Happy New Year : No Remorse 2009

2009 has treated me very well, big thank you to everyone who helped me out during the year I'm looking forward to returning the favour in 2010.

I have several things on the go at the moment more news on these soon.

Jesus Wept

Apparently a wooden carrot would have been OK, but a real carrot is offensive.

Have a good Xmas

I went to see the John Baldessari exhibition at Tate Modern on my birthday which was an extremely good way to start the day. I highly recommend the show if you're in London. Its only on until the 10th January, go while you still have the chance!

Exhibition Website

Listening Patterns

Alec Ounsworth - Mo Beauty
Luke Haines - 21st Century Man /Achtung Mutha
Shit and Shine - 229-2299 Girls Against Shit
Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst
King Cannibal - Let the Night Roar
MASS - New Myspace Tracks
Frank Black - Frank Black

The Larder

My work is being featured on The Larder Gallery website.

Click here to view my page

platform00000009

I will be performing Hardcore You Know the Score? at this years Platform, Star and Shadow, Friday 11 December.

Click here for more information

Here are some installation shots of the Total Kunst exhibition in Edinburgh.

Total Kunst Show 30 Nov - 6 Dec

I will be following the Lanterns on the Lake down to Leeds to provide them with visuals for them and the other bands playing at the Trinity Church. Should be a lovely evening.

More information can be found via Myspace or Facebook

First in Three

I will be performing my piece, Hardcore You Know the Score? for First in Three at Northern Stage on Thursday (12/11/09).

For more information about the event please see the Wunderbar website

I will be providing visuals for the INX after party from 8pm on Tuesday 10th November at Star and Shadow. The event starts today, continues tomorrow and looks like its going to be a highlight of the Wunderbar festival.

For more information about the performances please see the Wunderbar Festival website

Hopefully see you down there!

30

Thank you Mr.Wilson for such a great birthday card. It has made turning 30 much less painful. I hope I can return the favour one day.

John Peel Week

It's John Peel week so I thought I'd post my current favorite Fall track.

Listening Patterns

I am currently enjoying:

Oxbow - The Narcotic Story
King Cannibal - Solid Steel mix (14/08/09)
Mogwai - The Hawk is Howling
This Will Destroy You - Young Mountain
Thurston Moore - Trees Outside The Academy
Necro Deathmort - This Beat is Nercotronic

Don't Call Us, We'll Call You

I am pleased to annouce that my piece The Impossible Document will be exhibited as part of Don't Call Us, We'll Call You in London.

For more information about the exhibition please follow the link
http://subjective-rejection.blogspot.com/

A big thank you to everyone who came to the Shock of the Used exhibition and those who made it out to the preview night. Steve, Iain and I were all very pleased with how the show went and it received lots of positive feedback. For those who missed it here are some installation shots. We're hoping to build on the exhibition and tour it to other venues in the future so you may get another chance.

I have started collecting donations for my next set of Re: portraits, if you would like to make a donation CLICK HERE for details of how to take part. Those who have made donations already, I will be in touch soon to arrange convenient times to hand over your complimentary photograph.

Best Party Ever

Have been working at the computer a lot recently, this is one of the youtube tracks I have been listening to too much. Nice work Dave, sounds even better now I know where the samples come from.

aBrassive

I have made a new video piece especially for the aBrassive event at the Durham Brass Festival. My piece will be screened between the first band change over.

The gig looks set to be the most interesting event in the Brass Festival line up this year. I'm especially looking forward to the debut set by Balaclava.

More information about the event can be see HERE and on FACEBOOK

aBrassive has been programmed by 50 Foot Long Horse.

Lanterns Press [Metro]

Northern Echo

The Northern Echo has printed a small artical about the shock of the used exhibition. If this was the best photograph the guy took I dread to think what the others looked like.

The exhibition runs until Friday 26th June 12-6pm daily.

SOTU Extended

We have decided to extend the exhibition until Friday 26th June. Opening time 12 - 6pm daily. Hope you can make it down to the show!

Shock Of The Used

Thanks to everyone who came to the preview on Friday. I had a great time, I hope you did too. We've had lots of positive feedback. The show will be up until Wednesday 24th June, 12 - 6pm daily. Get in contact via email [toby.lloyd@gmail.com] if you want to see the exhibition outside of these hours and we will try to accommodate you.

For more information about the exhibition and the other artists work please CLICK HERE

End of Residency Preview

During the last 3 weeks I have been Artist in Residence at 25 Stratford Grove, Newcastle. My residency will end on Thursday 18 June. You are invited to come and see the work and enjoy a glass of wine.

I have found the experience extremely valuable as it has forced me to work in a completely different way than I am used to.

Google Map

Lanterns on the Lake Visuals

I will be providing visual accompiment for the Lanterns at the Star and Shadow at the end of the month. If the last gig was anything to go by this will be one hell of an evening.

Listening Patterns

I have recently been listening to:

1. Manic Street Preachers - Journal for Plague Lovers
2. That Fucking Tank - Tanknology
3. Tim Hecker - An Imaginary Country
4. D_rradio - Leaves
5. Mass - myspace tracks

Lady Kitt's and my performance were covered by the Journal. Here is the clipping. Apparently the photographer wanted to open the door to the room I was locked in to take a picture of me. Thanks Andy for not letting him. Its a shame the paper didn't cover more of the other artists work.

Photographs and video of my performance will be on my website soon.

Nostalgia

I will be doing some visual accompaniment at the after show event at Allenheads on Saturday June 10th. It should be a whole day of interesting work.

For more information about the event click here

Here is the flyer for my next exhibition which will also feature work by Iain Harker and Steven Walker [50ft Long Horse].

It will be at Empty Shop in Durham form June 19-24th.
Preview Friday 19 June 6-9pm.

More information about the event can be seen here


Empty Shop's Website

Big thanks to Spectacles and Carpets for hosting the event on Saturday, and to all who came and selected tracks on the Jukebox.

Images and video documentation will be on the website soon.

I will be performing a new piece Hardcore you Know the Score? at Spectacles and Carpets.

For more information about the event please click here

I will be doing some visuals for D_rradio at this event.

I will be exhibiting a new work along with Steven Walker/50Ft Long Horse and Iain Harker at Empty Shop in Durham. The show will run from June 19-24th [Preview Friday 19th June].

My images will feature clothes [plus the bags they come in] purchased from charity shops, then donated to me. If you would like to take part in the project click here for details http://toby-lloyd.co.uk/requestfordonations.html

For more information about the exhibition please see the show blog here http://shockoftheused.wordpress.com/

I will be doing visuals at this gig on Saturday May 9th. Its the E.P. launch for Lanterns on the Lake. Should be a lovely night of lush music

For a preview of the music
http://www.myspace.com/lanternsonthelake
http://www.myspace.com/deathrowradio
http://www.myspace.com/cathodeonline

The Tanks new material sounds great, can't wait for the new album. Hopefully they'll play somewhere near to where I live. If you get the chance go see them live, they're amazing!

Dear Friend,

I am offering you the chance to contribute to the creative process of a work of art and to own a copy of said work. You may know that I have recently been making a series of self-portraits called Consumed, where my head is covered with plastic bags. If not here is an example:


I have continued to make these self-portraits but have added a slight twist. In the new series of images all the clothes I wear have been purchased from a charity shop and the bag that they came in is worn on my head. The name of the shop, its location and how much the garments cost me determine the title of each piece. For example: The Children's Society, Blandford Street, Sunderland, £3-98 (2009)

What I would like you to do is go to a charity shop and buy a shirt and tie; you may also purchase a jacket, sweater or any other items you like as an optional extra, and donate them to me. I will make a self-portrait wearing the clothes with the bag they were handed to you in. This will continue the theme of charity by you donating clothes to me to make the work and will give the images much more variety. In return for your efforts I will give you a signed print of the self-portrait and credit you in the title of the piece.

If you decide to take part I will need:
1 shirt (any size)
1 tie
Plastic bag
Receipt stating how much the garments cost Additional clothes from the charity shop at your discretion

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me via email toby.lloyd@gmail.com . To see more examples of my work please see my website http://www.toby-lloyd.co.uk/

I look forward to hearing from you and (if you decide to take part) seeing what you find at the charity shop.