21 February - 5 April 2009

UK based film artist Jordan Baseman has made new work in and around Soho interviewing inhabitants who range from the notorious to the anonymous, including hedonists and faded actors. The interview process is at the heart of Baseman's work. He heavily edits this recorded material, juxtaposing the finished interviews with film footage taken in and around Soho, to construct narratives that mimic and yet subvert the traditional documentary film format. The end product is a series of films that are at once semi-narrative, poetic and revealing. The works will create a portrait of a place that is both constant and fleeting.

Dark is the Night is an ArtSway and The Photographers' Gallery, London co-commission and will be presented at The Photographers' Gallery, London between 24 April - 14 June 2009.

Jordan Baseman Biography

Jordan Baseman received a BFA from Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and an MA from Goldsmith's College, University of London. Baseman is currently the Reader in Time Based Media at Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts, London, and is also a Lecturer at the Royal College of Art Sculpture School. He has a long history of carrying out projects in collaboration with various public institutions.  These have included residencies and commissions for: Arts Council England; Papworth Hospital (Heart and Lung Transplant Unit), Cambridge; The Science Museum, London; Dundee Contemporary Arts; Grizedale Arts; London Arts; Camden Arts Centre; The Serpentine Gallery; Book Works; National Sculpture Factory (Cork, Ireland); British School at Rome; the Wellcome Trust, London; Monash University, (Melbourne Australia); University of Tasmania, (Hobart, Australia) and The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Jordan Baseman has received grants from the Arts Humanities Research Council, the British Council, the Henry Moore Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, and London Arts Board.

www.jordanbaseman.co.uk

Visit ArtSway's Exhibition Resource Page for more information about Jordan Baseman's work, previous exhibitions, and links to various web pages which relate to the exhibition.

Exhibition Associated Events:

Free Coach: Preview and Reception for the Artist

Saturday 21 February 2009 at 10.30am

A free coach from London will leave from opposite Tate Britain on Millbank at 10.30am for the opening of the exhibition. The coach will return to London for 7pm. FREE: Booking Essential.

Private View and Reception for the Artist:
Saturday 21 February 2009, 2pm - 5pm
Join us to celebrate the opening of Jordan Baseman's new exhibition, Dark is the Night. A light buffet and drinks will be available. The show opens at 2pm followed by Jordan in conversation at 3pm. FREE: All Welcome.

Gallery Talk: Jordan Baseman in Conversation with Peter Bonnell

Saturday 21 February 2009 at 3pm

Join Jordan Baseman as he discusses his new series of films, co-commissioned by ArtSway and The Photographers’ Gallery, London, with ArtSway’s Curator Peter Bonnell. Baseman will discuss the development and realisation of his new film works, which are based on the thoughts and recollections of residents of the Soho district of London. FREE: Booking Essential.

ArtSway Associate Talk: Alistair Gentry

Wednesday 11 March 2009, 7pm - 9pm

Join ArtSway Associate Alistair Gentry for an evening of exploration and discussion into the use of documentary formats or idioms for non-documentary purposes, and how this format has been used in the films of Jordan Baseman and in Alistair's own work. FREE: Booking Essential.

Gallery Talk and Performance: Sebastian Horsley

Saturday 4 April 2009 at 3pm

ArtSway is pleased to present a once in a lifetime event in deepest rural Hampshire: an afternoon of 'dazzling and controversial anecdote' with artist and writer Sebastian Horsley, author of 'Dandy in the Underworld'. FREE: Booking Essential. Click here for a downloadable PDF invitation.

To book a place on any of the above events please contact Jack Lewis on 01590 682260 (ext.6) or email: jack.lewis@artsway.org.uk