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expressed that airport art is already killing the News and Notes Collage of Indignation is the title of an
creative artist, who is tempted to move over to exhibition at the Hundred Acres Gallery in
an easy multiple production with quicker New York, consisting of more than seventy
returns. Here the story becomes complicated, original designs for peace posters. The work
and it is in order to save the creative artist and will be sold for the benefit of the National
promote his work that the Africa Council of Peace Action Coalition. Among the contributing
Art has been called into being. This is a new artists are Carl Andre, Alexander Calder, Oyvind
deal for art in Africa as work will be judged on 'Fahlstrom, Douglas Huebler, Donald Judd,
merit and promoted on merit. Joseph Kosuth, Sol LeWitt, Robert
G. Alan Major, Adviser on Economic Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist and Jack
Development, Mbabane, Swaziland says : 'I Youngerman.
do believe that from the mass of handicrafts
workers whom we hope will benefit from our Seth Siegelaub has set up the United States
Swaziland project, there will emerge a few Servicemen's Fund Art Collection to raise
pure artists and that, in fact, our project will money 'for the promotion of free speech and
enquiry by all members of the US Military.
allow such artists to emerge because they will
It is apolitical and functions environmentally
have a livelihood other than subsistence
to protect the serviceman from persecution by
farming'. The Arts Council's exhibition of 'II Los
Dennis Duerden, Erik Estorick, Ulli Beier, Angeles artists' at the Hayward Gallery in the military establishment'. Among contributing
artists are Keith Sonnier, Robert Morris,
Frank McEwan, Tom Blomfield, Poncho October was closed down for two days following
Robert Smithson, David Diao, Lawrence
Guedes, Cecil Skotness, Wonko Jensma and argument over a work by Newton Harrison.
many others, have recognized talent when they Part of this piece involved the killing of some Weiner and Alex Katz.
saw it and helped creative African artists to catfish. Objections came from the Royal Society The Slade Tradition at the Fine Art Society
find support for their best art. One thinks for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and a examined the work done at the Slade School
foremost of Twins Seven-Seven, Dumile and large section of the British Press. Following between 1871 and 1921.
recently John Muafangejo whom I discovered discussions with Lord Goodman, Harrison
at work in Ovamboland and who had learnt agreed to kill the fish at a time when the public Bridget Riley's recent retrospective at the
lino-cutting at the E.L.C. School of Arts and were not present. Three drawings by the late Hayward Gallery was attended by 31,271
Crafts, Rorkes Drift, Natal. John Altoon were also withdrawn from the people.
The African Council of Art proposes to show, and Robert Irwin did not re-install his Tim Hilton, writer and critic (his books
organize a travelling exhibition of 'Art in work after the closure. include studies of the Pre-Raphaelites and of
Africa' with headquarters at Mbabane, Patrick Gibson's appointment as Chairman of Keats) has joined Studio International as
Swaziland, with G. Alan Major, Box 683, the Arts Council in succession to Lord Goodman Assistant Editor, in succession to Charles
Mbabane, as adviser, and other projects was confirmed, and he will take up his post on Harrison, who is now Editor of Art-Language.
include publications to promote art of quality, I May, 1972. Mr Gibson, who was educated at
art of inspiration, art of ideas in Africa, all Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford, is the The Electrum Gallery, 21 South Molton
recognisable at international level. Chairman of Pearson Longman, and has been a Street, London WI opened in June. This
It would however be presumptuous for the gallery shows modern jewellery—much of it
Africa Council of Art to carry on in Swaziland director of The Financial Times and The unique but some of it produced in limited
Economist since 1957. He has a special interest
without enlisting aid and moral support from in opera. editions. Their ourrent exhibition is of erotic
all those who wish to promote art of quality in jewellery by Omar K. Bone, Ed Samuels,
Africa, and such support is invited. Edward Burra held an exhibition at the Hubertus von Skal, Patricia Tormey, and runs
WALTER BATTISS Lefevre Gallery which consisted of thirty until 17 November. Viewing is by request only.
Pretoria, South Africa watercolours and drawings produced between
Mark Glazebrook, Director of the
1925 and 195o. A film on Burra's work is being
Whitechapel Gallery, in October announced
sponsored by the Arts Council, and the Tate
his resignation, to take effect from the end of the
plans a full-scale retrospective.
year. He gave as reasons rising costs and the
Labour Party Posters from the archives in unwillingness of aid institutions and local
Transport House were shown at the Dome in boroughs to give adequate finances, essential
Brighton during the Labour Party conference. to an unendowed charity, and the drawbacks
Five of them, by the artist Gerald Spencer arising from the Whitechapel's outdated 1899
Pryse, are being sold in print form by Motif constitution.
Editions, of 58 Frith Street, London W.I.
Petersburg Press have just published some
Dennis Oppenheim is showing his work in portfolios of lithographs by Jim Dine, and two
Amsterdam at Gallerie 20, for three weeks from lithographs by Dieter Rot. Another recent
20 October. issue is Portrait of the Artist by Francis Bacon,
by Richard Hamilton. Hamilton had a
Picasso's 9oth birthday was due to be photograph of himself taken by Bacon,
celebrated by the Tate (weather permitting)
enlarged it, reproduced it and painted some
with the release of 90 racing pigeons on the
additions. A silkscreen print has been made of
steps of the Tate on 25 October. The ICA has
this in an edition of 140. All these issues are
a special exhibition of Picasso's works,
signed and numbered. Petersburg have also
running from 20 October until 7 November.
just published a small book by Claes Oldenburg,
William Tucker and John Walker have Notes in Hand, a collection of some of the best
John Muafangejo
Sermon on the Mount been chosen to represent Britain at the 1972 drawings and sketches from the artist's note
Woodcut Venice Biennale. books of the last ten years.
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