Articula London: 'Magnum Opus' (N/V_Projects) at the Dye House

33 Nutbrook Street, Peckham

10 January - 26 January 2013
Thurs-Sat 1-5pm
www.nvprojects.co.uk

With Darren Banks, Anna Crystal Stephens, Simon Davenport, Leo Fitzmaurice, Matthew Johnstone, James McLardy, Daniel Shanken, Gesa Troch, Lewis Teague Wright, Nina Wakeford

This last Thursday night my oyster card got the best workout its had in a long while!

That means that my evening started in New Cross at Goldsmiths with a lecture by the performance artist Ron Athey (which left me agitated - I think what it’s supposed to do), after which I continued on to New Bond Street, where, amongst the designer shops and plastic mannequins, I saw (or tried to see under the mass of people) the latest BANK show at MOT International, then headed down to Peckham to the opening of Null/Void Projects' group show, and finally, caught the new overground train up to Shoreditch to (unfortunately just miss) ‘Young Gods’ at Charlie Smith Gallery on Old Street.

But enough name dropping! How could I possibly sum up such an evening? It’s impossible, though it left me with a feeling that one of the best things about London is the variety and diversity you can find all in one night. The way that little blue card can whisk you from extremes of wealth and commercialism, to, well, the opposite. A dim sum of private views, a tapas of streets, a buffet of experiences. So let me just send this little love letter to London as I try to wrap my head around what it feels like to be young and alive in a city that has more than I’ll ever hope to discover.

I'm going to leave you with some pictures from the group show curated by N/V_Projects; the exhibition put together sculptural work by emerging artists: