Fwd: FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER: Artists' Talk tonight, exhibition preview next Thursday and more

NEWS | EVENTS | FEBRUARY 2012 UPCOMING EVENTS TODAY!   WEDNESDAY 1 FEBRUARY, 7 - 8.30PM TALK: RESIDENCY ARTISTS Mariana Caló & Francisco Queimadela (Portugal) and Ritesh Meshram (India) give a brief overview of their practices, focusing on key works as well as discussing projects to be developed during their stay at Gasworks. Find out more about the artists in the Residencies section of the website. THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY, 6.30 - 9PM PREVIEW:THE CHALLENGER'S REPORT EXHIBITION CONTINUES UNTIL 14 APRIL   The first UK solo exhibition by Argentinian artist Irene Kopelman looks at how relationships to landscape and the natural world are culturally conditioned and subject to change.     It includes a newly commissioned series of large-scale paintings of Antarctic microfossils presented alongside the installation La morfologia del paisaje determina sus vistas (The Morphology of the Landscape Determines its Views, 2011) and a hand-made replica of a graphic telescope, an early 19th century optical instrument.   FRIDAY 10 FEBRUARY, 11AM AND 2PM COLLECTIONS TOUR: THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM Dr Giles Miller, Curator of Vertebrates and Micropalaeontology at the Natural History Museum, leads two tours of the Micropalaeontology collections, inviting participants to take a closer look at a world we can't usually see. Booking is essential as places are limited. Please email booking@gasworks.org.uk. This event is part of The Challenger's Report.   LOCATION: The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD.    TUESDAY 21 FEBRUARY, 7 - 8.30PM TALK & SCREENING: BORIS DORNBUSCH An event exploring the practice of artist in residence Boris Dornbusch (New Zealand). Putting his work into context, the artist presents several of his earlier video works, alongside new material collected over the residency period so far. This will be followed by a Q&A session with the public.   FRIDAY 24 FEBRUARY, 7PM CURATOR'S TOUR: THE CHALLENGER'S REPORT Gasworks' Exhibitions Curator Robert Leckie leads an informal tour of the current exhibition. As part of the South London Art Map Last Fridays, the gallery stays open until 9pm. GASWORKS RECOMMENDS DARA BIRNBAUM SOUTH LONDON GALLERY EXTENDED UNTIL 17 FEBRUARY 2012   Pioneering American video artist Dara Birnbaum was one of the first to subvert the language of television. Her exhibition brings together the UK premiere of a multi-channel video installation, Arabesque, 2011, alongside seminal works from the 1970s. Admission free VISITOR INFO | CONTACT DETAILS  |  FACEBOOK  |  TWITTER

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