Sheela Gowda: Therein & Besides

19 January - 12 March 2011
Rivington Place

Featured in The Guardian Guide's 'Pick of the Week' and Aesthetica Magazine's '10 to See'

Large colourful painted structures and 10,000 small wooden ritual figures are juxtaposed in Sheela Gowda's dynamic new commission of all people. The artist balances form, perception and legibility, holding a number of elements in play.

Collateral is made from burned incense ash manipulated into intricate patterns. Its fragmented and broken appearance suggests a landscape ravaged by war.
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Missed the artist in conversation? An audio recording of the talk is available on Iniva's website.

Top: Sheela Gowda, of all people (detail), Therein & Besides at Rivington Place, 2011. Bottom: Sheela Gowda, Collateral (detail), Documenta 12, Kassel, 2007, © the artist

Exhibition tour
Thursday 10 February, 6:30pm
Curator Ruth Noack leads a tour of the exhibition
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Artists' films
Thursday 17 & 24 February, 6:30pm
Programme of films curated by art historian Shanay Jhaveri, including Harun Farocki's In Comparison
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Artists' films - concrete colour
Wednesday 2 March, 6:30pm
Lecturer Nicole Wolf presents a series of short films by South Asian artists chosen in response to the exhibition
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Sheela Gowda, Collateral, Therein & Besides at Rivington Place, 2011

Document / Image / Memory - Exhibition

1 - 12 February 2011
Education Space, Rivington Place

Treasures from the Iniva archive
This exhibition features selected materials from the Archive relating to the history of Iniva and its contributions to contemporary artistic practice and cultural shifts over the last 19 years.

Listen to an audio recording of an interview with Stuart Hall and CLR James in 1976, read copies of 1960s cutting edge publication Signals and watch a slideshow of selected works covering a decade of exhibitions and artists' residencies organised between Iniva and UNESCO. Find out more.

On Tuesday 8 February, 6:30pm join a discussion on the 'institutionalisation' of art and the role of the archive in documenting recent art histories. Find out more.

Audio cassette recordings of New Internationalism Symposium at Tate Gallery, 1994

Stuart Hall Library events

Reading Group
Thursday, 10 February, 6-7.30pm

The Stuart Hall Library Reading Group meets on the second Thursday of every month and is open to everyone, whether you are a student, researcher, artist, or have a general interest. Spaces are limited; to reserve a place please email: library@iniva.org

Text for next meeting:
Angela Dimitrakaki's All that is solid melts into air but I can’t change anything: on the identity of the artist in the networks of global capital is under discussion. The text is available to read in the Library. Find out more.

Over the next year Iniva will be focusing on exploring, preserving and making its archive available to the public. We are raising money for an archivist to work with us and already the public have donated £1,000 of the £3,000 needed. If you would like to add your donation then please follow this link to donate.

Deadline Monday 14 February, 10am
Head of New Media
This key position is responsible for developing and implementing Iniva's New Media strategy. You will initiate and curate new media projects as part of Iniva's overall artistic programme.
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Exhibitions and Events Co-ordinator
This role involves assisting in the production of Iniva's curatorial projects and public events. You will contribute to the practical planning and delivery of Iniva's overall artistic programme, physically and online.
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What's happening elsewhere: Ben Jones

13 January – 24 February 2011
Rich Mix, Bethnal Green Road
Admission free

Evolution - Revolution
This new exhibition of drawings and paintings is by renowned African-American artist Ben Jones. Having come to prominence during the Black Arts Movement of the 1970s, Jones fast became known for his ability to balance the political with the spiritual.

This is the first major international exhibition to be featured at Rich Mix’s newly renovated gallery space.

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Ben Jones, Thank you BP, 2010, mixed media on paper

What's going on elsewhere: François Truffaut

BFI Southbank
February and March 2011

Don't miss BFI's two month retrospective of this iconic French director. The season begins in February with a celebration of his early career where Truffaut films focus on the tribulations of youth and romance. They offer a visual chronicle of France in the 1960s using New Wave film techniques - both in their realism and play on the medium.

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DACS is currently participating in two important consultations which affect visual artists: the UK government's independent review of copyright and the European Commission's consultation on the implementation and impact of the Artist's Resale Right.

Get involved in the consultation and complete the survey online.