Artist Support Pledge print purchased by The Hyman Collection

 

Longhurst’s Artist Support Pledge print is purchased by The Hyman Collection and included in the online exhibition, 2020 Art in Isolation.

“Like everyone else, over January and February we watched with increasing horror as Coronavirus spread around the world. With Claire working in the NHS we were acutely aware of the issues within London hospitals, especially after she was redeployed to work in ITU (intensive care) on the Covid ward. So in mid March we decided to do a fundraiser in which all profits would go to the NHS. We were very early to stage such a fundraiser and there were articles in several national papers including The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail which helped to generate sales. From April it was also amazing to witness an incredible sense of community and an almost overwhelming number of fundraising initiatives. We have done what we can to support these charities and have acquired works to suport the NHS, Refuge, Crisis, the Trussell Trust and Maggie's Cancer Charity. We have also bought works from the phenomenally successful #artistsupportpledge whereby artists make sales to support themselves. In this online exhibition we present some of the artworks that we have purchased for the collection with details of the fundraisers. Our support is ongoing and we will continue to add further works in the coming weeks.” James Hyman

The Hyman Collection Recent Acquisitions

 

New Print for the Artist Support Pledge

 

PRINT SALE
Untitled (for the Artist Support Pledge)
Archival pigment print on Canson Baryta, 10” x 7.5”
Edition of 50, £140.

Longhurst has produced a new print as part of the fantastic Instagram @artistsupportpledge started by @matthewburrowsstudio.

The COVID-19 pandemic has left many artists without work, exhibitions, or sales. The idea is simple: artists post images of artworks for sale. Artists sell works for no more than £200 + P&P. Once an artist’s sales reach £1000 they pledge to buy work from another artist taking part in the scheme. This creates a small but dynamic market where all can contribute whatever their level of success.

For each print sold Longhurst will be donating £25 to @streetskitchen

For purchases or further information contact: studio@jolonghurst.com

Please Contribute Generously / Receive Patiently!

 

New Order I Other Spaces Exhibition

 
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EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENT
New Order I Other Spaces, Kelvin Hall Ballroom, Argyle Street, Glasgow; Threshold Artspace, Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre, Perth, 2 August — 22 November 2018

As part of Festival 2018 — the cultural programme accompanying the inaugural Glasgow 2018 European Championships — Horsecross Arts announces multi-site solo presentation New Order I Other Spaces by London-based artist Jo Longhurst. Co-curated by Tiffany Boyle and Iliyana Nedkova, the project explores the gymnastic body across photography, moving image and installation, presented simultaneously in Glasgow and Perth. New commissions produced in collaboration with gymnasts of all ages and responding to archival research take form in new moving image work, and responses to the life and work of dancer, choreographer and teacher Margaret Morris.

New Order I Other Spaces engages with ideas of perfection, gender, gesture, and inter-generational understandings of movement.

 

Four&Sons Magazine

 
 

MAGAZINE
Four&Sons, Issue 09, Spring 2018

A short photo essay is included in the Spring Issue. BowWowWow is an art patron scheme which offers bespoke canine portraits by Jo Longhurst. For a fixed donation patrons receive a unique, custom-made portrait of their dog. The portraits are inspired by Longhurst’s body of work The Refusal, which explores the intimate relationship between human and dog.

A brochure with further details of the scheme is available from bowwowwow@jolonghurst.com

 

Really Good Dog Photography

 

BOOK
Really Good Dog Photography, Hoxton Mimi Press X Penguin Books, first edition, 2017

Featuring works by 30 photographers including William Wegman, Alec Soth, Charlotte Dumas, Traer Scott, Tim Flach, Elliott Erwitt, Jo Longhurst, Dougie Wallace and many more. With text by Lucy Davies.

ISBN: 978-1846149-42- 9

See publisher

 

AGO Artists in Residence 2011-2016

 
 

BOOK
AGO Artists in Residence 2011-2016, published by Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

A review of the AGO’s acclaimed Artist-in-Residence Programe, with a focus on process and making, featuring activities and artworks made during residencies at the gallery.

 

Production_Form_Fabric, at Austrian Cultural Forum

ARTIST TALK
Three artists discuss their thoughts on the human within the production of textiles.

With Jo Longhurst, Fay Nicolson and Sascha Reichstein.

Moderated by Hannah Conroy, curator of the Basic Structures of exhibition, this discussion will reflect on craftmanship, repair and the relationship to movement and form. The discussion will expand on the themes in the exhibition, reflecting on the connections between the body, technology and the inherent gestures that relate to construction of textiles.

 
 
 
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