The End of Dobell’s and the Beginning of Blake
Tags: Brad Faine, Chelsea Futurespace, David Redfern, Dobells Jazz Folk Blues, Futurecity, Humphrey Ocean, Mark Davy, Michael Horovitz, Paul Pritchard, Paul Stolper, Peter Blake: Four Decades, Prints 'R' Us, Steve Thomas: Big Biba and Other Stories
A fantastic crowd turned out at our sister gallery Chelsea Futurespace for the opening of Peter Blake: Four Decades
Brad Faine and Peter Blake
This dynamic installation of prints was personally selected by Sir Peter and includes a wide variety of works that he feels represents his printmaking activities across forty years. Also the show tacitly celebrates his productive working relationship with artist and master printmaker Brad Faine.
Brad recently exhibited his own work at Chelsea Futurespace in Prints ‘R’ Us with artist and designer Steve Thomas and has just launched a new website www.fainecontemporaryart.com
The excellent colour publication for the exhibition contains a text by Jo Melvin and was designed by Daisy McMullan. It will be available soon through our E-Shop
architect Will Alsop, St James Homes' Paul Pritchard, actor Dudley Sutton, and Futurecity Director Mark Davy
Chelsea Futurespace started when CHELSEA space Director Donald Smith was approached by the property developer St James and the art and placemaking consultant Futurecity to come up with a proposal for an exhibiting space within a new residential development on the northeast corner of Chelsea Bridge. The project has lasted 7 years and has notched up 30 exhibitions.
Works for Sir Peter Blake’s show were generously loaned by Paul Stolper Gallery and CCA Galleries
It was great to see lots of friends and Sir Peter was incredibly generous, signing autographs and giving everyone his individual attention.
We were very pleased to see poet Michael Horovitz amongst the private view crowd.
The CHELSEA space exhibition Dobells Jazz Folk Blues includes a bold 1961 poster for a Jazz & Poetry event including a listing for a reading by Mike Horovitz.
Sadly the Dobells show has come to an end but our last week included live music and an excellent talk by the extraordinary music photographer David Redfern whose portfolio of photographs of the 1967 Newport Jazz Festival, commissioned by Dobells and Pan American Airlines, was showcased in our exhibition.
David has worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones and was a friend of many of the biggest names in jazz. It was an honour to welcome him to CHELSEA space and his talk was the perfect finale for the Dobell’s show.
