La Biennale di Venezia, Galleria Perela, Venice, Italy, Sep 11

Galleria Perela,
Salizada of the Greeks.
7pm, 29th Sep 2011.

Elysium Gallery presents short films from 14 international artist film makers. This is the third leg of Bus Stop Cinema following on from its screening at the Hay-on-Wye festival in June and at Elysium Gallery in August.

Building with colour Interview, Northumbria University

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Bus Stop Cinema, Hay-on-Wye Festival, Wales, UK, Jun 11

James Johnson-Perkins
Štúrovo Super Hero Society
Salem chapel, Hay-on-Wye Festival, Jun 4th 2011

Hay Festival has much to entertain and even more to expand your mind with. For the ‘Woodstock of the Mind’ is no longer just about books. Among the headline guests will be Nobel Laureates VS Naipaul, JMG le Clezio, Paul Nurse and Mohammed ElBaradei. There will be music, too, thanks to performances from Afro Celt Sound System, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ojos de Brujo, Penguin Cafe, Cerys Matthews and Bob Geldolf. In town, Hay-on-Wye has yet more to offer. The Bus Stop Cinema run by Swansea’s Elysium Gallery will be showing short films in the Salem Chapel on 4 June.

Buzz Magazine, Wales, UK.

Jun 11th 2011

Coachwerks Residency, Brighton, UK, Apr - May 2011

James Johnson-Perkins will be the artist in residence at Coachwerks, Brighton in May and April 2011. Here, he has started a research program on astronomy and space travel. He is also instigating an amateur space association to influence and inspire his new work. Coachwerks is a unique artist run, innovative artspace, close to the centre of Brighon. It currently supports the work of over thirty artists and makers in purpose built studios and workshops.

Bridgeguard Interview, Wave Radio, Prague, Czech Republic, 9th Mar 11

Strážca mostu

Z performancí Strážca mostu Jamese Johnson-PerkinseFoto: James Johnson-Perkins

Štúrovo je malé pohraničné mesto na juhozápade Slovenska. Oproti nemu stojí historické maďarské mestečko Ostrihom. Prepája ich most Márie Valérie, ktorý bol postavený v roku 1895. Tento most bol zničený počas druhej svetovej vojny, opäovne bol postavený až v roku 2001.

Premostenie si symbolicky pripomína aj umelecký rezidenčný program Strážca mostu, ktorý sa tu už niekoľko rokov koná. „Rezidenciu založil človek, ktorý tu v minulosti žil a takýmto spôsobom chcel nájsť dôvod, aby sa sem mohol vracať. Potom, čo bol dlho zničený most znovu zrekonštruovaný ho napadlo, že by bolo fajn, keby umelci, vedci, filozofi a hudobníci metaforicky strážili tento most tak, že by tu robili umenie, literatúru alebo hudbu. Projekt vznikol pred desiatimi rokmi. Ja som v poradí už osemnástým strážcom mostu,“ vysvetľuje Angličan James Johnson-Perkins, jeden z umelcov participujúcich na rezidencii.

Z performaní Strážca mostu Jamese Johnson-PerkinseFoto: James Johnson-Perkins

A akým projektom sa tu prezentuje? „Vymýšľam masky, kresby a kostýmy superhrdinov na základe prianí ľudi. Spoločne ich potom vytvárame. Oni si ich oblečú a ja ich fotím a točím na rôznych miestach v rôznych situáciách v Štúrove aj Ostrihome, teda na opačných stranách mostu.“ Výstava Jamesových prác prebehne v 12. marca 2011 v Štúrove.

Strážca mostu

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Odkazy:
www.bridgeguard.org
www.johnson-perkins.co.uk
www.artsuperhero.org

Autor: Lucia Udvardyová

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Solo Show, The Bridge Guard Residence, Štúrovo, Slovakia, Mar 11

The Štúrovo Super Hero Society
James Johnson-Perkins
Saturday 12th March 2011
6-8pm

The Bridge Guard Residence
Hídőr háza, Dom strážcu mosta
Pri Colnici 2, SK-94301
Štúrovo, Slovakia

For more info visit:
www.artsuperhero.org
www.bridgeguard.org

The Štúrovo Super Hero Society. A solo exhibition of new work by British artist James Johnson-Perkins created during his 6-month residency with the Bridge Guard Residency Program in Štúrovo, Slovakia. During his residency Johnson-Perkins created a fictitious group of amateur Eastern European freedom fighters. Every character has a super hero persona and mask. They each have special powers and individual characteristics, some of which are derived from Hungarian and Slovakian unique cultural identities.

In his work the artist often explores childhood nostalgia using diverse social groups, through role-play and games. In this exhibition he will be presenting a series of vinyl drawings, a collection of masks and a short film. The film follows of a selection of local volunteer heroes acting out various super-characters in prominent locations. The film soundtrack is a newly commissioned violin piece created by local musician Palkó Trencsíkpalkó. This was recorded with Hungarian and Slovakian cartoon overdubs by Attila Lukács Jr. Palkós band Jóvilágvan will be performing at the exhibition at 7pm.

The Bridge Guard Residency, Štúrovo, Slovakia, Oct 10 - Mar 11

For information about this project visit: www.artsuperhero.org
For information about this residency visit: www.bridgeguard.org

To read the artists blog visit: artist blog

The Box, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales, UK, Jan-Feb 11

Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales, UK
Season 3, The Box
UK 24th Jan – 16th Apr 2011

The box is a mini viewing room in the main Arts Centre foyer showing artists' films. Seasons 2 & 3 of the box have many voices: in Season 1 there are 26 short films, two riveting ghost stories, a record of an amazing moving sculpture and the opinions of twenty Welsh people; while Season 2 shows captivating works by five artists from the UK and China.
Season 3

Works by five artists: Elen Bonner, Yang Zhifei, Tom Marshman, Harry Meadows and James Johnson Perkins.

Elen Bonner shows ‘The Attack Caused Immense Harm to Wales I Presume? Treachery of the Blue Books RJ Derfel 1854’ (2010) which wittily questions identity, language and culture.

Tom Marshman’s work includes performance, photography, installation and film. These examples of his video work address mundane situations in a humorous, playful and eccentric way.

Harry Meadows is a London based artist who uses digital animation and printing processes allied with symbolic imagery in his striking film work.

James Johnson Perkins’ work casts a nostalgic gaze at adolescent pop culture, including Lego models, retro computer games and TV programmes.

Yang Zhifei from Fujian China shows Day Dreams. Yang Zhifei is a Chinese and Netherlands based artist who is interested in researching the relationship between the real world and the world of dreams; this theme persists throughout all her works. Yang Zhifei is one of three Chinese artists selected for the box by artist/curator Chen Wei.

Ystafell wylio fechan ym mhrif gyntedd y Ganolfan yw'r blwch sy'n dangos ffilmiau gan artistiaid. Mae gan Dymor 2 a 3 o'r blwch lawer o leisiau - ceir 26 o fflimiau byrion, dwy stori ysbryd afaelgar, hanes cerflunwaith symudol anhygoel a barn ugain o Gymru, a gwaith gan artistiaid o Prydein a Tsieina.

Tymor 3

Gwaith gan bump artist: Elen Bonner, Yang Zhifei, Tom Marshman, Harry Meadows a James Johnson Perkins.

Mae gwaith Elen Bonner yn cwestiynu mewn modd ffraeth hunaniaeth, iaith a diwylliant.

Mae gwaith Tom Marshman yn cynnwys perfformiad, ffotograffiaeth, gosodwaith a ffilm. Mae’r enghreifftiau hyn o’i waith fideo yn ymdrin â sefyllfaoedd bob dydd mewn ffordd ddoniol, chwareus ac ecsentrig.

Artist o Lundain yw Harry Meadows sy’n defnyddio animeiddiad digidol a phrosesau printio ochr yn ochr â delweddau symbolaidd yn ei waith ffilm trawiadol.

Mae gwaith James Johnson Perkins yn taflu golwg hiraethus ar ddiwylliant pop adolesent, gan gynnwys modelau Lego, hen gemau cyfrifiadur a rhaglenni teledu.

Artist yn gweithio yn Tsieina a'r Iseldiroedd yw Yang Zhifei sy'n ymddiddori mewn ymchwilio'r perthynas rhwng y byd real a byd breuddwydion; mae'r thema hon yn amlwg yn ei gwaith i gyd. Yang Zhifei yw un o dri artist Tsieineaidd a ddewiswyd ar gyfer y blwch gan yr artist/curadur Chen Wei.

Athens Photo Festival, Athens, Greece, Nov 11

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Who Killed Top of The Pops, Nospace Gallery, Solo Show, Bangkok, Thailand, Aug 10

Nospace Gallery
21/108 Block D
Royal City Avenue (RCA)

Bangkok
Thailand

August 5 - 22, 2010
Preview: Thursday 5 August 2010, 7pm

Article Digimag, International Magazine, May 2010. (Italian interview)

Article Digimag International Magazine, May 2010.

(Italian interview, English translation)

JAMES JOHNSON-PERKINS

THE POP MEETS THE PANORAMAS GIGAPAN

Txt: Silvia Casini

Digimag LINK

The Emily Harvey Foundation Residency, Venice, Mar - Apr 10

James Johnson-Perkins is the Artist in Residence with The Emily Harvey Foundation in March and April 2010. The Emily Harvey Foundation is an international program which offers residencies in Venice, Italy, for innovative artists, writers, musicians, videographers, dancers and other creative thinkers in mid to late career.

www.emilyharveyfoundation.org