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Sam Basu, Untitled (from the series Peace From Outer Space), 2007 Courtesy of Kate MacGarry, London James Ireland, Common Goal, 2007 Courtesy of the artist and FA Projects, London David Kefford, Restricted Growth (detail), 2008 Eduardo Padilha, Untitled (White Columns), 2008 Alice Walton, Untitled (Wall), 2007 Courtesy of Cameron Leadbetter

EXHIBITIONS - current One Thing Against Another An exhibition at aspex and four other sites in Portsmouth 2 August - 21 September 2008 Artists: Sam Basu, James Ireland, David Kefford, Eduardo Padilha and Alice Walton In Conversation: Thursday 17 September, 6-8pm This exhibition invites five artists to make temporary sculptures in unison with particular buildings. Whether we find them propped in windows, leaning in corners, concealing entrances or suspended from beams, the works playfully rub-up against their immediate physical environment for support. While the exhibiting artists each have distinct approaches, certain dialogues may be enjoyed between their works, such as an inventive preoccupation with short-lived or everyday materials. There is a tendency to create works whose method of realisation is explicitly self-evident and much of the work has been made in-situ. The artists also share an infectious enthusiasm for provisional arrangements and minimal means. In this way they have inherited a slapstick language of sculpture that doesn’t need a plinth or a frame. Finally, the exhibition finds that artists and viewers alike can identify with that child-like spirit of experimentation in simply leaning one thing against another. One Thing Against Another is supported by the Henry Moore Foundation. CLICK HERE FOR A MAP OF LOCATIONS Off-Site Locations (venue info): Victoria Park Aviary, Victoria Park, Anglesea Road, Portsmouth, PO1 3HJ Open dawn till dusk, Step free access, Buses – Edinburgh Road, Rail Portsmouth and Southsea The Norrish Central Library & Third Floor Arts Centre, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2DX T: 023 9281 9311 Opening times: Monday 10am-7pm, Tuesday to Thursday 9am-7pm, Friday and Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday Closed Stairs and lift to all floors, induction loop, Rail Portsmouth and Southsea, Buses Edinburgh Road, Taxi rank The Butterfly House, Portsmouth Natural History Museum, Cumberland House, Eastern Parade, Southsea, PO4 9RF T: (023) 9282 7261, Minicom: (023) 9287 6550 Open daily 10am-5.30pm, Free Admission, Young people under 13 must be accompanied by an adult, Steps to entrance, Induction loop, Assistance and Guide dogs welcome, Buses 6 and 1C Please Note: Due to unforeseen circumstances and the special nature of the foyer of the King's Theatre aspex has been unable to install the proposed sculpture in this location. CLICK HERE FOR A MAP OF LOCATIONS   EVENTS Information: In Conversation: Thursday 17 September 2008, 6pm-8pm Oliver Sumner, curator of One Thing Against Another, discusses the exhibition with some of the exhibiting artists. FREE of charge, but places are limited so must be booked in advance. Please contact info@aspex.org.uk or phone 023 9277 8080. Free Drop-in Workshops this summer: In August aspex will be running a series of drop-in workshops exploring materials. Artists Effie Coe and Emma Seymour will be running activities in the gallery between 11am and 4pm on 9, 23 and 30 August so come along any time to join in the fun. All ages welcome. There will also be a special workshop with Roy Brown on 16 August at Portsmouth Natural History Museum and in the neighbouring park. No booking required.  Workshops are FREE (suggested donation £2 per child). For further details of associated events please see the adult education section of this site.