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July 2010	Image: Artur Zmijewski Following Bauhaus, 2010, Image by Justyna Czasnowicz A FOUNDATION LIVERPOOL Artur Żmijewski Following Bauhaus 2 July - 14 August 2010 Preview 1 July 2010 6-9pm Artist Workshops 1-5pm, 3 July 2010 Presenting Żmijewski's first new work: Following Bauhaus, produced in the UK during a residency in the politically and historically resonant city of Liverpool. A Foundation invited Żmijewski to explore the social stratification of  'art' and to achieve this he proposed that Liverpool John Moores University should open a pop-up art school led by Żmijewski and visiting lecturers. It was to focus on the ideas of Bauhaus, the last art school to explore a total meltdown of aesthetics and function, which revolutionized art training with the notion that design did not just reflect society but could change it. The final installation in the Furnace at A Foundation will combine a new video work and materials produced at the pop-up school. Jon Fawcett Hearts and Minds 2 July - 14 August 2010 Preview 1 July 2010 6-9pm Special Performance 5pm, 3 July 2010 The works of artist Jon Fawcett exhibited in the Blade Galleries are a series that test the interfaces between the boundaries of artistic production, dissemination and reception. The inventory of materials used in his works reads like a crossword puzzle made from the remains of the remixed narratives of JG Ballard and Philip K Dick. In a near future moment; an artist wakes in a lucid dream. His ideas have become avatars in a work of art sponsored by the CIA. The viewer is invited into this liminal space to unravel the threads and read blogs posted by others who have had supernatural experiences. Fawcett's use of extensive research into tropes of conspiracy and media cults have allowed him to bring into focus the fuzzy logic of new age mysticism that is proliferating in the era of networked consciousness. Image: Tatsumi Orimoto from the series Art Mama + Son 2010 Tatsumi Orimoto Live In Translation 3 July - 14 August 2010 Preview and 50 Grandmamas Performance 6-9pm, 3 July 2010 & The Exchange, Penzance 10 July - 18 September 2010 These exhibitions bring into focus the artistic metamorphosis of works made by Japanese artist Tatsumi Orimoto. The exhibitions feature video, performance and photographic works from his archive such as, Pull to Ear, Bread Man and Walking in a Street while Wearing a Carton Box on my Feet and span from 1972 to the present. In Liverpool Orimoto will stage the performance 50 Grandmamas. He will also make Bread Man performances in Liverpool & Penzance. Live In Translation celebrates the unique relationship Orimoto has developed to the mediums of translation which allow audiences to become participants in his artworks. An early pioneer of what was to become known as relational aesthetics, he used the camera as a way of taking art into the public realm and invite the public to become essential actors in new artworks. At A Foundation Liverpool for the first time in the UK we will also show Tatsumi Orimoto's drawings. Exhibitions open Tuesday to Saturday 12-6pm Admission Free A Foundation 67 Greenland Street Liverpool L1 0BY Tel: +44 (0)151 706 0600 info@afoundation.org.uk www.afoundation.org.uk A FOUNDATION LONDON Switzerland: Design For Life 19 June - 1 July, Monday - Saturday 11am-5pm, Sunday 12pm-5pm. Admission Free A celebration of Swiss design culture showcasing 22 young designers and design studios presenting cutting edge aesthetic innovation from Switzerland presented by A Foundation, Swiss Cultural Fund in Britain, Architectural Association and Pace PR. The exhibition features the work of twelve of Switzerland's most talented young designers. In a continuation of an exceptional heritage, these forward thinking designers produce innovative, fresh ways of working, creating projects that move across disciplines; by making furniture, designing books and organizing events. For decades, the Swiss created beautiful illustrated posters for their tourism industry, such as Emil Cardinaux's Mattherhorn 1908. The exhibition will display 10 of these most influential and striking Vintage posters alongside 10 newly created works by contemporary designers. Win A £250 shopping voucher at the Victorinox Flagship store in Bond Street plus one of the limited edition Swiss Army Knifes by Victorinox featuring artwork by Nerves, a Swiss design collective. Click here to take survey. University of Brighton Graphic Design & Illustration 2010 8 - 12 July, Friday - Monday 10am-7pm (Sunday 10am-6pm) Summer 2010 will see the graduation of almost 70 combined BA (Hons) Graphic Design and BA (Hons) Illustration students from the University of Brighton, this exhibition sums up three years of hard work. Students are inviting practitioners to review student portfolios and will be talking through their portfolios with those who wish to see them. There will also be a shop of student's limited edition prints and books. A Foundation Rochelle School Arnold Circus London, E2 7ES Tel: +44(0)20 7729 8275 Closest tube: Old Street/ Liverpool Street info@afoundation.org.uk www.afoundation.org.uk
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