How many U-Build boxes did it take to stage the party for the National Gallery’s 200th birthday?
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📍Trafalgar Square, 26th July.
It marked the grand finale of Jeremy Deller’s The Triumph of Art, celebrating 200 years of the National Gallery. The square came alive with vibrant processions, brass bands, folk dancers, and giant puppets- bringing together commissions from partner institutions across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland for an unforgettable day of public art. 🎭
Our modular stage boxes formed the main platform for the handbuilt Gorsedd structure, created by @studioclaash and the brilliant volunteers at @centreforalternativetechnology
Lightweight, flatpack and rapidly demountable. Exactly what a pop up in the heart of London needs This is what our borrow a box Library is all about: sharing resources so communities can build temporary spaces to gather, create and celebrate together. 💛
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It's been a month since we unveiled our structure in Trafalgar Square. Before we brought Gorsedd to London we first tested the raising process at the @centreforalternativetechnology
Here's some photos from July, in a glorious carpark in mid Wales.
Gorsedd being raised by hand in Trafalgar Square as part of @nationalgallery bicentenary - curated by @jeremydeller #triumphofart
Swipe to see the frame being raised by many hands! HUGE thanks to those who volunteered with us last weekend.
The assembly method is a feat of collective action. Fossil fuels have led us to consign many such techniques to history - but their ability to bring people together should not be forgotten in the face of climate emergency.
Big thanks also to @momentumstructuralengineers - for their support throughout / @ubuild - for hired staging / @_recollective_ - for reclaimed sheet materials.
Come and join us in Trafalgar Square 11am-4pm on Saturday 26th July where our architectural installation ‘Gorsedd’ will be part of The Triumph of Art!
Curated by @jeremydeller the event celebrates the bicentenary of the @nationalgallery and promises to be an interesting afternoon of spectacle. See you there!
Poster by our very own @hatch_design
As students at CAT, CLAASH are working with Mostyn Gallery in Llandudno and the National Gallery, London to design and build a structure that will be part of The Triumph of Art, taking place in Trafalgar Square this summer.
Thanks to @ad_mallett and @heartnsoulart for the wonderful promotional poster. See you at the event!
This event is part of The Triumph of Art, a nation-wide project by artist Jeremy Deller. It was commissioned by the National Gallery, London, as part of NG200, its Bicentenary celebrations. The Triumph of Art is being developed in partnership with Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee, Mostyn in Llandudno, The Box in Plymouth and The Playhouse in Derry-Londonderry. Supported by Art Fund.
Snippets from a week of CLAASHING in March.
We tested the construction of a structure that will be a part of The Triumph of Art - a nation-wide project by artist Jeremy Deller to mark the bicentenary of the National Gallery. It will be part of the celebrations in Trafalgar Square on the 26th July. Head to the link in our bio for more information and keep an eye out for more updates!
Sunny shots from the workshop! Swipe for some teasers of the action.
We’re working on a structure that will be a part of The Triumph of Art - a nation-wide project by artist Jeremy Deller to mark the bicentenary of the National Gallery. It will be part of the celebrations in Trafalgar Square on the 26th July. Head to the link in our bio for more information and keep an eye out for more updates!
A lovely lot of photos from our second round of Weaving Days in the ATEIC building @centreforalternativetechnology
Thanks to those that came along for a sunny weekend of weaving panels!
The panels will form the roof of a structure we are designing and building as part of The Triumph of Art - a nation-wide project by artist Jeremy Deller to mark the bicentenary of the National Gallery. The final structure will be a part of the celebrations in Trafalgar Square on the 26th July.
More to follow!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for a day of willow weaving @centreforalternativetechnology in January! Here are some pictures of the action.
The panels will form the roof of a structure we are designing and building as part of The Triumph of Art - a nation-wide project by artist Jeremy Deller to mark the bicentenary of the National Gallery. The final structure will be a part of the celebrations in Trafalgar Square on the 26th July.
Looking forward to some more willow weaving in a few weeks time. The March willow weaving dates are currently fully booked.
