Foyles

Monday 12 May - Sunday 18 May
Private View Tuesday 13 May

Secrets and Shadows: The twilight world of Thirteen

Stephen Bardot is a taxi driver in Brighton. Seemingly endless night shifts exhaust him to the point of hallucination, and increasingly strange passengers make him question his perception of reality.

To celebrate the paperback launch of Thirteen by Sebastian Beaumont, the WithDrawn group of artists, curated by Caitlin Smail, have created a collection of intimate images that explore what lies within.

In this haunting collection of paintings, drawings and assemblage each artist undertakes their own personal voyage of discovery, through their artwork, to the very core of their psyche.

Artists include:
Samantha Allflatt, Elaine Arkel, Roxy Botkin, Jules Cowan, Edward Draper, Candace Imison ,Ben Lees, Patrick Moffat, Laura Murgia, Caitlin Smail, Toby Wilkinson and Shelly Wyn-De-Bank

For more information contact: caitlin.smail@virgin.net

Tuesday 27 May

Johnny Griffin The Little Giant: The Story of Johnny Griffin

Foyles and Ray's Jazz present an evening with Johnny Griffin, a jazz legend whose talents were born in the USA but who has lived and played in Europe for the past fifty years. Griffin will be in conversation with his biographer, Mike Hennessey, about his life and work, before heading down to Ray's Jazz for a book signing.

Tickets: Free, email events@foyles.co.uk to reserve.

6.00pm
The Gallery at Foyles

Thursday 29 May

Daoud Hari The Translator

In a rare and remarkable Foyles event, Sudanese refugee Daoud Hari discusses his memoir with American human rights lawyer Chris Nugent. When Hari's village in Darfur was attacked and destroyed by Sudanese militias, he managed to escape to the desert with friends. There, he helped the weak and the vulnerable to find food, water and a way out, and when foreign journalists arrived to report the atrocities, he gave his services as a translator and a guide. This he managed time and again under threat of death, until ultimately, he was captured.

Tickets: Free, email events@foyles.co.uk to reserve.

6.30pm
The Gallery at Foyles

Thursday 12 June - Thursday 19 June

Uniquely Chinese

Mixed media exhibition

A group visual show bringing together works by a diverse group of emerging and established artists including:

An Fei - who will demonstrate her fine traditional brush paintings
Raymond Yap - presenting his vibrant semi-abstract compositions in gloss with striking symbols and colours
Wuon Gean Ho - a printmaker showing her series of ‘Mask’ silkscreen prints in colour
Zhang Wenqing - his superb new ‘Song’ series in oil
Zhou Haige - Nanjing’s acclaimed artist displaying his stunning watercolour landscapes
Zhao Yizhou - widely regarded as the finest contemporary Chinese calligrapher in the UK

Opening times:
Mon - Fri 9.30am - 5.30pm
Sat 9.30am - 9.00pm
Sun 12.00pm - 6.00pm

Thursday 12 June 6.00 – 8.30pm
Private View: with wine & canapés

Saturday 14 June 2008 2.00pm – 3.00 pm
Artist Talk & Demonstration: Chinese Brush Painting by An Fei

If you would like to attend the private view or artist talk/demo, please visit www.artchinese.co.uk and join their mailing list quoting ref: UC/private view or artist talk.

ArtChinese
www.artchinese.co.uk
info@artchinese.co.uk
07969 383 494

You can purchase tickets by using our online booking form or by calling our priority booking line on 0870 420 2777.

Free events can be reserved by email, as indicated under the relevant event’s description.

If you can't make an event but would like to reserve a signed copy of any of the featured books then email your request to events@foyles.co.uk

Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB

T: 020 7437 5660
f: 020 7434 1574

Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB

T: 020 7437 5660
f: 020 7434 1574