Eyes as Big as Plates exhibition at the The Finnish-Norwegian Culture Institute in Oslo, Norway
From 12th January until the 25th February 2012.
Inspired by the public art pieces in the London 2012 Olympic Park, Sparked is an eight-month educational exhibition series as part of the View Tube Art Education programme. Riitta Ikonen and The Klassnik Corporation's inaugural exhibition opens on the 25th November 2011. The View Tube sits on The Greenway in East London, next to the London 2012 Olympic Park
RCA Secret 2011
2,900 post card-sized art by Tracey Emin, Anish Kapoor, Grayson Perry, Yoko Ono, Olafur Eliasson, Yinka Shonibare and John Baldessari, designers Kenneth Grange, Margaret Calvert and James Dyson, fashion designers Paul Smith, Manolo Blahnik and Erdem, animator Nick Park, photographer David Bailey and film maker Mike Leigh, as well as up-and-coming students and graduates from the Royal College of Art.
Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU
18-25 November 2011, 11am-6pm, (Thursday until 9pm).
04/11/11 Work on the Eyes as Big as Plates series continues in the bogs of Oslo, Norway. Photograph by Karoline Hjorth
Hosted by the The Finnish-Norwegian Culture Institute, Riitta Ikonen and Karoline Hjorth will Pecha Kucha in Oslo on Thursday 8th September 2011. Doors open at 19.30 and presentations start at 20.20 at DogA, The Norwegian Centre for Design and Architecture, Hausmanns gate 16, 0182 Oslo, Norway
AiR Sandnes presents 'Eyes as Big as Plates' A show by artist in residence Riitta Ikonen in collaboration with Karoline Hjorth. Private view and talk with models, costumes and photographs on Friday 27th May 2011, from 5.30 - 9.00 pm at the old fire station, right next to KINOKINO Centre for Art and Film, Sandnes, Norway.
Walkthrough Wardrobe at the Victoria and Albert Museum - 'Yohji Yamamoto at Play' - Friday Late, 27 May 2011 18.30 - 22.00. Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
A collection of landscape interventions and community engagement events titled Fantasticology
commissioned for the London 2012 Olympic Park in Stratford. Developed with The Klassnik Corporation and We Made That for the Olympic Delivery Authority.
The Fantastic Factology website is also now live and ready to receive your facts.
Photograph by Annie Collinge. Published alongside Ashley Palmer's article 'Sartorial Rules for the Bride' in ADDRESS 2011.
The annual RCA secret postcard exhibition opens on the 12th November at the Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU.
Sunday 14th November - Friday 19th November 11-6pm
late opening on Thursday 18 November until 9pm. Free admission
Sale on Saturday 20th November from 8am - 6pm.
Hosted by It's Nice That, Artist and writer Michael Crowe and I will be talking on 'Other People' this Thursday, the 11th November at the British Film Institure - BFI.
Intervention Factory at the Serpentine Gallery on Friday the 29th October from 12-5pm
Join artist Riitta Ikonen for a free drop-in workshop at the Serpentine Gallery for all ages 0-100 years. No booking required. Take inspiration from the works of Klara Lidén and Anish Kapoor and explore contemporary art and performance by re-thinking public and private space.
For more information please contact Joceline Howe, Education Curator, on: 020 27298 1516 or email: jocelineh@serpentinegallery.org
Speaking with legendary artist Ian Wright about the if you could collaborate project at a small talk by AIGA/NY on Wednesday 22th September 2010 6:30–8:00PM. 415 West 13th Street Between Ninth Avenue & Washington St.
Anthill suit and more, live on the 27th of August in Finland. Part of the Helsinki Design Week 'Windows' exhibition. Until September 5th 2010 at My o My Aleksanterinkatu 36.
Mail Art exhibition at Rivington Street 72 until October 2010. An update of the new cards is here in case east London isn't near you. An interview with Margaret - the recipient of the cards, can also be found in the link above.
A residency and exhibition at Quartier 21 in Vienna, Austria. A durational performance on the Lipizzan horse at Fish and Chips, Twice Please?! exhibition on the 10th of June 2010. Photograph by Matthew Brindle
Anthill for Hat-itecture. Architecture design platform, you&me, in conjunction with architect-turned-milliner Gabriela Ligenza invited artists and architects to create hats inspired by London. Exhibition opens on the 16th of June 2010 just off Sloane Square, details from the link above or here
Plenty happens, just not online...apologies. Let's enjoy the New York reeds until the next, much overdue update. Photograph by Jason Lewis
If You Could Collaborate- exhibition at the A Foundation Gallery, Rochelle School in London. Until January 23rd 2010, details from here. Photograph by Janette Beckman
Mail art at the annual RCA Secret 2009 and a a new book of the cards sent to Margaret Huber underway.
Pecha Kucha night at Helsinki's Cable Factory in September. 6 minutes 40 seconds of Ikonen.
Invited to host and speak at the first ever It’s Nice That talk in London’s Soho on the 23rd of April, Jazmine Miles-Long gave a fabulous first hand account of how to taxidermy a pheasant and Michael Crowe and Lenka Clayton presented their sensational ‘Mysterious letter project’
The talks will be posted here every Friday for the next three weeks.
All golden Walkthrough Wardrobe has been up at Tate Britain again. 5th - 19th of April Room 9 more at Designboom
New and very beautiful It's Nice That magazine is out on the 6th April. (You can get it Here with a special interview with Ms Ikonen)
An exhibition on regional climate change effects at the Winzavod galleries in Moscow, Russia. Organised by the British Embassy and National Geographic magazine. From 12 March - 2 April.
A masterclass on devicing a creative thematic photoproject by Ikonen at Winzavod. (photo by Victor Oknyansky)
Photo by Vlada Krasilnikova (more on this still to come)
New project called 'Commuter Thrival' is up.
Did you know I can crack eggs with my left hand?
This amazing skill landed me the role of Fran in a film by George Wu (click on the polaroid to view the film). Fran is, like most ladies, very excited about a special evening. But unlike most ladies she has a unique ability to help her prepare in double quick time, much to the annoyance of her neighbours. Accordion was screened in December at the BFI Southbank as part of onedotzero New British Talent selection.
2700 works of art on show and up for sale for the fastest. A6 art by Grayson Perry, Jimi Tenor, Manolo Blahnik, Tracey Emin, Paula Rego, Anish Kapoor, Yoko Ono, Olafur Eliasson, me and many more...
RCA secret 2008 is one of the UK’s most distinctive art events. The idea is simple – invite famous artists and young art students to submit an original piece of art with just two rules – the art work must be completed on a postcard and it must be signed on the reverse, keeping the artists’ identity a secret. All cards are sold in a one-day sale, with each card costing just £40 each.
Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU
Friday 14 November - Friday 21 November 11-6pm
Thursday 20th November until 8pm. Free admission
Sale on Saturday 22nd November from 8am