Independents Liverpool Biennial 2008 Events / Venues

The 2008 event archive is incomplete. More details are available on the 2008 archive page, with scanned catalogues offering some information about the artists missing from this list.

19Days” dances with “boobtubes

The Linda McCartney Centre

25.09.2008 – 16.11.2008 (extended for a second month)

Exhibition: “19Days” follows 19 Days of RadioTherapy for Derek and “BoobTubes” is Anna Marie’s quest to raise awareness for breast cancer

a long poem about everything

Liverpool, Citywide

20.09.2008 – 30.11.2008

Other: Bill-poster poem

2 below

Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre

06.11.2008 – 23.11.2008

A site-specific exhibition in the Williamson Tunnels by Liverpool-based artists Barbara Galt and Jane Hughes.

682 MILES

View Two Gallery

06.11.2008 – 29.11.2008

Exhibition:  The first exhibition organized by the European Artists Exchange Platform presents varying approaches, from realistic to abstract, of contemporary German painting. The show will be comprised of work by Marianna Krueger, Christian Hoffmann and Hartmut Hahn

7 @ The Everyman

The Everyman Bistro

16.09.2008 – 31.12.2008

Exhibition: The 7 @ group present new work in unique environment.

A Sterling Example

Bluecoat Display Centre

15.11.2008 – 03.01.2009

Exhibition: Celebrating the life of silversmith Stanley Hill and his students

A Transformative Vision – Peter Corbett

Peter Corbett’s Studio

20.09.2008 – 18.10.2008

Exhibition: International artist Peter Corbett, who has lived in Liverpool for the past 30 years, is having an exhibition of large oil paintings entitled ‘ A TRANSFORMATIVE VISION’.

Abberant Emergence

The Arts Village

20.09.2008 – 27.09.2008

Exhibition: 8 artists with a different take on what creativity can come from malfunction. Weird, funny, beautiful, erotic.

Academy of Arts Christmas Open

Liverpool Academy of Arts

25.11.2008 – 18.12.2008

Exhibition: Liverpool Academy of Arts annual open exhibition of paintings by local artists.

Adelphi Hotel Project: Memory Palace

Adelphi Hotel

01.10.2008 – 30.11.2008

Exhibition: Laird Galbraith will be exhibiting and painting new ‘de-structed’ paintings based on autobiographical images contributed by visitors and guests to the Adelphi Hotel.

Ailie Rutherford: New Books (and Boxes)

Aldham Robarts Library, John Moores University

13.09.2008 – 08.11.2008

Exhibition: New work produced during six months working within the printmaking department at 68 Hope Street.

And Then He Was a She

Novas CUC

20.09.2008 – 30.11.2008

Exhibition: Portraits of Andy Warhol superstar Holly Woodlawn by Sadie Lee

Armarda

Albert Dock – exact location tbc

04.10.2008

Other: An interventionist, participatory event that comments upon Liverpool’s historical legacy as a port city.

Art in The Car Park

CCP Car Park, Duke St

10.10.2008 – 19.10.2008

Exhibition: A diverse group show in response to the CCP Car Park, Liverpool. The result is a body of new artwork that weaves into the social, economic, political, historical and geographical situation of the site and the city at large.

Arthur Dooley

Liverpool Academy of Arts

23.09.2008 – 03.10.2008

Exhibition: An exhibition of small bronzes many of which have never been exhibited before.

Artists’ Book Fair (2 days)

Wolstenholme Projects

15.11.2008 (12-17.00) – 16.11.2008 (11-16.00)

Exhibition: A chance to peruse (and perhaps buy!) some artists’ books, multiples and printed works

AudioVision 2008

The Mersey Tunnel Air Vent

15.09.2008 – 20.09.2008

Performance: Liverpool’s first AV festival! Video installations, live music and visual performances. Onto the facade of Mersey Tunnel Air Vent, Mann Island.

Birds in The Park

The Coach House, Calderstones Park

03.11.2008 – 09.11.2008

Exhibition: Artist Joel Bird explores British Birds and our relationship with them using painting, sculpture and sound.

Blackburne House October Exhibition

Blackburne House Cafe, Hall and Conservatory

01.10.2008 – 31.10.2008

Exhibition: Featuring work by Jan Jones and Breda Wright

Blackburne House September Exhibition

Blackburne House Cafe, Hall and Conservatory

01.09.2008 – 30.09.2008

Exhibition: Featuring work by Elizabeth Whelan and Christine O’Reilly Wilson

Botanical, Bugs and Beetles

The Coach House, Calderstones Park

17.11.2008 – 23.11.2008

Exhibition: Your favourite plants and beetles are portrayed in thousands of tiny dots.

Brief Encounters

Wolstenholme Projects

01.11.2008 – 22.11.2008

Exhibition: 4 artists will work in pairs on 2 consecutive shows & they will be on show to the public throughout

Cast by Nature by Lisa Who

Curve Gallery

08.11.2008 – 22.11.2008

Exhibition: “Cast by Nature” is a multiple installation piece by Lisa Who reflecting on the female form as the vessel for life.

Liverpool Through the Lens

University of Liverpool VGM

31.10.2008 – 31.01.2009

Exhibition: An exhibition of Edward Chambré Hardman’s images of people, places and influences of Liverpool.

China Talks

View Two Gallery

27.09.2008 13.00 – 17.00

Conference:  An afternoon of talks and discussion exploring issues surrounding Thomas Jacobi’s exhibition From a Distance – At Close Range.

City, Light, Sky

Unity Theatre

14.10.2008 – 15.11.2008

Exhibition: Photographs by Mike James

Common Ground, Mary Fitzpatrick

Metal, Edge Hill

06.11.2008 – 21.11.2008

Exhibition: Previously unseen work from the Irish Peace Process Art Project

Continuous Lines

Headspace@Eggspace

20.09.2008 – 30.11.2008

Exhibition: Open group exhibition based on drawings made up of continuous lines. Online exhibition at: http://www.eggspace.org/CL/continuous.html

Crapola Central

Red Wire Basement

26.09.2008 – 10.10.2008

Exhibition: Red Wire has responded to Roth and Guston’s vision of Crapola- in our very own building we had a junkier, seedier, grimier side of what we ourselves had already created- this side lay in our much underused basement.

Crossing Place by Wendy Dison

Blackburne House

04.11.2008 – 28.11.2008

Exhibition: New paintings by Wendy Dison

Daniel Johnston: Fear Yourself

Red Wire

18.10.2008 – 02.11.2008

Exhibition – Cult American musician and artist Daniel Johnston exhibits work which sheds light on his own universe

David Weaver Paintings

Unity Theatre

18.11.2008 – 23.12.2008

Exhibition: Paintings from David Weaver

Digital Show 4

online only at www.digitalshow.co.uk

1.11.2008 – 30.11.2008

Exhibition: Online Exhibition of Worldwide Digital Art