section of Stephen Willats' Oxford Community Data Stream

Stephen Willats, who showed his West London Social Resource Project with us in 2011, has an excellent new show Conscious-Unconscious: in and out the reality check at Modern Art Oxford. The show represents the next stage in a relationship with the gallery that goes back to 1968.

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Private view for Dobells Jazz Folk Blues

Another lively season for CHELSEA space starting with the private view for Dobells Jazz Folk Blues. There was a fantastic crowd out to celebrate this iconic record shop and its founder, Doug Dobell, including CHELSEA space regulars and Dobell’s staff and customers going back to the 1940s.

Dobell's staff member Brian Harvey with music photographer Val Wilmer

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Pil and Galia with a projection of their multi-media work Asparagus: A Horticultural Ballet

There may have been a holiday coming but the lead up was a busy and interesting time for CHELSEA space. First was the excellent talk  Against Human Nature by Pil and Galia Kollectiv . Pil and Galia, like Neue Slowenische Kunst,  are a ‘Retro-garde’ collaborative practice who use the discourses of Modernism to consider contemporary issues in politics and art. In this excellent talk they looked at consumerism, the 2011 … More To Follow: Read The Full Text Here

Laure Genillard levels with Dean Hughes

With Laure Genillard’s Aftermath: Objects from Projects opening on Tuesday 3rd May the installation was in full swing last week and Laure Genillard, sleeves rolled up and drill and spirit level in hand, was clearly enjoying herself.

Laure Genillard screws mirror plates on David Tremlett's 'Spring Recordings' with work by Matthew Harrison in the foreground

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David Tremlett: Aftermath

Even as we reached the last days of the Stephen Willats’ exhibition Laure Genillard and Barbara Elting have been planning his return in  Aftermath: Objects From Projects which opens at CHELSEA space on May 3rd.

Barbara Elting and Laure Genillard planning 'Aftermath: Objects From Projects' at CHELSEA space

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Stephen Willats' medium format camera

Stephen Willats came in to continue his documentation of the West London Social Resource Project today and his activities around documenting his work are an archiving masterclass.

Stephen Willats photographing the West London Wastelands photographs on the ramp at CHELSEA space

When he first came in to document he brought in a medium format camera, a 35mm Leica SLR for slide film and a Leica digital SLR. He started … More To Follow: Read The Full Text Here

David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor in LA. Photo: Terry O’Neill 1975

CHELSEA space’s Donald Smith met up with Barney Bubbles curator Paul Gorman at Proud Galleries in the Kings Road for the private view of ‘Sex Drugstores and Rock & Roll: A History of the Kings Road’. Downstairs there was an arresting image by Terry O’Neill of David Bowie with Elizabeth Taylor whose death at the age of 79 was coincidently announced last night.

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Special Collections Librarian Gustavo Grandal Montero preparing the display of Willats publications in the Old College Library.

To coincide with The West London Social Resource Project Public Monitor at CHELSEA space, Special Collections Librarian, Gustavo Grandal Montero, has mounted a very handsome show of Willats’ Publications in the Old College Library at Chelsea College of Art and Design.

A cabinet of Willats curiosities

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Stephen Willats talks with Raven Row's Alex Sainsbury, MOT International's Chris Hammond and Art Licks' Holly Willats

CHELSEA space hosted an enjoyable private view for Stephen Willats’ West London Social Resource Project on Tuesday evening and the installation was very well received. It was great to see everyone,  there will be a few more photographs on the main site shortly.

Lynda Morris with Tate's Andrew Wilson

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Stephen Willats with curator Michele Drascek

One thing that has been confirmed by going through Stephen Willats’ West London  Social Resource Project materials is that, whether its 1972 or 2011, Stephen always has an eye for cool luggage. We are wondering whether the striped bag in the black and white photograph from 1972 was as bright as his latest one.

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