Science Fiction Book Club Members are formally invited to Rossi & Rossi where Heman Chong, the Singaporean conceptual artist, writer and curator, is going to turn the noted West-End gallery into a fully functional second-hand Science Fiction & Fatnasy Popup bookshop. The full description of the event follows.
http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/1/2/1/8/event_92404632.jpegHEMAN CHONG : LEM1
[Exhibition Website (http://www.rossirossi.com/contemporary/exhibitions/lem1/information)]
22 Feb – 31 Mar 2012
‘LEM’ is a space created by Singaporean Artist Heman Chong, a space which occurs within other spaces configured to house specific fields of research in diverse forms of presentations, from anthology of short stories, archive bookshop, novel, installation or performance.
The exhibition, entitled ‘LEM1’ – the first of a proposed ‘LEM’ series – will present a functioning sci-fi and fantasy bookshop opened to the public where visitors are welcome to browse as well as purchase books, transforming the viewing experience into a system of monetary and goods exchange. The books in LEM1 are all taken from a list compiled by Chong, many of which he has used for research whilst writing his own science fiction novel, due to be completed in 2013.
The Plan
6.00pm – Meet for a quick drink at the Red Lion pub (see below)
6.45pm – Walk over to the venue via [this route (http://bit.ly/wyAYNU)]. Its a 3 min walk 🙂
8ish pm – Head back to the Red Lion for drinks or dinner, depending on how people feel.
Nearest Tube:
Oxford Circus – Central & Victoria Lines
Piccadilly Circus – Piccadilly & Bakerloo Lines
Pub:
The Red Lion
14 Kingly St, London, W1B 5PR (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=W1B+5PR&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&sa=N&tab=wl)
020 7734 4985
[link (http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=The+Red+Lion%2C+Soho)]