Quick Peeks

Lisa Devaney

  Normal 0 ArtCore is reported to be the world's first auction of British club culture based art, and will be on view at Selfridges' Ultralounge in London until wed 25 of February 2009 before being auctioned at Selfridges at 5.30pm on 26th February.

Apart from the music, one of the most significant aspects of Acid House and the ensuing dance culture was its visuals. The flyers and posters for the raves and clubs were an integral part of their identity and brought a new form of street art in to the public domain.

ArtCore, a joint venture between Mary McCarthy of Dreweatts Auction House and Ernesto Leal from our history, a historical exhibition celebrating the visual side of 21 years of dance culture and will feature a host of artwork from the most iconic clubs and raves over that period.

ArtCore Print: 50 limited edition prints by the London based artist Chu & Back to Basics. Exclusive to Selfridges for £150 each, it will launch on 12th February at the ArtCore private view and then will be on sale throughout the exhibition.

Limited Edition Book: A stunning collection of 30 limited edition prints celebrating club culture, bound in a cardboard cover. Exclusive to Selfridges it will also be launched on the 12 Feb at the ArtCore private view and will be on sale throughout the exhibition. There will only be 300 copies, retailing at £150 each.

Dreweatts is the largest auctioneer outside of London specializing in fine art and antiques. They held their inaugural Urban Art auction in June 2008 at the Village Underground, previewed at Selfridges. This was a tremendous success, raising over £800,000 with several artists' sales records being broken and a lot of attention created for a number of artists that hadn't auctioned before.

To purchase any item from the ArtCore collection register with Dreweatts Auction House at http://www.dnfa.com/artcore/ or in person at the Ultralounge in Selfridges, London. The full collection will go under the hammer at 5.30pm on 26 February, pre-registration is essential, and then the following methods of bidding are possible: Live online (www.the-saleroom.com), over the phone, in person or by commission bid. Please visit the website or call 0203 2912832 for more details on how to purchase. If attending the auction please arrive early to ensure a seat.

For more info on how to bid in the auction download the info form from Dreweatts website, left click on the GENERAL INFORMATION section:

http://www.dnfa.com/artcore

To view a pdf of the full auction catalogue visit:

http://www.dnfa.com/catalogues/13077.pdf

Auction items include: the Hacienda, The End, *** Nation, Spectrum, Beyond Therapy, Raindance, Atlantic Jaxx, Tribal Gathering, Circus Warp, Trade, DiY Soundsystem, Back to Basics, Sign of the Times, RiP, Altern 8, Trade, Dream Odyssey, DreamZone, Helter Skelter, The Gallery, Love Ranch, Blue Note, Underworld, Full Cycle, Massive Attack, Shoom, Fungle Junk, Africa Centre (series 1/3), SiN, Flesh, Dance Paradise, Mutoid Waste and many more. It will also feature work on canvas, paper and metal by the movement's original artists and designers such as Goldie, Basement Jaxx, Derek Yates, Spectrum, Kaborn, Wayne Anthony,  Nick Walker, Rogan Jeans, Trevor Johnston, B-art, Chu, Tom Hingston studio, Ryka, Jason Kedgley (tomato), (photos from Labirynth-Dalston), Ollie Trimmings, Inkie, Steve Perry (Pez) and  Dave Little.

Thanks to Ernesto Leal, Director of Our Cultural History http://www.ourculturalhistory.com for this information.

Wish I was there for British club culture history,

-Lisa