Araba Ocran has put together a varied and enjoyable show at that fantastic new space in South London's heartland- Brixton East. The opening was packed and Im afraid some of the pieces positioned in the middle of the ground floor came a cropper.
"Hey dude , so good to see you " said one perfectly sober attendee. As he made his way through the crowd a fabulous pair of concrete socks that doubled as candles got knocked over. The poor chap looked mortified, but the socks had survived and looked fine when i returned to the spot later.
One of the best pieces was being projected onto the wall opposite outside. Kevin Tillett describes himself as a laser artist, and his 45 minute long loop of words and shapes was superb.
Inside Madeleine ross told me about her bronze light which she had bashed and worked into shape on a sturdy plinth. Plenty of sweat and tears had gone into it, and it was attracting attention - deservedly.
On the ground floor, the next generation art work of robot wars was unavoidable as it moved towards you like a triffid on the march. Lots of fun and well worked too.
My absolute favourite piece was by Ruth Murray. This was fabulous - lovely detail, a great idea of a family making a person out of spam , and delightful, delicate colours.
Get there before Sunday.
http://www.bbehaviour.com/exhibitions/1-bad-behaviour
Toast of London
Is there anything better in life than an uncontrolled belly laugh. Matt Berry in Toast of London touched every one of my funny bones the other night in Episode 2 of the new series. "Desperate Measures" had the nasty, foul mouthed, bad tempered , child unfriendly Toast trying to direct an am-dram version of Calendar Girls, as well as appearing in Blue Peter while smoking a fag, and having been in a plane crash, threatened with the worst fate for ex-actors , poaching rabbits with Nettles (John). Advertising Red Carpet cigarettes for the Congolese market is how it starts and ends. Beuatifully crafted and written, it stars all sorts of great character actors including Doon Mclaghlin as his agent. The other episodes have been great fun too - a blow football match for high stakes with his arch nemesis, and then the first actor to tell whodunnit in the Moosetrap. Set the Sky box to record
series.
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