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Comment on This corporate art display is a shallow attempt to tap into Fitzrovia’s cultural identity by Richard

Richard — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:00:52 +0000

But this is all by-the-by., as I said I’d like to see the agreived party – Fitzrovia Noir Community Interest Company – actually eating a bit of humble pie and working with Diemar/Noble. We’re all in this together after all and, at the risk of repeating myself, the FNCIC’s main objection is DN’s “failure to engage with groups already campaigning to use the space, parachuting themselves in to an on-going dialogue between said local group and the powers that be, and for repeating something already seen.”

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FN — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:21:35 +0000

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Comment on This corporate art display is a shallow attempt to tap into Fitzrovia’s cultural identity by Owen

Owen — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:32:32 +0000

I think that is an appallingly disingenuous post from Richard and with a plain agenda. I think there is MUCH to be applauded for a commercial art gallery using a high profile opportunity such as this to showcase unrepresented young London artists, when they could have used it as a platform to promote themselves or their own photographers! It looks fantastic and it’s really heartening for me to see a gallery – a commercial gallery – sacrificing a commercial opportunity to give a break into the system for artists for have never had a chance to be seen so widely. Let’s support them, above all else, because if we don’t, then we have truly lost our creative empathy, our individualism and that’s when we REALLY lose our identity as a community.

Comment on This corporate art display is a shallow attempt to tap into Fitzrovia’s cultural identity by Richard

Richard — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:29:40 +0000

It’s always good to see local businesses engage with local people, In this case a local gallery. But it seems the people/artists being show-cased by Diemar Noble Gallery don’t represent the vibrant artistic community that already exists in Fitzrovia. Yes, let’s applaud Diemar/Noble for brightening the place up and helping bring “art to the masses” but, the main objection is their failure to engage with groups already campaigning to use the space, parachuting themselves in to an on-going dialogue between said local group and the powers that be, and for repeating something already seen. Seems they’ve missed a trick and brought about something of a backlash that will, locally at least, damage their reputation among the artistic community. But, fear not, perhaps Diemar/Noble can make amends by doing something with the members and associates of Fitzrovia Noir Community Interest Company next time round? And, let’s see the members and associates of Fitzrovia Noir Community Interest Company show willing when it comes to engaging with Diemar/Noble? I for one cannot wait to see the results.

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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:50:55 +0000

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Comment on This corporate art display is a shallow attempt to tap into Fitzrovia’s cultural identity by A Lowe

A Lowe — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:18:28 +0000

Hi All,
I do sympathise with your concerns around the development and the loss of a local space, but as a friend of an exhibiting photographer I think it’s a little mean spirited to criticise the gallery and the the artists who were given the chance to exhibit their work in public as “glossy and irrelevant”! I think it is awesome that a recognised and highly regarded gallery held a free and open competition that gave so many new, young and local photographers a chance to see their work exhibited publically alongside established names. It’s such a rare opportunity and I think Diemar/Noble were brave in accepting such diverse work from across the community and anything that gives unrecognised talent a chance to be seen should be applauded. It isn’t happening in many other places across the city right now.
AL

Comment on Development plans for Middlesex Hospital site approved by Westminster council by This corporate art display is a shallow attempt to tap into Fitzrovia’s cultural identity | Fitzrovia News

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:02:54 +0000

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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:02:51 +0000

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Open air art gallery at former Middlesex Hospital site | Fitzrovia News — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:50:27 +0000

[...] this week a selection of photographs from the 2011 Fitzrovia Photography Prize organised by Diemar / Noble Photography will be on [...]