Cartrain Solo Show “This Way Up” @ the Graffik Gallery

Street and rebel artist Cartrain was fêted on the 16^th of May at the contemporary ‘Graffik Gallery’

Since he was 14 years of age, he expressed his art in the streets of London.

In this exhibition the visitors could see a series of paintings, prints, installations & collages of a really particular artist who has been defined as a “notorious offender”.

An inquisitive display of analgesic medicines was represented in a small cabinet surrounded by colourful prints, letters and spray vitalizing the atmosphere!

In this unconventional exhibition the viewer is introduced into the world of street art : An unconventional type of art that travels between the legal and the illegal where Cartrain portrays it oh so well!

The British Art Party Celebrating 500 years of British Art

Tuesday 14th of May 2013 from 19.00 until 22.00

Can you imagine a big and wonderful party all dedicated to National art?

It happened at Tate Britain on the 14^th of May, where Lahd Gallery was delighted to walk through British Art from the 16^th century to the present- day.

Authentic masterpieces by William Blake, Henry Moore, Joseph Turner and other big names of the history of art, were the absolute delight of this wonderful evening.

Lords, kings, queens and other important figures watched us with elegance and determination while the members of staff contributed to make the evening stylish and enjoyable.

A section of the exhibition was dedicated to the Turner collection, where his pieces dominated the walls of this fabulous space.

The british art party was an an incredible journey of tradition and culture into the past and present of a Nation that contributed so much to the western history of art!

“From Palestine with hope”

2nd of May 2013-05-14

Art is the mirror of the society where we live.

Unfortunately sometimes this mirror reveals terrible situations where human rights are continuously violated.

The exhibition “From Palestine with hope” is not a critique but is a message of hope that one day things will improve.

A lot of people were really involved in the photos and paintings of Jeffar Khaldi and Tarek Al-Ghoussein.

The wall of the gallery was full of paintings which narrated stories of resistance and love, two important factors which should be present in every single person because with love and resistance you can realize all the goals of your life.

The two floor’s gallery were animated by people who spoke about art while tasted typical (and delicious!) Arabic food.

Once again the Middle Eastern art won over London, leaving a universal message to connect people from all over the world.

“The shared Future”

10 May 2013 //  8.30-16:15

This last Friday has been really motivating for the Lahd Gallery team! “The Shared Future” was an all day event, organized by Tina Mashaalahi, the co- founder of Kweekweek.

Kweekweek is a social platform used by the public to share important events all around London. In addition, it is a great space to create valuable networks between different individuals.

The conference, held in one of the famous business buildings in Canary Wharf, started at 9.30 am with the first panel focusing on the shared access to assets.

Professional figures such as Ally Basak Russell - business woman & international marketing manager at “oDesk” and Benita Matofska  - Mainstreaming the Sharing Economy as well as Managers of companies such as Mendeley, 99designs, Mixcloud as well as Level39, M&S and B&Q were among the speakers and guests.

All of these ambitious & global thinking entrepreneurs emphasized on the contribution of passion and dedication in business! 

As well as the imperative message of not to “buy more” but “share more” in today’s economy & global crisis!

“The letter that never arrived”- Bita Ghezelayagh Inauguration at Rose Issa Projects

On the 25^th of April 2013 Lahd Gallery joined the opening of the Iranian artist Bita Ghezelayagh at the Rose Issa Projects .

Inspired by Persian art, Ghezelayagh created contemporary pieces made from colourful textiles; The outcome: Persian carpets characteristic of the region.

 “The history of Iran is full of letters from outspoken citizens warning their leaders of the consequences of their actions” she said.

“So the lives of many ordinary Iranians, myself included, are disjointed but also enriched through distance and displacement”.

‘The letter that never arrived’ reveals quite that! a contemporary theme in its traditional form .

Ellen Gallagher: AxMe at Tate Modern

Opening Reception and Private View

Tuesday 30 April 2013

 

Lahd Gallery was eager to attend what Tate Modern had to offer at the opening night of ‘Axme’

Ellen Gallagher worked with painting, drawing, sculpture, film, collage and installation....On the whole, a 360° artist!

The title ‘AxMe’ is a play on the black American  colloquial ‘Ask’ as well as the ‘Acme Corporation’- (the fictional mail-order company that supplies Wile E Coyote with an endless series of traps and devices to capture Road Runner)

The exhibition came to pass as having works from different stages of her life. Her childhood was specifically present all throughout the exhibition.

The space was divided into 11 rooms with paintings, installations and film which reminded us of the former American culture in the last several years.

An un-missable exhibition that will remain till the 1^st of September 2013.

Young Collectors Evening at the Royal Academy of London

On the 25th of April the Royal Academy of London opened its doors to the London Original Print Fair.

With 50 galleries displaying a number of predominately’ print’ artworks starting off at £100, running up to £100.000!!!!

The eventattracted a large number of visitors and was more diverse than your average art fair.

Lahd Gallery was delighted to visit the London Original Print Fair at the Young Collectors’ evening on the 26^th of April, taking place in the well-known establishments.

Pop art was the predominant influencewhich motivated ‘Western’ illustrators; whether its prints of artists such as Picasso and Chagall or morecurrent ones such as Alex Katz &David Hockney.

If youcan’tafford aPicasso or any other renowned artists, there is the alternative of purchasing some fantastic prints from emerging artists from London’s finest art schools such as the Royal Academy School (as part of RA Editions) , the Royal College of Art and City & Guilds London Art School.

Overall, the event was an adequate celebration of the 28^th year of  ‘the London Original Print Fair’ , cementing London’s position as one of the most active and important centres of art in the world.