the Centre of Attention, 67 Clapton Common, London E5 9AA, Great Britain
Founded 1999, the Centre of Attention is Pierre Coinde and Gary O'Dwyer. Its experimental approach stems from an ongoing enquiry into the phenomenon of art production, presentation, consumption and heritage-ization. The Centre has no fixed premises and though many of the early shows took place at 15 Cotton's Gardens, Shoreditch, London, most have been presented in different venues internationally and accross the UK. You can find many of the previous articles written about the Centre or past exhibitions by clicking here, and works and exhibitions here.
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Since 1999,
the centre has organised more than 40 exhibitions involving in excess
of 150 artists. All exhibitions are documented on the site here.
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Submissions
Current
call for submission
We welcome submissions from artists or from curators. To submit work,
please send us a small number of non-returnable slides/pictures/images
or other medium which you think gives a fair idea of your work/project,
together with your contact details. We take a long time to respond and
we cannot show the majority of applicants. However, we do keep and regularly
review all applications. Please send images by post rather than attachments
by email. We can also of course view work from websites. Our address:
Pierre/Gary, the Centre of Attention, 67 Clapton Common, London E5 9AA.
We take no fees or charge (rental on space, commissions...) for artists
to show work. We do not take any commission on the work sold.
Publications
The Centre of Attention sells a limited number of publications. A bi-annual Magazine (50 copies limited edition. Issues 2 and 3 are currently available) as well as exhibition catalogues and limited edition sound pieces CDs created for exhibitions. Visit this page for more information.
Support the Centre
The Centre of Attention is a independent no budget enterprise. Become an attentionista and help us retain this curatorial independence. Sponsor an exhibition, lend us equipment or give us the support you can. You will get no quarterly newsletter, no priority booking and no discount on our publications. You will however ensure we can continue to promote young contemporary artists regardless of funding criteria or commercial pressure. To discuss further, contact Pierre directly on 020 8880 5507