERINO (Horse Meat Disco)
And THE PARLOUR RECORD PLAYERS

-VIP ROOM-
RADIO EGYPT presents rebuilding Egypt.
Starring Johnny Woo, Richardette, The Sizzle Sisters, Prince Nelly, Lavinia Co-op, Beverley Whispers and Jeanette and a host of stars.

-MASKED BALCONY PERFORMANCE BAR-
(masks provided)

Featuring John Lee Bird, Steff, Princess Knickers and friends.

PRICE: £12.00 / £15.00 on the door

The mark the end of her one year residency at the Wordsworth Trust, headhearthole, the new work by Kate Davis, will be exhibited at 3°W Gallery at the Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere from the 6th of October 2007 – 30 December 2007. The preview will take place on the evening 6 October from 6pm onwards. Please contact the gallery for more information.

The program of FRED’s new Leipzig gallery will consist of four annual group shows curated by gallery director Rachel Lawe. The inaugural show will feature the new video work Shave by artist Melanie Manchot.------ FRED [Leipzig] is located in the Leipzig Spinnerei, a former 70,000 square feet cotton-mill, which has achieved international fame as the home of the New Leipzig School of painting. The brilliantly restored 23 building complex houses a large creative community of over 80 designers, artists and architects.

Fred Mann and Rachael Lawe are delighted to announce the launch of the new record label, FRED [Label] LTD. The label is designed to operate as a small independent music business that can release projects and albums into the wider CD and download market, complete with National and International distribution and a forthcoming website at www.fred-label.com. The label is currently recording three new albums for release in early September, as well as releasing singles and remixes. For all enquiries please contact the gallery.