Club Brenda http://www.clubbrenda.com Art, Music Performance Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:01:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Alexis Milne / Dirty Honky http://www.clubbrenda.com/artists/alexis-milne-dirty-honky/ http://www.clubbrenda.com/artists/alexis-milne-dirty-honky/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:00:29 +0000 admin http://www.clubbrenda.com/?p=203 My work is a reflection of the fragmented self, the re-invention of self, and the expression of repressed anger through the grotesque. I am currently undertaking an MA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London.

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]]> http://www.clubbrenda.com/artists/alexis-milne-dirty-honky/feed/ 0 Zsa Zsa Noir http://www.clubbrenda.com/artists/zsa-zsa-noir/ http://www.clubbrenda.com/artists/zsa-zsa-noir/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:12:20 +0000 admin http://www.clubbrenda.com/?p=192 In Manchester, like every city, there are those who loudly announce themselves to be the leaders of the pack, and those who simply get on with blazing a trail so flammable that sirens and the release of gushing liquids follow close behind. The trans-cendent Zsa Zsa Noir towers above the usual club vixens, and where she goes, you can be sure of a good time. Notorious for her self-made outfits combining bin bag bling with legs long enough to double as roof supports, she continues to pursue her own music practice and fashion styling; building a unique visual identity that veers between giant funfair prize teddy brooches to an outbreak of diseased microbial pom-poms.

 

]]> http://www.clubbrenda.com/artists/zsa-zsa-noir/feed/ 0 Rachel Goodyear http://www.clubbrenda.com/artists/rachel-goodyear/ http://www.clubbrenda.com/artists/rachel-goodyear/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:24:46 +0000 admin http://www.clubbrenda.com/?p=120 Rachel Goodyear / Holygore Arcade
Rachel Goodyear’s drawings present captured moments where characters reside within an existence where social etiquette no longer, or maybe never, applied. Many are seemingly devoid of emotion or stare blankly in resignation. Each physical piece of work and the occurrences and characters they deliver are preoccupied with their own individual existence within the boundaries of the surface they are drawn upon. Therefore, when groups of drawings are shown together, further relationships start to occur, creating an ever-evolving disjointed narrative as pieces are added and taken away.

 

Links
www.rachelgoodyear.com

]]> http://www.clubbrenda.com/artists/rachel-goodyear/feed/ 0 David Hoyle http://www.clubbrenda.com/artists/david-hoyle/ http://www.clubbrenda.com/artists/david-hoyle/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:52:47 +0000 admin http://www.clubbrenda.com/?p=97 EVERYBODY EQUALLY VALID…
EVERYBODY EQUALLY JUSTIFIED…
EVERYBODY EQUALLY BEAUTIFUL…

In 2000, David Hoyle took to his blades at the Streatham Ice Arena and spectacularly killed off the Divine David. The persona he had created a decade earlier had established a unique position in queer cultural life, a sort of anti-drag act caustically lamenting the narcissism of the gay mainstream – ‘the biggest suicide cult in history’ – through song, dance, painting and whatever else took his fancy. In many ways he was an idealistic, even visionary, creation, although the constructive element to his diatribes wasn’t always the focus of the response. David Hoyle’s performance ‘SOS’ is more autobiographical and has been shown at the Soho Theatre, Royal Exchange and Sydney Opera House. His debut feature film released in 2010 “Uncle David’ has won numerous awards.

 

“Quite the scariest, funniest, smartest, truest, noblest thing you can see“
The Guardian

“A Genius”
Time Out

Links

www.davidhoyle.info

Uncle David review Guardian

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]]> http://www.clubbrenda.com/artists/david-hoyle/feed/ 0 Club brenda book launch; Strange Trees http://www.clubbrenda.com/shows/club-brenda-book-launch-strange-trees/ http://www.clubbrenda.com/shows/club-brenda-book-launch-strange-trees/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:58:16 +0000 admin http://www.clubbrenda.com/?p=60 Having first begun in 1999 as an ‘avant-garde’ performance night at Manchester’s Star and Garter, Club Brenda is fast approaching a decade of subversive art thrills. Presenting the city with diverse performance and music, the innovative club night remains loyally attuned to the sounds of the Manchester DIY underground, from emerging bands and musicians, to a network of artists, photographers, film-makers, designers and poets.

‘Imagine what a club would be like if it combined bands, performance art and a deliberately eclectic music policy…if it reached out to everyone: gay, straight, black, blue; but in particular, welcomed life’s uglier ducklings – the outsiders, the strange ones…’

To mark this occasion we are launching the limited edition Brenda book, Strange Trees, which moves through the history of club Brenda, using a series of classic narratives to form a dark urban fairytale, alongside a series of commissioned photography and artwork.
Instead of Jack and the Giant, we have Dirty Honky, turning vaudeville tricks for magic beans. Savage Wolf prowls through the ever-changing forest but isn’t quite the predator we expect, and the same goes for Holly Gore, who some like to call the witch… in the strange forest of Club Brenda, no one remains what they were…

Limited edition prints and posters from acclaimed artists including Rachel Goodyear will be available to buy on the night, along with copies of Strange Trees.
Also, exclusively to the launch, limited edition paintings will be for sale from leading Northwest artist and Strange Trees contributor David Hoyle, perfect for Christmas presents.
Music will be provided by DJs and bands on the Switchflicker Records label.

The launch will take place at Urbis, Manchester’s contemporary art space in Cathedral Gardens, on Tuesday 1st December 2009 from 7:30pm – 10:00pm.

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www.switchflicker.com
www.urbis.org.uk

Urbis
Cathedral Gardens
Manchester
M4 3BG
0161 605 8200
Email: info@urbis.org.uk

 

Reviews

Creative Tourist
Club Brenda celebrates a decade of arty club antics with the publication of a limited edition book, Strange Trees. Read more

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