14
May
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14
May
9pm
9pm
Lonnie Holley Live in London
Lonnie Holley Live in London
Artangel and Edel Assanti invite you to a special live performance of musician and artist Lonnie Holley
Join Lonnie Holley for a rare one-off live performance, as the renowned US-based multidisciplinary artist plays music influenced by his recent artistic commissions; including his upcoming solo show of found sculpture at the Fitzrovia gallery Edel Assanti, and lyrical melodies made on and inspired by Orford Ness, commissioned for the upcoming short Artangel film titled The Edge of What.
The interdisciplinary practice of Lonnie Holley encompasses sculpture, painting, photography, filmmaking, performance and sound. As one of the most recognised self-taught contemporary artists in the West, he devotes himself to what he describes as a “practice of improvisational creativity.” Holley's practiced mediums are imbued with cultural and artistic metaphors, reflecting a deep connection to place and memory.
In 2022, Holley visited Orford Ness, Suffolk. Viewing the site as both a found sculptural environment and a ready-made film set, he went on to create and record a cycle of site-specific songs, performed and filmed across different locations on the since decommissioned military testing site, now a nature reserve overlooking the North Sea. The result is a new Artangel commission film titled The Edge of What, filmed in March and available to stream online for free in May 2022.
The performance also coincides with the opening of Lonnie Holley’s first exhibition with Edel Assanti at the gallery’s new Fitzrovia home on Little Titchfield Street on 13 May, marking the artist’s first UK solo show since his 2004 retrospective at IKON Gallery, Birmingham.
Join Lonnie Holley for a rare one-off live performance, as the renowned US-based multidisciplinary artist plays music influenced by his recent artistic commissions; including his upcoming solo show of found sculpture at the Fitzrovia gallery Edel Assanti, and lyrical melodies made on and inspired by Orford Ness, commissioned for the upcoming short Artangel film titled The Edge of What.
The interdisciplinary practice of Lonnie Holley encompasses sculpture, painting, photography, filmmaking, performance and sound. As one of the most recognised self-taught contemporary artists in the West, he devotes himself to what he describes as a “practice of improvisational creativity.” Holley's practiced mediums are imbued with cultural and artistic metaphors, reflecting a deep connection to place and memory.
In 2022, Holley visited Orford Ness, Suffolk. Viewing the site as both a found sculptural environment and a ready-made film set, he went on to create and record a cycle of site-specific songs, performed and filmed across different locations on the since decommissioned military testing site, now a nature reserve overlooking the North Sea. The result is a new Artangel commission film titled The Edge of What, filmed in March and available to stream online for free in May 2022.
The performance also coincides with the opening of Lonnie Holley’s first exhibition with Edel Assanti at the gallery’s new Fitzrovia home on Little Titchfield Street on 13 May, marking the artist’s first UK solo show since his 2004 retrospective at IKON Gallery, Birmingham.
