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Current exhibition: NAVID NUUR: PHANTOM FUEL 13 March - 19 May 2013
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art is delighted to host the largest and most extensive presentation of the work of Iran-born Dutch artist Navid Nuur, for his first-ever solo exhibition in a UK institution.
Navid Nuur ‘Untitled’, 2006–2008 Light box, paint and sensor 60 x 80 cm Courtesy the artist, Plan B Cluj, Berlin and Martin van Zomeren, Amsterdam
Upcoming Event Sunday Family Workshop: 'Testing Ground' Sunday 19 May, 2:30 – 4pm
Join artist educator Nicola Pomery for a workshop influenced by Navid Nuur’s fascination with water and the transformative qualities of everyday objects.
Image: Courtesy Nicola Pomery
Limited Edition: NAVID NUUR Pendant and chain, £225
'From the cutting collection' pendant and chain is cast elegantly in titanium and serves as a reference to the restorative process which Nuur believes should be celebrated and preserved.
Navid Nuur, From the cutting collection, 2013
Upcoming exhibition: MERLIN JAMES 6 June - 10 August 2013
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art presents the work of Welsh painter Merlin James, focusing on a selection of works from his early career in the 1980s to the present. This will be the artist’s first major solo exhibition in a London institution.
Merlin James, Signal Box, 2004 - 2007, Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 57 cm, Courtesy of the artist, Mummery + Schnelle, London, and Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York © Merlin James
NAVID NUUR: PHANTOM FUEL 13 March - 19 May 2013
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art is delighted to host the largest and most extensive presentation of the work of Iran-born Dutch artist Navid Nuur. This, his first-ever solo exhibition in a UK institution, shows from 13 March to 19 May 2013.
Navid Nuur ‘BROKEN CIRCLE’, 2011 Neon, gas, broken glass Diameter 120 cm, Rabo Art Collection
Educational events
Launched in 2007, Parasol unit’s educational events programme provides visitors of all ages with the opportunity to engage with contemporary art through a wide variety of dynamic events and activities.
Family
Parasol unit’s Sunday Family Workshops offer creative afternoons of art activities suitable for all 5-15 year old and levels of ability. The foundation works regularly with local artist educators to deliver a dynamic array of activities as a means of exploring the current exhibitions, ranging from clay-modelling, mask making and lino printing to photography and moving image workshops.
