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| 12 Star Gallery - Exhibitions in 2012 |
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The 12 Star Gallery is located at Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London SW1P 3EU and shows work which celebrates the creativity and cultural diversity that is the hallmark of the European Union. The gallery is open from 10am-6pm, Monday to Friday.
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|  Speak up, Speak Out
25 January - 10 February 2012
Haringey Council in partnership with Moshe Galili is delighted to be exhibiting at the European Commission during Holocaust Memorial Day commemorations, January 27th 2012. The exhibition consists of 6 portraits of Haringey Holocaust survivors painted by Silvia Olipitz Gayler (Pergosh) in 2010 and the work of one of those survivors, Moshe Galili. Moshe Galilli believes that his work should serve as a warning to all to remain vigilant against discrimination, anti-Semitism and racism. This exhibition challenges us to ask ourselves the eternal question would we have Spoken Up and Spoken Out?
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|  Stories of Desires and Love
15 - 24 February 2012
Paintings by artist Zani which show a powerful strength and refreshing spontaneity with rich variations of colour and tone. Most of her inspiration is drawn from ordinary people and everyday experiences and events. The work is often based on the relationship between public and private space, memories of the past and visions of the future.
Zani currently works and lives in London and a permanent exhibition of her work is on display and can be viewed at the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's Embassy in London.
http://www.zani.name/
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|  Conkers!
27 February – March 2 2012
Conkers! features new drawings and paintings by three emerging London based artists: Alexander Brenchley, Tyler Bright Hilton and Meaghan Hyckie.
Like the traditional children’s game where string-bound horse chestnuts are struck against each other until one breaks, the work in this exhibition attempts to bash together and accumulate disparate historic and contemporary influences from European illustration and painting.
As Europe’s largest city, London is a natural hub of cultural exchange and connection with easy access to the wider European Union. For the artists featured in this exhibition, London provides an environment saturated with a massive confluence of potential influences, both historic and contemporary, to engage with.
The challenge is how to distill all of this content – ranging from Titian to Tintin – in a way that is personal and considered without being ironic and facile.
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|  Art from Ireland
5 - 23 March 2012
Mixed Group exhibition curated by Barbara Stanley featuring paintings by Monica Boyle, Margaret Egan, Jimmy Lawlor and Philip Lindey and sculptures by Orla de Bri and Padraig Reaney.
As part of the St Patrick's Day London celebrations 2012, we are delighted to bring together a selection of paintings and sculpture in this Exhibition ' Art from Ireland'.
This collaborative Exhibition showcases the works of many indigenous Irish artists all with varying styles and perceptions.
We invite you to visit the exhibition and get a flavour of how these artists portray the history, mood, atmosphere and humour of Ireland.
Monica Boyle
This work is a direct response to the architectural spaces inside Fort Camden which overlook Cork Harbour. In these paintings Monica attempts to capture the changing atmosphere of these turbulent landscapes using layers of dense pigment and transparent glazes.
Margaret Egan
There are two main elements to Egan’s paintings – landscape and figurative. The dramatic seascapes in this exhibition beautifully capture the mood and atmosphere of Inis Meáin. Egan says “I have always been intrigued by people and landscape and exploring the endless possibilities of the relationship between the two. The places that people inhabit somehow retain their energy and it's interesting to try to capture a moment in time when one influences the other.”
Philip Lindey
Born in Rochdale of Irish parents who relocated back to Ireland, Lindey now lives in the West of Ireland. A great observer of life, Lindey is blessed with a wonderful imagination. He brings a touch of dark humour and satire in his subject matter. Prepare to be intrigued.
Jimmy Lawler
Lawlor’s surreal approach to familiar Irish anecdotes and his playful and enigmatic take on his subject matter means he is often referred to as ‘The Irish Dali’. His work is based not only on the Irish sense of humour, but in vivid realisation that the old way of life will have vanished by our next generation. He takes elements from his surroundings and mixes them with the people of the place, in their environment and doing what they love best. Of the elements Lawlor says “In their own way they have helped create the environment about them, whether they be farmers, business people, students or otherwise”.
Orla de Brí
The solitary stylised figures often commune with abstract shapes or elements from nature and throughout her work there is always communication and interaction. Human evolution and development are of great interest to her. How we analyse ourselves, relate to other people, and how we connect with our surroundings is always explored in de Brí’s work.
Pádraic Reaney
A native Gaelic speaker from Carraroe in the West of Ireland. Pádraic’s work has been largely influenced by the stories he heard as a child, in particular from his own grandparents. According to Reaney, these stories of Celtic mythology, handed down from generation to generation, is an art form in itself and drawing on this wonderful web of mythology he created an exhibition The Tain’ which is also the theme of his work for this Exhibition.
Organised by the Embassy of Ireland
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|  Made in Sacy
28 March - 13 April 2012
MADE-IN-SACY features some 15 artists from both France and UK, all of whom have been residents at the Chateau de Sacy in northern France - artists such as Richard Wilson, Grayson Perry and Andrew Logan. The exhibition encompasses the spirit behind each artist's work and their response to the setting of the chateau, whether in the form of photographic documents for site-specific installations, or by way of animation, painting and performance. The show will include a talk by art critic Guy Brett and Ann Gallagher, head of collections at Tate Britain, as well as live performances.
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|  Kukylove by Kuky
18 - 27 April 2012
The Italian Cultural Institute is proud to present Kukylove, a playful and colourful new exhibition from the artist Kuky. Born in Italy in 1966 Kuky pursued a career as a model before becoming a creative director in the world of fashion, working for internationally recognized houses such as Armani, Chanel, Christian Lacroix, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Fendi, Kenzo, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Yves Saint Laurent and more. Kuky’s paintings and drawings have a new age aesthetic filtered through an imagination that flirts with the magical and the humorous yet also express the artist’s own depth and spirituality.
Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute, London
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|  Crossing Borders: Europe’s test lab, Photographs by Philippe van Gelooven
16 - 25 May 2012
“Europe in miniature.” This is how the Meuse-Rhine Euregio is often called. The reason is obvious: with three countries, three languages and five partner regions, this area forms the ideal test lab of Europe. Diverse in all its compactness. With one single goal: increasing the quality of life of its inhabitants and visitors, across the old European borders. The Meuse-Rhine Euregio has many geographic and tourist advantages. Yet there’s more — much more. There is the rich common cultural heritage. The location in the heart of European decision-making. The insatiable hunger for innovation. The immense scientific potential and the close cooperation between universities, colleges and the world of business. Add to this an impressive number of well-achieving companies and you know: the Euregio is, just like its people, always on the move!
The facts- Countries: Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany - Belgian provinces of Limburg and Liège, the German-speaking Community and the Dutch region. Limburg and the German districts of Aachen, Düren, Euskirchen and Heinsberg- Languages: Dutch, French and German – Number of inhabitants: 3.7 million – Number of companies: 250,000 - Total surface area: 10,400 km²
The list is too long, yet the website cannot be detailed enough. The photos of Philippe van Gelooven are never dull because they always add something to the image of a building or interior.
Architect Alfredo De Gregorio calls it a “poetic image”: “the photographs Philippe takes affect me every time. In all simplicity he knows how to capture the soul of a project in one poetic image”. Not typical architectural photography, but a rendition, an image of the essence of a building.
Take a look at PHVG, Architectural Photography. A journey through “classic” architecture and an extensive view of current projects in Belgium, Japan and China and of course the Euregio.
www.phvg.be
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|  Between I and Me
30 May - 15 June 2012
The exhibition of the Greek, London-based artist, Rania Bellou will feature, among others, works from the ‘Memory for Forgetfulness’ series, intricate pencil drawings on multiple layers of tissue paper. Based on the Proustian model of subjective memory as a recreation of the past, the works ‘force’ the return to ‘personal’ memories. Such a return though cannot be equal to a thorough recreation of a past situation but only through a ‘free’ journey among blurred and vague mental images with its intentional forgetfulness”.
Rania Bellou
DETAIL: Untitled (No.3) ('Memory For Forgetfulness' series’), 2011
pencil on Japanese tissue paper
48 x 75 cm
Courtesy Kalfayan Galleries, Athens – Thessaloniki
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|  Jamaican Men - A Collectors Choice, Works 1975 to present day
20 - 29 June 2012
Selected artists , Albert Huie, Carl Abraham, Witney Miller, Barrington Watson, Basil Watson , Raymond Watson , Kai Watson, Milton George ,David Boxer , Gene Pearson , Phillip Thomas , Khary Darby, Michael Elliott , Oliver Myrie, Paul Stoppi.
The exhibition will comprise of 30 paintings and 4 sculptures by Jamaican male artists , the old masters and a selection of young artists who are working in Jamaica today.
Jamaica has become world-famous for its music (Bob Marley), and more recently for its athletic prowess (Usain Bolt), but is much less known for its art. Yet, for a small island nation, it possesses an astonishingly large number of artists, and a supportive community of collector. The paintings and sculptures shown here come from the collection of a proud Jamaican who divides her time between Britain and Jamaica. Since she recently supported an exhibition of Jamaican women artists at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, which has the largest collection of contemporary art by women in Europe, Theresa Roberts has, on this occasion, chosen to show only work by men. The works date from 1975 to the present. They demonstrate some of the major themes in Jamaican art. First, a fascination with Jamaica’s beautiful landscape, exemplified in two works by Albert Huie, often described as ‘the father of Jamaican painting’. Second, a powerful figurative, often narrative impulse, often with religious overtones, as in the typical canvas by Carl Abrahams.
Jamaican artists are more interested in states of feeling than they are in exploring stylistic conventions. Their art, like the art of Jamaican musicians, reaches out very directly to the audience. Though this is one person’s view of the Jamaican art scene, the selection nevertheless gives a good idea of the nature of the Jamaican art-scene in general, and of the high level of talent to be found there.
Edward Lucie-Smith
Organised with the support of the Jamaican High Commission
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|  Images Threw My Lens by Doros Partasides
4 - 13 July 2012
"They say one photograph is a thousand words. For me a thousand photographs is one word - CYPRUS". This exhibition is a retrospective of my work over the last half century. My project is to portray the different stages of the history of Cyprus, the strength of its people, the culture and traditions. The selection will be out of ten thousand plus photographs from my vast archives spanning from 1966 to the present day."
Exhibition organised by the Cyprus High Commission to mark the Cyprus holding the Presidency of the EU Council
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|  Magic Me – Connecting Communities
31 October - 9 November
A celebration of the creativity of young and older people living in East London, and working together with professional artists from charity Magic Me. Our projects often link unlikely partners, for example Bangladeshi Muslim young people learning photography with white and Jewish Eastenders in their 70s. Making images together, people see the world from their own and others’ view points; the art they make reflects diverse interests and concerns. The exhibition will include artworks in different media, including photography and printmaking, all made in 2012.
www.magicme.co.uk
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Previous Exhibitions
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|  Frontline: Reporting from the World's Deadliest Places
11 - 20 January 2012
The Frontline News Television Agency covered all the major wars from the late 1980s to the present day. From Afghanistan to the break up of Yugoslavia via two Gulf Wars and back again, this exhibition explores the unique, in depth, independent and remarkable work FNTV cameramen undertook to pursue the truth in war zones across the world.
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|  Background
Sophie Sarin was the first artist to exhibit at the European Commission's offices, in December 2005, with her show 'Chaos to Order'. There has followed a series of exhibitions by artists from all over Europe (and beyond) working in media such as film, sculpture, photography and paint. See here for lists of previous exhibitions: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.
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