Author Archives: HundredYearsGallery

         Sunday Improvisation and weirdness with sets by the mysterious KMAT and Manchester based guitar wizard David Birchall in an acoustic trio with Olie Brice, double bass, and saxophonist Colin Webster. KMAT return to Hundred Years Gallery in their original … Continue reading →

We’re very happy to welcome Tom Ward’s Madwort Sax Quartet to Hundred Years Gallery for the recording of their debut album. The band explores irregular grooves and unusual harmonies inspired by mathematics and numerology, framed by the intuitive expressionism of … Continue reading →

Marcello Magliocchi A real master of drumming and metallic percussion expert designer, Marcello Magliocchi is a mainstay of jazz and improvised music in his native South Italy having performed with an impressive list of greats like Steve Lacy, Enrico Rava, Franco D’Andrea, Mal … Continue reading →

Atsuko Kamura: vocal, a bit of electrics Formed the first all feminist punk band “Misutama Shobodan” in Japan in 80’s and also formed vocal improvisation duo “Honeymoons” which toured in US and EU. Moved to UK and  joined The Frank … Continue reading →

New Music From Milan returns with the Sixth chapter of the ongoing residency for the opera chanteuse Olivia Salvadori and composer/cellist Sandro Mussida. They bring with them to Hundred Years Gallery the London based electronic producer and DJ Tribe Of Colin for an … Continue reading →

‘Cheap Cuts Documentary Film Festival is dedicated to showcasing the best of new and emerging British and international short documentary talent. We strongly believe in content over form and are interested in the stories filmmakers have to tell and not … Continue reading →

    Confront Recordings present two stellar combinations with recent releases on the label… Richard Sanderson : amplified melodeon, dictaphones & small percussion / Mark Wastell : tam-tam, shruti box / Matilda Rolfsson : percussion “…. the trio of Richard Sanderson (amplified melodeon, … Continue reading →

An hour long ensemble improvisation of the piece The Re-Awakening Of James Joyce’s Night-time novel, The Wake, The Sandman Returns to Meet where Terms Begin, a collaboration between poet and performer Grassy Noel and dancer Sofia Figueiredo, with artistand musician Giles Leaman, situationist improvising ensemble KMAT and guests. Part of Jill Rock‘s … Continue reading →

DARK: Festival of the Unseen – Return of the DRON is the third exhibition organised by Jill Rock in collaboration with Hundred Years Gallery. Following the success of previous exhibitions, DrONUltImARAtio 2012 and WHITEOUT 2014, DARK is an exhibition featuring the work of 20 artists, and … Continue reading →

The first of a new series of late afternoon sessions of free improvised music by the legendary Terry Day and some of his occasional collaborators. Terry Day (bamboo reed pipes, percussion), Guillaume Viltard (double bass), Klaus Bru (saxophone, electronics) and Grahame Painting (cello) Doors … Continue reading →

New Music From Milan returns for the fifth concert in this adventurous series at Hundred Years Gallery, featuring  aural works by Sandro Mussida (cello, electronics).        Aural Works – Live is an augmented performance for acoustic chamber group and ‘earphoned’ audience by the … Continue reading →

This event is CANCELLED Ewa Justka is a Polish electronic noise artist, instruments builder and electronics teacher based in London. In her artistic work Ewa attempts to explore the concept of Materiality Of The Hidden. She is currently organising a workshop for … Continue reading →

           Luisa Spina. ‘Small Gatherings for Big Thoughts’. Cooking as participatory process. ‘Small Gathering for Big Thoughts’ is an invitation to cook together without recipe as an opportunity to explore how we can come together with our … Continue reading →

Blind Plural: Artists in conversation. François Larini, Naifei Wu, Rodrigo B. Camacho, Sara Rodrigues (NME | Artistic Director) and Gabriele Cavallo (NME | Editorial Director) Wednesday 16th of March from 3 to 5pm. The third in a series of events connected to … Continue reading →

Hundred Years Gallery is thrilled to welcome back CRAM Records for their quarterly residency on the 13th March, to shake off the remnants of winter’s hibernating heads with new music to fire up the spirit and awaken the energy of … Continue reading →

David Birchall is one of the most engaging improvising musicians currently in the UK. With his shamanistic approach, and breath-taking technique, he is one of the key figures in the highly fertile improvised music scene in Manchester. David has performed … Continue reading →

     Friday 11th of March. 7:00 pm. No.55 / The Wolf Game-Death by Hyperstress. Rodrigo B. Camacho Performed by members of the MNE ( New Music Ensemble ) The book Rules of Play, Game Design Fundamentals, pretty much THE BIBLE … Continue reading →

                  Thursday 10th of March. 3 to 5 pm. Steph Goodger / Stella Winskell-Moore in conversation with John Flannery ( Art Speak ) Steph Goodger will present a talk on the Paris Commune of 1871, … Continue reading →

Sunday 6th of March from 3 to 6.30pm: The first in a series of  performances, screenings and talks as part of the Blind Plural exhibition. Grassy Noel:  ‘Alice through the looking glass’.  A performance piece that Interrogates the complicit nature of, … Continue reading →

The inimitable Apocalypse Jazz Unit was conceived in 2012 as a solo recording project by saxophonist Rick Jensen and has since transmogrified into a live band with a variety of equally deranged improvisers. Since April 2013 Apocalypse Jazz Unit has been a … Continue reading →

An exhibition of works selected from the Gallery`s annual ‘Open Call for Artists’ Ronis Varlaam, Vanessa Short, Naifei Wu, Jaeyeon Yoo, Richard Niman, Michael Hazell, Olivia Johnson, Ben Coiacetto, Tom Cardew, Owen Oppenheimer, Pablo Saura, Sophie Marguerite Adams, Fionn Wilson, … Continue reading →

Opening on 4th of February 2016 from 7 to 9.30 as part of the White Chapel First Thursdays. Exhibition curated by Gallery Director Montse Gallego. Hundred Years Gallery’s ‘Bells From The Deep’ Open Call for Artists working on Drawing or/and Hand … Continue reading →

Giles Leaman has plied his craft as musician, instrument builder and fine artist for 30+ years, being one of the founders in the iconic group ‘Echo City’ where mojo was sonic sport and play. Having built over two hundred varieties of … Continue reading →

Joe Wright – saxophones, Hyelim Kim – taegŭm, Alison Blunt – violin, Hannah Marshall – cello Door 7:30 | music 8pm | entry £5/donation Joe Wright – saxophones Joe Wright is an award winning saxophonist and electronic musician working around … Continue reading →

Exceptionally rare London appearance from The Sealed Knot. Their previous concert in the capital was seven years ago.   Burkhard Beins : percussion Rhodri Davies : harp Mark Wastell : violoncello   Door 7:30 | Music 8pm | Entrance £10 … Continue reading →

Door 3:30 | music 4pm | entry £5/donation Max Eastley is a sound and visual artist. His primary instrument is a unique electro-acoustic monochord, developed from an aeolian sculpture. ‘The Arc’ consists of a single string stretched lengthwise across a long piece of … Continue reading →

Elektryza is a powerful London based trio performing abstract, hard, noisy, concrete and intense improvised music. Mercedes Maresca – drums Krzystof Spieczonec – guitar Marcin Karczewski – bass The band regularly performs in the UK and Poland and has collaborated with many artists … Continue reading →

Showcasing a series of solo soprano saxophone expositions, Jamison Williams proudly presents an extensive musical deconstructive core medley spanning over 75 years of Disney songbook classics; in all its historic glory, this experimental / improvisational jazz performance will guarantee a … Continue reading →

Hundred Years Gallery is delighted to welcome back Olivia Salvadori (voice) and Sandro Mussida (cello, electronics) with guest composer and flautist Jan Hendrickse and percussionist Simon Allen for the fourth concert in the New Music From Milan series.            … Continue reading →

nonfictional are a quartet comprising Maggie Turner (vocals), David Hunger (guitar), Ravi Low-Beer (percussion) and Nick Doyne-Ditmas (double bass and trumpet). The song format is used as a flexible framework, so that no two performances are ever the same. Nothing … Continue reading →

  For this workshop fine artists Jeanne Roche and Marianne Romeo will be introducing abstract art to children by using shapes and colours in playful ways. Ages: 4 to 16 years.   Suggested donation: £5 – 10

Gleb Kanasevich is an award winning clarinettist specialising in new music. He’s been a soloist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Belarus National Philharmonic, Peabody Symphony Orchestra, Peabody Chamber Orchestra, the Peabody Camerata, Lunar Ensemble, Baltimore Concerto Orchestra. His playing has … Continue reading →

Join Saul Eisenberg / Junk Orchestra and Giles Leaman for an afternoon of musical fun created from London’s finest found sounds and re worked junk. Special guests and fellow junkyard mischiefs will join them. The programme will experiment with live … Continue reading →

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CITY OF OLIGARCHS CITY OF SHARKS Sunday Sandman Session of Poetry, Micro Stories & Song,  with Grassy Noel, Mark Rathmell, Mervyn Diese under the guise of Ika Rastus, and Graham MacKeachan making coffee. With the special participation of Raymond Shine on avant … Continue reading →

Joshua Weitzel – guitar/shamisen, David Stockard – drum, Daniel Kordik – synthesizer, Chie Nagai – voice and selfmade instruments, Eddie Prévost – percussion Doors 7:30 | Music 8pm | Entry £5 Donation Daniel Kordik is a musician and performer, born in Slovakia and currently … Continue reading →

Art group Llull Machines (Danil Gertman – real-time digital drawings/projections, and Grundik Kasyansky – live analogue electronic sound) meet pianist Marjolaine Charbin, bass clarinettist Yoni Silver, and bassist Tom Wheatley Doors 7:30 | music 8pm | entry £5 donation Llull Machines … Continue reading →

The welcome return to Hundred Years Gallery of Tom Wheatley (double bass), Yoni Silver (bass clarinet) & Mark Sanders (drums). Tom Wheatley is a double bass and electric bass player based in, and native to, London. He plays to open … Continue reading →

WEISSLICH V: Experimental music & performance art with guests Samuel Stoll and Alice Purton Berlin-based performer and musician Samuel Stoll joins London-based cellist Alice Purton and WEISSLICH regulars David Pocknee, Michael Baldwin and Louis d’Heudieres for a unique programme of contemporary music and … Continue reading →

Hundred Years Gallery is very proud to present the first solo show by Chinese artist Yvonne Feng. Yvonne was publicly voted as one of the two favourite artists selected in the open call ‘Now in Reverse’ during December 2014 at … Continue reading →

Pagan psychedelic solstice celebration and jelly wall psychosis from the occult underground. Live sets by Eleventh Hour Adventists + Rockinghorse + Infernal Contraption. Eleventh Hour Adventists: A collaboration between Jasmine Pender (Rotten Bliss), and Jowe Head (Swell Maps, The Demi-Monde).  Their voices blend … Continue reading →

LUME returns to Hundred Years Gallery for the second edition of their dice-and-hat improvised music night. As before, a nebulous ensemble of UK improvisers will gather to make spontaneous music together. This time the list looks like this: Alex Bonney Alison Blunt … Continue reading →

In this drop-in evening event, Yvonne Feng will introduce her exhibition An Amnesiac’s Stories and talk about her recent work in relation to the notion of amnesia and desire. Feng will also invite the following artists to present their works or … Continue reading →

  Terry Day (percussion, reeds),  John Butcher (saxophone) and David Toop (flute, strings, small instruments) Terry Day began improvising on the drums in a duet with his brother Pat in 1955, and in 1960 formed an improvising trio of piano, bass … Continue reading →

duck-rabbit will be launching the fourth installment in their Scattered Voices series with a live performance using sounds collected at Whissendine Windmill. The music of Scattered Voices is an improvised form of musique concrete, intimately connected to specific locations across … Continue reading →

Performances by participants on Experimental Sound Art, a course led by Graham Dunning at Mary Ward Centre. Throughout the course, participants explored sound as an art form using instruments, found objects, voice, recordings and technology, with an emphasis on exploration and … Continue reading →

         CRAM Records present the latest instalment in their quarterly series at Hundred Years Gallery… an afternoon concert by three dynamic duos: Tom Jackson (clarinet) and Alex Ward (clarinet) Though this duo first burst forth at Boat Ting in … Continue reading →

Marjolaine Charbin is a pianist working both inside the piano with objects and with the keyboard. Originally from France, she lived for many years in Brussels and is now based in London. Since studying sound engineering and then jazz piano at the conservatoire … Continue reading →

Saturday afternoon performance, participation and discussion by three UK publishing collectives, mumei, Bore Publishing and Compost and Height to examine how text and sound integrate in our publishing ideas. You will have a chance to participate in performances and discussions, and … Continue reading →

reductive journal FOUR – book launch event at Hundred Years Gallery reductive journal celebrates the physical publishing of FOUR, the fourth issue of its free online text-sound journal with two days of events of performances and installations at Hundred Years Gallery. www.reductivejournal.com … Continue reading →

Mark Wastell / Burkhard Beins / Angharad Davies Mark Wastell and Burkhard Beins share a long association. They have performed together in a number of different ensembles, including The Sealed Knot (with Rhodri Davies), Necessaire (with Ignaz Schick & Alessandro … Continue reading →

Ansuman Biswas, percussion and flute, Terry Day, bamboo reed pipes, David Leahy, double bass, and Klaus Bru, saxophone and electronics Terry Day’s monthly residency brings together another eclectic mix of master musicians. Multi instrumentalist Ansuman Biswas (flute, percussion), Klaus Bru (saxophone, electronics) … Continue reading →

A project series exploring the boundaries of sound, material, environment and body in a cross-cultural context. Making its debut at Hundred Years Gallery, the undertone // 01 features the participation of numerous artists including Jasper Fung (Hong Kong), Chi Po-hao … Continue reading →

Raw Tonk Records presents an evening with two explosive duos: Mark Holub and Colin Webster have been playing as a drums and sax duo since 2005. They have toured extensively and released 3 albums. Their latest album ‘Viscera’ on US … Continue reading →

  This exhibition is curated by Benjamin Murphy in collaboration with ROOMS Magazine. Gallery Basement Private view Thursday 19th from 7.30 A series of images shot over 3 years of the Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle, South London. The … Continue reading →

‘HYG Editions’ exhibition extended until 31st January in Gallery Ground Floor. Opening Night: Thursday 19th November 7.30 to 9.30 This November we are launching our new project ‘HYG Editions’ with an exhibition of new and unseen works from 8 artists who have collaborated with … Continue reading →

   photos by Mary Lemley/HYG Hundred Years Gallery is delighted to present John Russell and Phil Minton in a special live recording session. Phil Minton is best known for his startling vocal improvisations. This sensible looking man proffers slices of his unfettered … Continue reading →

This is a gig for performance, music, improvisation. It is a space that people are allowed to : be with invisible things feel body and feelings confirm that something in spirit is still alive exist in an alternative way (musical, spontaneous … Continue reading →

    Hundred Years Gallery is pleased to welcome this exciting trio for one of their rare and very special concerts. Dominic Lash is a double bass player, composer and a few other things. He is lucky enough to get … Continue reading →

Mark Browne (saxophone and collected objects), Matt Scott (accordion), Ian McLachlan (brass/wind and objects) + David Toop (strings, air and paper) & Adam Bohman (prepared strings and amplified objects) + Glockenspiel (looped guitar and percussion) This afternoon’s concert is presented by the Aylesbury based … Continue reading →

The Earshots concert series returns to Hundred Years Gallery on Saturday 7th November. Featuring: Jonáš Gruska : field recordings Sarah Gail Brand & Edward Lucas : trombone duo Massimo Magee : clarinet solo Doors 7:30 pm | music at 8:00 … Continue reading →

         Lote3 [Carina Levitan & Graham MacKeachan] perform simultaneously at AVAV [37],  Epicentro Cultural, São Paulo, Brasil and Hundred Years Gallery via live AV link. Performance at midnight UK time, 22:00 BR, on the opening night of the ‘BANG!’ exhibition … Continue reading →

Opening Thursday 5th from 7.30 BANG! is curated by Mervyn Diese, an artist with a background in commercial art. Whilst in recovery from serious illness he has exhibited at Hundred Years Gallery and many other independent spaces in London over the last … Continue reading →

Sandblast in partnership with Hundred Years Gallery & Bolivar Hall proudly presents: ‘Africa’s Last Colony: 40 years not forgotten’  Private view Thursday 15th, 7.30 to 9.30: Screening of ‘War in the Desert’ 1988 BBC film presented by Royal African Society’s director Richard Dowden Redah … Continue reading →

The Apocalypse Jazz Unit was conceived in 2012 as a solo recording project by saxophonist Rick Jensen and has since transmogrified into a live band with a variety of equally deranged improvisers. Since April 2013 Apocalypse Jazz Unit has been a tornado … Continue reading →

WEISSLICH is back at Hundred Years Gallery for another year of adventurous new music and performance. Their first concert of the season features pieces by composer-performers Robert Blatt, Beavan Flanagan, Eleanor Cully, David Pocknee, Leo Svirsky and Jennifer Walshe. Themes explored will … Continue reading →

Grassy Noel & APE perform A Halloween Special …… INGMAR BERGMAN’S HAUNTING “SEVENTH SEAL” MEETS STANLEY KUBRIC’S ALL AMERICAN NIGHTMARE “THE SHINING” ALL IS NOT WELL IN THE WESTERN WORLD ….. Cast: Grassy Noel, voice, text projections Mike Walter, saxophone, … Continue reading →

Week 1 : Thu Oct 15th, Private View / 7:30-9:30pm *War in the Desert (45min, 1988), by Ian Taylor + Q&A with featured presenter Richard Dowden (President of Royal African Society) *Music w/ Redah Boudbagh Trio: Arab-Andalouse music from the Maghreb *Poetry … Continue reading →

Terry Day (percussion, bamboo reed pipes), Steve Beresford (electronics, toys), Mark Browne (saxophone, percussion) & Alison Blunt (violin). Doors 3:30 | music 4pm | entry £5 Terry Day began improvising on the drums in a duet with his brother Pat … Continue reading →

Ov London Presents – Sonic Intervention, a special afternoon of spontaneous music, fresh new sounds freely improvised by a new quartet featuring the fantastic Maggie Nicols. Maggie Nicols – voice David Fowler – drums Matt Scott – accordion Illi Adato – percussion & … Continue reading →

A welcome return performance from the Mark Wastell Quartet at Hundred Years. The first half will feature a lengthy Quartet performance. The second set will see the regular foursome joined by special guests Ed Jones on reeds and Seth Bennett as … Continue reading →

Klaus Bru (Electric C Melody Saxophone, C Soprano Saxophone) with Pete Yelding (Cello), Jodie Judy Lu (dance, movement), Ken Ikeda (Electronics), Tony Hardie-Bick (Chapman Stick), David W. Stockard (Percussion) KLAUS BRU: MELOTIERRATIC ENCOUNTERS A Concert of Free Improvisation in 3 Parts: Part 1: ALONE Klaus Bru (Feedback Saxophone, Blown … Continue reading →

CRAM Records return to Hundred Years Gallery with a Sunday afternoon session of diverse improvising strategies Benedict Taylor (viola) & Daniel Thompson (guitar) duo Neil Metcalfe (flute) solo Alan Wilkinson (saxophone & bass clarinet), Keisuke Matsui (guitar & objects) & Graham … Continue reading →

This evening brings together three sets from: Michael Speers & Ashley Paul michaelspeers.net/ ashleypaul.net/ Portraits boiledegg.org/ robop.org/ seymourwright.com/ David W. Stockard (+ guests) davidwstockard.com/ Doors 7:30 | Music 8pm | Entry £5 Donation       Image: excerpt from “to … Continue reading →

We are pleased to welcome Israeli bassist Nadav Masel for a rare London performance – playing solo and as part of a unique trio. Ute Kanngiesser – cello Nadav Masel – doublebass Tom Wheatley – doublebass ‘Deep tones of inner peace for … Continue reading →

Hundred Years Gallery is delighted to announce, a solo exhibition by William Alexander curated by Miguel Mallol.  ‘Looking at the Infinite’ divides the gallery into two stages of a journey, sharing the artist’s experiences, deciphering his symbols, recovering his memories. … Continue reading →

A  project by Ella West & Sophie Glover Solidity · Tell Me How You Stand (30 Days of Sediment) presents the first exhibition of collaborative work by Sophie Glover and Ella West. The pieces stem from a period working as artists in residence … Continue reading →

Angharad Davies is a violinist, one at ease in both improvising and composition, with a wide discography as part of varied range of ensembles and groups. She’s a specialist in the art of ‘preparing’ her violin, adding objects or materials … Continue reading →

Hundred Years Gallery is delighted to welcome back Olivia Salvadori (voice) and Sandro Mussida (cello, electronics) with guitarist Alessandra Novaga. Following a long time collaboration, for the very first time live together in London, the trio presents a set of dreamlike, dronesque … Continue reading →

Join Grassy Noel & APE, the anarchic poetry and improvisation collective, with special guest Uilleann Piper and Tin Whistle Player Extraordinaire John Divine, on the Hazardous Opium fuelled journey with Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner in search of Bergman’s Seventh Seal playing Dice and Chess with … Continue reading →

Terry Day (percussion, reeds),  John Butcher (saxophone), David Toop (flute, small instruments) and Elaine Mitchener (voice) Terry Day began improvising on the drums in a duet with his brother Pat in 1955, and in 1960 formed an improvising trio of … Continue reading →

  Two duos: Daniel Thompson (guitar) and Lauri Hyvärinen (guitar), and  Marcello Magliocchi (percussion) with Adrian Northover (saxophones), followed by a quartet set from all the musicians Doors 7:30 | music 8pm | Entry £5 donation From Helsinki, Finland, Lauri Hyvärinen’s ‘guitar is … Continue reading →

Another unique Confront Recordings presentation at 100 Years Gallery featuring the first time meeting of three of the UK’s most accomplished instrumentalists. Paul Dunmall : saxophones Dave Kane : double bass Mark Wastell : violoncello, tam tam, harmonium The afternoon … Continue reading →

Ken Ikeda is a video artist and composer born in Tokyo (1964), currently a resident in London. He has exhibited sound art and visual installations around the world and has collaborated with Hiroshi Sugimoto, Mariko Mori and Tadanori Yokoo, as … Continue reading →

Human is a group exhibition that aims to change the way we perceive art’s oldest subject. The show questions what it means to be human in contemporary society – encouraging us to look anew at ourselves, each other and the … Continue reading →

The first concert of a two week Ken Ikeda season features John Russell, Eddie Prevost, Rie Nakajima, Keiko Yamamoto and guest Billy Steiger.            Ken Ikeda is a video artist and composer born in Tokyo (1964), … Continue reading →

Over the August Bank Holiday weekend we are very pleased to host a three day festival of improvised music curated by CRAM Records in association with Hundred Years Gallery. Creative Reprobate Anarchic Musicians: CRAM is a music collective & independent … Continue reading →

David W Stockard (snare drum),  Joshua Weitzel (shamisen), Mirei Yazawa (dance), Massimo Magee (clarinet, saxophone), Ross Lambert (guitar), Tom Wheatley (double bass) Mirei Yazawa is an experienced improvising dancer and an artist who explores memory within body and the movement. … Continue reading →

Radu Malfatti has long been a pivotal figure in improvised and experimental music, from his early day with ensembles like the Brotherhood of Breath to his subsequent involvement with the Wandelweiser collective and radical investigations into the relationship between music and … Continue reading →

Exhibition extended until the 26th of July. ‘Bells from the Deep’ exhibition  is the outcome of our latest Open Call for Drawing and Hand Made Prints. Hundred Years Gallery  opens its space to over sixty artists of all ages, those who … Continue reading →

       Terry Day (percussion),  Hannah Marshall (cello), Tom Jackson (clarinet) and Tom Wheatley (double bass) with Satoko Fukuda (violin) Terry Day began improvising on the drums in a duet with his brother Pat in 1955, and in 1960 formed an … Continue reading →

The return of Grassy Noel & APE with this month’s special guest, Artist Gina Southgate., in a presentation of TARKOVSKY MEETS HERZOG IN THE DEAD ZONE…  Gina Southgate is well known on the London free music and jazz scene whereshe has painted … Continue reading →

Strange Strings’ is the 1966 album by Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra. An album of stringed instruments; Ukuleles, Mandolins, Kotos, Koras, Chinese Lutes and ‘Moon Guitars’ were handed out to his reed and horn players in the belief … Continue reading →

An experimental drawing session led by Mario Lautier Vella  Discover new ways to draw via some fun, challenging and surprising drawing exercises in an informal, art-making session in the downstairs exhibition space. The session will be based around the idea … Continue reading →

Berlin-via-London imprint Slip​ touch down in force with a night of performances, readings, and installations at Hundred Years Gallery​. All sets are – at the very least – London premieres, come from a cast of international contributors, and are built … Continue reading →

Hundred Years Gallery is pleased to welcome back this fantastic trio.  Yoni Silver (bass clarinet & violin), Tom Wheatley (double bass) and Mark Sanders (percussion). Yoni Silver is a London based Israeli bass clarinetist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. Tapping on sound-evolution … Continue reading →

Andria Nicodemou (vibrophone), Alec Harper (saxophone) and Mark Sanders (percussion) Alec has been performing on London’s Jazz, Free Jazz/Experimental Scenes for a few years. His own groups have included Olie Brice, Liam Noble, Dan Nichols, Mark Sanders, Tom Wheatley, Andrew … Continue reading →

  Children of all ages are welcome to create unique self portraits using different fun techniques and materials. Artist, Marianne Romeo will lead them through drawing proportional features, blind contour drawings and experimenting with alternative means to create line and … Continue reading →

The Apocalypse Jazz Unit was conceived in 2012 as a solo recording project by saxophonist Rick Jensen and has since transmogrified into a live band with a variety of equally deranged improvisers. Since April 2013 Apocalypse Jazz Unit has been a tornado … Continue reading →

Hundred Years Gallery is very pleased to host LUME‘s second birthday celebration with a roll call of fine musicians and LUME regulars… Seth Bennett Colin Webster Hannah Marshall Corey Mwamba Joe Wright Johnny Hunter Martin Pyne Olie Brice Tom Ward James … Continue reading →

           Percussionist and composer David W. Stockard has assembled a sextet of the some of the most inventive players from among the new wave of improvisers to perform a series of ‘two-minute particulars’. David W. Stockard, … Continue reading →

WEISSLICH is back for more experimental music, performance, and spoken word. Andy Ingamells demonstrates his bowmanship. Edward Henderson plays the piano, as well as objects taken from mother nature with Tim Cape. David Pocknee performs Leo Svirsky‘s Aphorisms, Louis d’Heudieres … Continue reading →

  ‘The Idiot’. New Paintings and Works on Paper, brings together a series of new works by London-based Spanish artist Jaime Valtierra. They include a recent cycle of Paintings and Drawings (2012 – 2014), and a group of prints produced … Continue reading →

A special exhibition to celebrate the release of the final volume in Orryelle’s series of Alchemical art books The Tela Quadrivium from UK esoteric fine art publishers Fulgur Limited. Private view Thursday 25th from 6.30 to 9.30 For eight years  Orryelle … Continue reading →

Jem Finer is an artist, composer and musician with a background in mathematics and computer science, dating back to the ICL 1900 mainframe computers of the early 1970s. An enduring fascination with deep time and space, self-organising systems and long-durational … Continue reading →

           Orryelle Defenestrate-Bascule will be performing new ritual music with violin, voice, pitch-shifter and loop pedals to create layers of harmonic overtones and undertones as a rich textural tapestry on which to overlay esoteric lyrics and … Continue reading →

Fragile Noise presents Grassy Noel & APE with guest Lu Edmonds AUSTERITY: Victorian Times, Victorian Crimes. You are invited to an APE Socio-Surreal Performance of Alice Through the Shattered Glass meets The Beggars Opera (Brecht, Weil) Currently guitarist with Public … Continue reading →

The nine members of Suraya Arts work in mixed and multi-media and provide an eclectic and thoughtful show ranging from themes about memory and exile, dreamscapes and dark imaginings, elemental landscapes, identity and outsider, entrapment and escape, belonging and longing, … Continue reading →

                David Toop is a musician/composer, author and curator born in 1949. He studied fine art and graphic design in the late 1960s, then in 1971-2 participated as guitarist and flautist in the first … Continue reading →

Diatribes [D’incise & Cyril Bondi] The Geneva based duo continue their exploration of simplification and rational rituality and present work tied together by strict sonic or structural principles – Highly detailed textures, repeated gestures, soft tones, febrile pulses and acoustic … Continue reading →

  ‘Adolfa`s Cave. Adolfa Mussolina’ was originally created and presented in Florence as part of an Arts Residency in June 2014. In the work a fictional character called Adolfa Mussolina comes from London to Italy to play as a new character … Continue reading →

Miguel Álvarez presents new compositions for mixed ensemble, solo clarinet, and string trio. The music will be played by current Guildhall School students and more established musicians. Ignis, for clarinet. ZNAIANZ, for string trio. (interval) Sextet, for mixed ensemble (flute, clarinet, horn, … Continue reading →

           Joshua R. Weitzel is an improviser, performer and jazzman from Kassel, Germany. He plays guitar, shamisen and live electronics, sometimes simultaniously and has worked with many excellent players and composers. Using a combination of feedback, … Continue reading →

Hundred Years Gallery is delighted to welcome back Olivia Salvadori (voice) and Sandro Mussida (cello, electronics) for a new programme of written and improvised music for combinations of soprano voice/electronics/cello in collaboration with Joe Zeitlin of the electroacoustic trio Tehkla.       … Continue reading →

Comprising some of the most sought after musicians on the London-Oslo improvised music scenes, this quartet’s inaugural concert / recording session took place in London last November. It came as no surprise that the four musicians exhibited strong bonds as … Continue reading →

This month Grassy Noel & APE meet master musician, artist and inventor of instruments Giles Leaman for a night of chaos and imagination, in a celebration of the work of Edgar Allen Poe and Jan Svankmajer. Giles Leaman has performed and recorded … Continue reading →

Hundred Years Gallery is delighted to welcome back The Alex Ward Quintet for their second visit of 2015 Alex Ward, clarinet, guitar, compositions, Hannah Marshall, cello, Olie Brice, double bass, Rachel Musson, tenor saxophone, Tom Jackson, clarinet and bass clarinet Launch show for the debut … Continue reading →

Joe Wright – saxophones, Hannah Marshall – cello, Olie Brice – double bass Joe Wright is marking the release of his EP, Stratigraphy, with an evening of improvised music. The opening set will feature Joe playing solo saxophone improvisations, to mirror the … Continue reading →

Earshots Recordings present: John Edwards / Tom Wheatley duo and Eddie Prévost /Daniel Kordik / Edward Lucas trio Join us for this special launch of the John Edward and Tom Wheatley duo on Earshots Recordings, Yoke, which was recorded here … Continue reading →

Beibei Wang is a virtuoso percussionist who has been meteoric rise in the classical music world, both in China and internationally. She is a international soloist with both Chinese and British music education background, equally at home in traditional, classical, … Continue reading →

Saxophonist Ed Jones has been at the forefront of the British jazz scene for over twenty five years. Throughout this period he has toured and recorded with his own critically acclaimed groups and added his name to over 150 published … Continue reading →

Six Processes shows the work of six artists currently studying at Camberwell College of Arts. Private view on Thursday the 14th from 6 to 9.30            Chinoko Sakamoto (born 1992) is a London based Japanese artist and … Continue reading →

KMAT return to Hundred Years Gallery in their original trio form to celebrate the conclusion of their first five year plan. Paul Shearsmith (pocket trumpet, trombone, invented instruments), Keisuke Matsui (guitar, rice, water, electronics) and Graham MacKeachan (double bass, radio and … Continue reading →

David Birchall – guitar Andrew Cheetham – drums Colin Webster – saxophone Otto Willberg – double bass   Adrian Northover – saxophone Daniel Thompson – guitar   Raw Tonk is a London based record label releasing free jazz, improvised music, … Continue reading →

‘Beyond the Lines’ is an exhibition of recent photography that looks away from the world of the contemporary art scene into showcasing the work of 11 emerging artists. Some of the most exciting and innovative photography being made at the moment … Continue reading →

‘Raw and Unseasoned’ at Hundred Years Gallery offers an honest insight into the progress made by over 40 BA Fine Art students in their first year of study at UCA Farnham. For most participants this will be the first time … Continue reading →

CRAM Records are bursting with spring energy to get back to Hundred Years Gallery for our quarterly concert series on the 26th April. A sunday afternoon concert of three halves presenting some of the most innovative artists in the UK … Continue reading →

duck-rabbit will be launching the third instalment in their Scattered Voices series with a live performance using sounds collected at the Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfall. Scattered Voices is an improvised form of musique concrete, intimately connected to specific locations across the … Continue reading →

Anarchic improvised music collective APE‘s monthly concert night returns with special guest Guy Evans, drummer of legendary prog-rock band Van Der Graaf Generator and co founder of pioneering sound sculpture collective Echo City. Dr. MABUSE FOR PRIMO MINISTRO PRESIDENTE CEO BANKSTER SUPRIMO!!! … Continue reading →

The second concert in multi-instrumentalist, improviser, poet and painter Terry Day‘s 2015 season at Hundred Years Gallery with a star studded cast of collaborators including, this month, Steve Beresford (electronics, objects) and multi-instrumentalist Tasos Stamou (circuit-bent toys, zither, electronics), who will be joined by … Continue reading →

Olivia Salvadori (voice), Enrico Gabrielli (clarinet, flute) and Sandro Mussida (cello, electronics) present an evening concert of written and improvised music for different combinations of solo voice/electronics/cello/clarinets/flutes, performing together and separately, devoted to a deep listening experience.            Sandro Mussida is a cellist, … Continue reading →

Artist Ana Milovanović presents a performance dedicated to the UK general election 2015, inspired by the election in 1945 in Yugoslavia, which was organized by Tito, who was supported by Churchill.            In Yugoslavia two armies fought … Continue reading →

  Alan Wilkinson : alto saxophone Olie Brice : double bass Dominic Lash : double bass Mark Wastell : cello The newly formed quartet is making its debut performance at the gallery. Mark Wastell Quartet : Combining the unavoidable and … Continue reading →

An old music box plays a little, tiny melody. Yellow dogs send imperceivible messages. Bells, balls, brushes, boxes, a party in an enchanted garret. Newly formed Vancouver/Berlin trio Brush Skin Soft are Ben Brown, drums and toys, Marialuisa Capurso, voices … Continue reading →

An afternoon of improvised music featuring Jennifer Allum, Lina Lapelyte, Aleks Kolkowski, Adam Bohman and Douglas Benford. Entry £5 / donations Jennifer Allum is a violinist who improvises and plays experimental music. While she was a post graduate student at Goldsmiths, London … Continue reading →

Rude Mechanicals: The relish of a stalagmite. The whisper of a fundament. For the final concert of the Sacred & Profane series, Miss Roberts and her new line-up prepare to amaze viewers with astonishing new songs about flying lessons, gods, monsters … Continue reading →

         In the basement gallery at 7:30: Legendary cult musician and polymath Cos Chapman of Rude Mechanicals performs live improvisation/installation with prepared guitar/electronics also featuring The Librarian and Mr. Jowe Head –  as part of the Sacred and … Continue reading →

Hand of Stabs, from Rochester in Kent, are a three man geodelic collective whose work draws inspiration from their exploration of local, often forbidden, landmarks. They create improvised sound pieces, which can be simultaneously uplifting, difficult and intense using both … Continue reading →

           Bird Radio is multi-instrumentalist Mikey Kirkpatrick who performs and records original songs using vocals, guitars, flutes, loops, effects and a suitcase bass drum. He’s been described on different occasions as “a mix of old testament … Continue reading →

An exhibition featuring an exciting gathering of artists to celebrate the arrival of spring. They are bringing together a variety of stimulating, original work to create a vibrant, elemental environment. This is sensual work, using wild, primeval, multicultural and pagan … Continue reading →

Grassy Noel (voice, text, projected images), Keisuke Matsui (guitar, objects, effects), Luiz Bruno (synthesizer), Paul Shearsmith (trumpet, baliphone), Graham MacKeachan (double bass), Sheila Stocking (percussion), Rick Jensen (saxophone) APE!!! in the devil’s laboratory… JOIN US IN A EQUIDIURNAL EQUINOCTURNAL CELEBRATORY … Continue reading →

  Gallery ground floor. “A Retrospective 1976 – 1986” of photographic works selected by the artist contains 33 b/w photos, one in colour and 20 polaroids. Photos were shot in Yugoslavia, United States, France, Zambia, and Hungary, but they reflect … Continue reading →

What is a shadow without light? Does the facade exist without a body? Do paintings come alive with a persona? How do we interact with art? What’s on our mind? Who are we when we are seen? What character do … Continue reading →

(alt name based on Range/Wave/Set imagination) >?. between, A23, searching, skating, intervals, Brighton, Hundred Years Gallery .?< Skateboarding as searching? Searching as imagining? Imagining as Art? Art as intervals? Intervals as stops? Stops as moving? Moving as paving? Paving as computing? Computing as … Continue reading →

First time duo concert for cellist Okkyung Lee and John Chantler on synthesizer. A native of Korea, cellist/composer Okkyung Lee has been developing her unique voice in both improvised and composed music by blending her wide interests and influences. Since … Continue reading →

We welcome back master musician Terry Day for the first in his 2015 series of monthly Sunday afternoon improvisation sessions … Terry Day (reeds, balloons, etc.) / Hannah Marshall (cello) / Graham MacKeachan (double bass) / Yoni Silver (bass clarinet) Doors 3:30 … Continue reading →

Curated by Steve Beresford, Jack Goldstein and Blanca Regina, each Strange Umbrellas event is at a different venue, and at each one artists are invited to show their hidden skills. Unexpected groupings, music, performance and film by all sorts of … Continue reading →

Alex McDonald     Alice Simkins     Amy Gander     Ana Fernandez     Anna Dean    Annabelle Sami     Bruno Cooke    Casi Wyn     Christian Dymond   Dani Alene   Darrel Tuffs    Darren Lee … Continue reading →

An afternoon of electroacoustic improvisation comprising of Visa Kuoppala’s solo using an idiosyncratic multi-loudspeaker setup and three group improvisations, most of which are first-time meetings. Thanos Chrysakis (electronics), Visa Kuoppala (electronics), John García Rueda (tiple), Yoni Silver (bass clarinet) PERFORMANCES: Visa Kuoppala, solo … Continue reading →

To celebrate the latest solo releases of Luciano Maggiore, Enrico Malatesta and Adam Asnan on Senufo Editions, the three musicians will present a trio performance at Hundred Years Gallery that integrates the techniques developed and used to produce these respective solo … Continue reading →

 Encounter On The Bridge is an exhibition looking at the way two artists bridge the gap between the outer form and autobiographical elements in their work, in the context of International Women Day celebrations. “How shall I most freely cross … Continue reading →

‘Paper works’ reflects the 15 month collaboration by 11 artists from Kent, showcasing selected works and retaining the experimental spirit of the project. Run by founder members Niki Campbell & Lindsay Connors, the New Collaborations project is sponsored by a-n magazine. … Continue reading →

           To mark the end of the Sonica FM Residency at Hundred Years Gallery we bring together an afternoon of choice sound art, experimental electronics and improvisation. Jerico Orchestra improvise soundtracks to visual images made from lipstick, nail varnish … Continue reading →

Sexton Ming has been recording/ performing off and on for over 30 years, as a founder member of The Medway poets, as a solo performer, and in a duo – The Tasty Ones – with Ella Guru. Sexton also collaborated … Continue reading →

Tolerance Manoeuvre make a welcome return to Hundred Years Gallery.  Together, Joseph Stokes (guitar/voice), Sarah Woolfenden (trumpet/voice) and Steve Arnold (cello/voice) create spacious and cinematic soundscapes of textured and atmospheric music. The trio seek out acoustically interesting spaces to perform or record in, such as art … Continue reading →

The Hundred Years Gallery Archive Show presents a live session for Sonica.FM:  A quiet, exploratory program by Otto Willberg (double bass), Laurie Tompkins (electronics) and Joe Snape (sound recordings). doors 4:30, concert starts 5pm sharp. FREE ENTRY / donations Otto Willberg lives … Continue reading →

The mighty APE return for the second in this series of monthly shenanigans at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London E2 8JD, this time with guest Paul Taylor, the trombone poet with a dry Lancastrian line in wit and spontaneous bebop … Continue reading →

Sylvia Hinz (recorder) – The Sadly Unknown Immaginabile (1992) Violeta Dinescu (*1953, RO) low improvisation Ícaro (1990) Ana Lara (*1959, MX) Lobgesang (2009) Sarah Nemtsov (*1980, DE) lower improvisation Breaking through (1988) Gloria Coates (*1938, US) “I chose the title because of … Continue reading →

Iris Garrelfs with Jude C Montague and John Bisset The Potting Shed is a night of improvised sounds curated by Jude Cowan Montague and Iris Garrelfs. It’s all about nurturing sounds and connections with a lighthearted approach to creating things … Continue reading →

 Exposed No.3: A Sonica.fm curated show, ‘Glow’ by Cardiff based artist Darren Floyd – part of  the Sonica.fm residency. Floyd works exclusively with oil on paper as he enjoys the viscosity it gives the work. The subject matter for the ‘Glow’ paintings comes from the … Continue reading →

Using a variety of apparatuses and improvisational techniques Benford, Beresford, Regina and Barczewski will play a selection of pages of the publication ‘Lemonade everything was so infinite.’. This coincides with LemonMelon launching the whole volume of ‘Lemonade everything was so infinite.’ Entry … Continue reading →

Exposed No.2 : ‘Being’ by Anya Charikov-Mickleburgh. The artist will be resident in the basement gallery using it as workshop and exhibition space. First Thursday Late Opening 5th February 6:00-9:00pm Anya’s practice focuses on painting and expanded making, both of which allow … Continue reading →

          WEISSLICH returns to Hundred Years Gallery for another evening of adventurous new music and performance. Featuring brand new pieces from Michael Baldwin, Louis d’Heudieres and Alex Nikiporenko; poetry from  polymath Matthew Lee Knowles; performance art of the psychological … Continue reading →

          Hundred Years Gallery are delighted to welcome back CRAM Records, returning a little earlier than expected! The prospect of a number of leading International improvisers being in town for the same weekend was too  much to miss out on, so we … Continue reading →

Galicia is a small rural region in the Northwest of Spain. Off the beaten track, in Galicia you can find a vibrant, stunning and creative independent community, with some presence in London and other cities in Europe. You are invited … Continue reading →

We welcome back Earshots! for the sixth in their concert series of improvised music and field recording works. Daniel Kordik & Ken Ikeda – synthesizer duet Ute Kanngiesser – cello solo Tom Wallace – field recording works Doors 7:15 / Start … Continue reading →

          Dirar Kalash is a Palestinian musician and visual artist recently relocated to the Hague, Netherlands. He works with a wide range of music and sound practices, from compostion to free improv to free jazz to noise. He has … Continue reading →

Three live improvisational performances to launch the release of ‘Everything Is Becoming Science Fiction’, a series of collaborative improvisational duos using the short stories of J G Ballard as source text for scores. Each performance will last approx 20 minutes … Continue reading →

Exposed N.1: ‘ClockWorkCros’ is the first of a series of artists’ residencies coinciding with Sonica.FM radio during February 2015 at the basement of Hundred Years Gallery. Made in the Lower East Side of Downtown Manhattan in his native studio apartment, Crosby … Continue reading →

           Hundred Years Gallery is pleased to announce Sonica.FM residency from 1st to 28th February 2015 Sonica.FM is a new online radio station set up to serve and promote the sound art, experimental electronic and sound … Continue reading →

       This evening presents four improvisers from different countries, languages and generations, and will feature a solo set from Audrey Lauro followed by a trio featuring Caroline Kraabel, David Stockard and Tom Wheatley. The four musicians will then … Continue reading →

Yoni Silver – bass clarinet Tom Wheatley – double bass Mark Sanders – drums Yoni Silver is a London based Israeli bass clarinetist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. Tapping on sound-evolution traditions such as Noise and Spectralism,  he attempts to tackle the … Continue reading →

Photos of Chie Nagai & Joshua Weitzel © http://www.ugaya.org/ This afternoon brings together four improvising minds for three sets of music: Chie Nagai was born in Chiba, Japan in 1978 and graduated as a classical soprano at the Musashino Academia Musicae in … Continue reading →

           A concert of improvised music curated by Daniel Thompson featuring sets by two very special trios: 876 Trio: Matthias Boss, violin, Jean Michel Van Schouwberg, voice, & Marcello Magliocchi, percussion Marcio Mattos, cello & Marilza Gouvea, … Continue reading →

     We’re very pleased to announce that on the afternoon of Sunday February 1st, Sonica.FM will be blasting into the online radio aether with a launch party live from Hundred Years Gallery, with sets by the French/Spanish duo Relentless (joined … Continue reading →

CRAM Records return to Hundred Years Gallery with all manner of beautiful new music and sounds from some of the finest musicians around working in improvised and new music. It’s a special pleasure to welcome Anton Mobin from Paris, and Ashley John Long all … Continue reading →

Alex Ward, clarinet Hannah Marshall, cello Olie Brice, double bass Rachel Musson, tenor saxophone Tom Jackson, clarinet and bass clarinet The Alex Ward Quintet features several of the most exciting UK-based musicians currently working in the fields of composed and … Continue reading →

  The final artists’ debate of the ‘Now In Reverse’ show featured contributions from Andrew Hladky, Zhu Xiaowen, Mervenil Emiroglu, Grassy Noel and Helene Williams on the theme of Arts Practice & Society. The artists talked about their work and the themes underlying their practice. Audience … Continue reading →

This evening is intended to celebrate the turning of the year, at the winter solstice, when the sun is at it’s lowest. Many pre-christian cultures would celebrate this with feasting and wild events such as Saturnalia. People would be desperate … Continue reading →

The second in a series of open debates being staged as part of the ‘Now In Reverse’ exhibition on the theme of  ‘Personal Narratives’. Exhibiting artists as speakers: Helene Williams : “The Unconscious Artist” Zhu Xiaowen : “Walking Identity – a Study on Self Reflection in … Continue reading →

     Pete Yelding is a composer based in London. His output ranges from solo performances – combining cello, voice, sitar, guitar, didgeridoo, toys, found sounds and electronics – to orchestral work and interdisciplinary collaborations. With a keen interest in … Continue reading →

           Composer Thanos Chrysakis with Chris Cundy (bass clarinet) and Julie Kjaer (flute & alto saxophone) present an evening of composed music by Ton de Leeuw, Julie Kjær, Cornelius Cardew, Thanos Chrysakis, Christian Wolff, and Dave Smith. Websites: Chris Cundy – Julie Kjær – Thanos Chrysakis     … Continue reading →

Amnertia is the main recording project of Max Leonard Hitchings, utilising techniques such as improvisation, collaboration and musique concrete to craft his hypnotic, otherworldly compositions, and often borrowing musicians for live shows. Hitchings, along with Tim Drage, runs the Transient … Continue reading →

    The first in a series of open debates being staged as part of the ‘Now In Reverse’ exhibition on the theme of Arts Practice & Society. Exhibiting artists Yvonne Yiwen Feng, Steph Goodger and Karolina Albricht will be talking about their work and the themes … Continue reading →

clapTON ensemble is dedicated to performing exciting international new repertoire that has rarely or never been played in the UK. For this concert clapTON has teamed up with Austrian new music group Schallfeld Ensemble to bring you the UK premiere … Continue reading →

Yvonne Yiwen Feng   Zhu Xiaowen           Deborah Westmancoat    Helene Williams    Stephanie Theobald         Ting Tong Chang    Robyn Steward    Kyu Park    Dominic Negus    Grassy Noel     … Continue reading →

Neil Metcalfe, flute, Daniel Thompson, guitar, Tom Jackson, clarinets, Olie Brice, double bass – An afternoon concert of improvised music. From 3:30 / £5 donation

Vocal Machines: Erin Sexton (CA), Portia Winters (UK), Jonathan Kemp (UK) Entry £5 donation / doors 7:30, Music starts 8pm. Three solos, and perhaps a surprise collaboration. Erin Sexton: electrochemical improvisation with open circuits, crystals, solutions, interference, touch Erin Sexton is … Continue reading →

           Exceptionally rare duo concert from Mark Wastell and Rhodri Davies, two musicians who have radically redefined the capabilities and possibilities of their chosen instruments. Since their initial meeting in 1995 they have continued to captivate, … Continue reading →

           Linear Obsessional Recordings presents an evening of music by artists featured on recent releases. Longstone Iris Garrelfs Browne/Sanderson/Thompson Longstone: Mike Ward – electronics, reprocessed sounds, location recordings Mike Cross – programming, electronics, processing Stuart Wilding … Continue reading →

Live video stream with Creative Centre PSYforte in Moscow hosted by artist Victoria Kovalenko Creative Centre PSYforte is a group of experts in therapeutic phototherapy and moving image from Russia and abroad, specialising in projects which help to improve interpersonal … Continue reading →

           Solo and duo sets by Simon Rose – alto and baritone saxophones and Adam Bohman – prepared strings and amplified objects / spoken word. Guest performer Michael Speers – amplified percussion & tape loops Simon Rose plays … Continue reading →

             Hundred Years Gallery takes advantage of a rare visit to the UK by master percussionist Paul Lytton, who has worked with Evan Parker for over forty years as well as with almost all of … Continue reading →

           Country-blues meets electroacoustic music, lap-steel guitar meets live sampling and effects processing virtuoso Mike Cooper will share the space of Hundred Years Gallery with the experimental music composer and free improv performer Tasos Stamou (Greek … Continue reading →

Jerico Orchestra return to Hundred Years Gallery with a program of two new chamber pieces: J.O. 1056, and J.O. 1057 featuring projected visuals by artist Rita Says. Both works explore the relationship between synaesthesia and performance, using visual scores to trigger … Continue reading →

The gallery basement has been transformed into the room of a foreigner who has recently moved to London to follow his passion in painting. Failing to make money from his art, he started to sell fake luxury goods imported from … Continue reading →

             Another afternoon session of small group improvisation with legendary improviser and multi-instrumentalist Terry Day – one of the UK’s first generation of free players – and featuring some of the UK’s finest improvising musicians in duo, trio … Continue reading →

Back to Hundred Years Gallery for Grassy Noel & APE – ‘Meandering with music and words through The MindScape of The Sat Artist…’ for a short concert of social-so-realismo spoken word, free jazz and improvisation collectively featuring: Noel Macken, vocalizations Michael … Continue reading →

An experiment in visuals with improvised soundtracks: one soundless video, three times, three musicians once, exploring solo interpretations of the same images Doffy Weir photography, direction & editing Ntshuks Bonga saxophone Mark Sanders percussion Dave Draper guitar & laptop Sunday November 2nd … Continue reading →

CRAM Records present a concert spread over the late afternoon and into the autumnal evening. It will be comprised of three fabulous duos made up of some of the most exciting players on the London scene. Benedict Taylor, viola Laurence … Continue reading →

Mayuko Yoshida uses domestic objects bought in ‘pound shops’ with the determined intention of turn them into art pieces and she does it with pure innocence, directly, without warning and without compromising it to critical concepts, jumping over any ‘aesthetic process … Continue reading →

Evidence of Being. An exhibition by  Noela Roibás and Daniel Regan. Curated by Olga Pastor Alvarado. Private view: Thursday 23rd. of October from 6.30.   In ‘Evidence Of Being’ the photographers Noela Roibás ( Pontevedra, Spain 1985) and Daniel Regan (London 1985), both graduates … Continue reading →

         An afternoon concert by legendary improviser and multi-instrumentalist Terry Day – one of the UK’s first generation of free players – and featuring some of London’s finest improvising musicians in solo, duo, trio and quartet combinations: Terry … Continue reading →

       Above left: Photo # USN 711523 North Vietnamese motor torpedo boats under fire by USS Maddox, 2 August 1964                                     … Continue reading →

        Marrella Moulting is a forty-five minute piece written by bassist Dominic Lash (Convergence Quartet, Set Ensemble, Predicate) for Consorts, a new ensemble he has convened with some of the most exciting and adventurous young musicians in London. Combining … Continue reading →

Free improvised music afternoon session of organic structures between sound experimentalist Richard Sanderson and the electroacoustic music duo of Adrian Northover / Tasos Stamou, who have recently released the album ‘Mantra Gora’ from Sanderson’s label Linear Obsessional Recordings. The concert … Continue reading →

Hundred Years Gallery is delighted to present a concert by two of the most adventurous contemporary European saxophone improvisers, Seymour Wright (of Derby) and the Swiss/French Paris based saxophonist Bertrand Denzler in solo and duo sets. Bertrand Denzler and Seymour Wright are … Continue reading →

An experiment with visuals and improvised soundtrack: one soundless video, three times, three musicians once, exploring solo interpretations of the same images Doffy Weir photography, direction & editing Marcio Mattos cello John Butcher saxophone Dave Draper guitar & laptop Sunday October … Continue reading →

Paul Pattison (b.1976) is an Irish Artist working in printmaking and painting. This is Pattison’s second solo show. The exhibition follows a narrative of sombre beginnings, and draws from the artist’s own experiences of dealing with the often stigmatised realities … Continue reading →

EARSHOTS V Duo, vocal and electronics: Atsuko Kamura + Anat Ben-David Solo, baritone saxophone: David O’Connor Field Recordings (with special dubplates): Graham Dunning     Singer Atsuko Kamura began her career by juggling roles as karaoke bar hostess and punk chanteuse … Continue reading →

Confront Recording presents Oceans of Silver & Blood and Martin Küchen. Swedish saxophonist Martin Küchen has been active in the free improvisation scene since the mid-1990s. Here he performs a rare UK solo set. Küchen is one of the finest experimental soloists on his instrument, … Continue reading →

           Tolerance Manoeuvre are Sarah Woolfenden (trumpet and voice), Steve Arnold (cello and voice) and Joseph Stokes (electric guitar and voice). This London trio combine the ‘score-based’ songwriting of Mogwai or Sigur Ros with jazz and … Continue reading →

                           Hundred Years Gallery is pleased to present another of Terry Day’s popular Sunday afternoon improvisation sessions. Once again we have a line up of exceptional musicians who will play … Continue reading →

The ‘Subito Carceris’ exhibition continues with the fourth in a series of ‘blindfold’ dialogues in which artists examine the working of the mind during the creative process. Curator M.Gallego and exhibiting artist Victoria Kovalenko were joined by shamanic artist Jill Rock, the gallery’s resident photographer/film-maker the artist Mary Lemley … Continue reading →

Hundred Years Gallery is pleased to launch our Autumn season of improvised music with a concert of solos by two fine reed players, both working with extended techniques.. Yoni Silver (bass clarinet, violin) Yoni Silver is a multidisciplinary musician and performing … Continue reading →

The return of KMAT, joined by Luiz Bruno, playing an aural collage in the basement gallery amongst the installations of Hugo Madureira and Mark Woods, using traditional and found instruments, bits of old radios, lo-fi electronics and the natural acoustic of the room. … Continue reading →

Join us at Hundred Years Gallery for our splendid Summer Fundraiser and Party, from 3pm until 8pm – with free food, music, improvisations, performances by guest artists, gallery regulars. Special sets by Cos Chapman, Jowe Head, Jill Rock, KMAT, Grassy Noel and … Continue reading →

Three intimate solo electronic performances by Phil Julian, John Macedo and Will Parker Phil Julian is a London based experimental sound artist, composer and improviser. He has been venturing across various strains of unorthodox sound since the late 1990′s, with … Continue reading →

In the third of a series of ‘blindfold’ dialogues as part of the current ‘Subito Carceris’ exhibition, curator M.Gallego and artist Victoria Kovalenko  attempted to unveil the thought process that each artist develops in order to fulfil the force of creation. They were followed by artists Kofi … Continue reading →

If you haven’t experienced the sonic glory of Tolerance Manoeuvre, this is your chance to catch them on their return visit to Hundred Years Gallery. With a line up of Sarah Woolfenden (trumpet and voice), Steve Arnold (cello and voice) and Joseph Stokes (electric … Continue reading →

             afternoon concert of improvised music featuring duos and a quartet set from Dominic Lash, double bass, John Russell, guitar, Kay Grant, voice  & Alex Ward, clarinet (or guitar).            Entry by … Continue reading →

          Dimitra Lazaridou Chatzigoga solo zither / Daichi Yoshikawa feedback with objects solo Dimitra Lazaridou-Chatzigoga (Thessaloniki, Greece) is a musician and a linguist based in London. She is active in experimental and improvised music since 2006. She plays the … Continue reading →

In the second of a series of ‘blindfold’ dialogues, curator M.Gallego lead a conversation between artists Mark Woods and Hugo Madureira on the way their minds work during the process of creation. (duration 30 mins)       Left: ‘The unchanging … Continue reading →

Radical 2 is a performance duo based in Brooklyn, New York. Grounded in the tradition of contemporary classical percussion, Radical 2 extends this performance practice by exploring compositions that use theatrical vocal techniques and prototype electronics. By integrating the human voice via extended techniques … Continue reading →

On 4th of July 2014 Hundred Years Gallery will host a live video stream with the Museum of Contemporary Art in Vladivostok, Russia, organised by Ilya Fedorov and Nastya Krasnova of Primorsky Regional Centre of Folk Culture. Both venues will present original … Continue reading →

Mark Woods, Hugo Madureira, Milan Todorovic, Kofi Boamah & Victoria Kovalenko. Window artist: Johnny Cole. Curated by M. Gallego. Mark Woods, ‘The unchanging nature of the Fetish Object’  2014. Photography: Paul Tucker. ‘Subito Carceris = (An Improvised Prison). Dialogues’ is a … Continue reading →

     ‘Biodrone- Rats’  and ‘Food Printing Machine’ (details) by Milan Todorovic During the Private View of  ‘Subito Carceris = (An Improvised Prison). Dialogues’, curator M. Gallego introduced and talked with artist Milan Todorovic for the first of the ‘Blindfold Dialogues’ … Continue reading →

          Angharad Davies ” ……..Time slows, scale reverses and you are up close to the process. Gulliver traverses the violin neck, watching sound vibrate off overhead cables in great powerful waves.” Stewart Lee, Sunday Times on Six Studies. … Continue reading →

         Inna Vision Film School celebrate a year long participatory project challenging stigma around mental health with film screenings, and discussion. Based in East London, the Inna Vision Film School has worked with adults with lived experience … Continue reading →

The welcome return of pagan psychedelic folk legend Jowe Head & The Demi-Monde, who are planning an invocation / ceremony to accompany the solstice at the weekend of the performance, with a special version of the ancient harvest hymn John … Continue reading →

DUO Steve Noble – drums/percussion Yoni Silver – bass clarinet Steve Noble, one of Britain’s leading drummers in the field of free improvisation and free jazz, and Yoni Silver, Israeli multi-instrumentalist and composer, have been playing as a duo since … Continue reading →

Moon Ra: Schmooze with a Dotty – a performance about sound intensities and other topics Sound artist and multi instrumentalist Marie e le Rose began playing the guitar at age 5, later becoming a multi-instrumentalist  playing bass, piano, drums, and … Continue reading →

Erotic Art Collective Present Paul Oughton. Paul Oughton was born in Coventry, England in 1958. He works in the medium of oil painting and is a self taught artist  having started painting only three years ago. This will be the … Continue reading →

A concert featuring some of the best European avant garde music, well known at Continental festivals, but which still remains to be discovered in the UK. clapTON ensemble is dedicated to performing exciting international new repertoire that for some reason has … Continue reading →

Missing You: In late 2012 I repeatedly missed a parcel being delivered to my home. After studying the ‘Sorry We Missed You’ cards left after each unsuccessful delivery, I realised I was able to track the packages movements; in this case, … Continue reading →

A late afternoon of free improvised music by Terry Day and some of his occasional collaborators; double bass player David Leahy, multi-instrumentalist Tasos Stamou and violinist Satoko Fukuda in various playing combinations. Terry Day is a free improvised music veteran … Continue reading →

We are pleased to welcome back Earshots with concert number four in their series of  improvised music and field recording works. John Russell + Ross Lambert, guitar duet Ed Lucas, trombone solo Ian Rawes, field recording works Doors at 7:15 … Continue reading →

Curated by Beth Troakes this exhibition of materials created from Mocksim’s recent project Missing You during which Point-of-Delivery Signatures and other information was obtained from courier company parcel-tracking websites. The work will include a new film with a score by … Continue reading →

Anthologyofanorgan by Anthologyofamess – a home for performance activities and events in various and fluid forms initiated by Mariana Camiloti, Antonio de la Fe, Petra Söör, Martine Painter, Manou Koreman and Robert Vesty. Anthologyofamess is a project that could be seen both as a … Continue reading →

This is the debut group exhibition of three fine artists and graphic designers from Central Saint Martins college of Art and Design. The title ‘Chicken or The Egg’ refers to the old causality dilemma, a question which cannot be solved. … Continue reading →

Private view Thursday 1st May 6:30  (Music supported by NUsic TV) One’s inner most thoughts – and Archive collections Love, hate, anger, jealousy, sorrow,  fear, despair, happiness… Human emotion is infinite, free forever. Yet, we have to survive against our … Continue reading →

Nicola Ratti & Adam Asnan   [duo] John Macedo   [solo] Kostis Kilymis & Louie Rice [duo] Nicola Ratti – Born in Milan in 1978. Began his musical career as guitar player. Lately his approach is more focused on beat-analog experimentation and sound … Continue reading →

To celebrate the last day of Re-Cycle-Style we present a special closing event and catwalk show. Beginning at 1.30 the clothes, designed by Kumiko Tani, will be modelled in the streets around Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton Station, and the grounds of … Continue reading →

Jerico Orchestra was founded in 2009 by London based artist Rita Says. Inspired by visual and performance art they create live soundscapes using a unique blend of styles and methods, with projected abstract slides as a spur for improvisation. They … Continue reading →

Improvised music concert Dominic Lash (Double bass) Angharad Davies (Violin) Cyprien Busolini (Viola) Artur Vidal (Saxophone) Sarah Hughes (Zither) “I had read in St John of the Cross: ‘In order to arrive at that which thou knowest not, thou must … Continue reading →

Confront Recordings presents THE SEEN John Butcher (saxophone) David Toop (alto flute & electronics) Olie Brice (double bass) Phil Durrant (violin) Phil Julian (electronics) Dominic Lash (double bass) Dimitra Lazaridou-Chatzigoga (zither) Richard Sanderson (accordion) Mark Wastell (harmonium) Suggested donation £5 Mark Wastell has been organising larger formations of musicians, … Continue reading →

An evening of collaborative interaction between performance artists Sofia Figueiredo, Riccardo Attanasio and musician Cos Chapman and the costume design of  Kumiko Tani. Cos Chapman (Musician) Cos is currently performing solo improvised electronics; plays guitar with punk-cabaret star Miss Roberts … Continue reading →

Huddersfield-based composer-performers Michael Baldwin, Andy Ingamells and David Pocknee join London-based composer-performers Louis d’Heudieres, Elo Masing and Charlie Sdraulig plus visual artist Jammie Nicholas and flautist Ilze Ikse for an evening of experimental music and art. Expect brand new works … Continue reading →

Hundred Years Gallery is delighted to present a screening of ‘Legacy In The Dust : The Four Aces Story‘ by Winstan Whitter including a Q&A session and DJ set with Newton Dunbar (AKA Newton Ace) former manager of the legendary Hackney … Continue reading →

An exhibition of paintings, photography and mixed media.        Altar of Earth Divination – Installation piece …as we reflect on our state of being to the mirrored earth we begin, shifting awareness reversed, the unobjectified gaze…connected. Built with intuitive interpretation … Continue reading →

Hundred Years Gallery is very pleased to host an unplugged encounter with David Bainbridge (banjo) and Laurence Tompkins (handheld electronics). Handy compiles new work from Caroline Haines, Aaron Parker,Tom Rose, Joe Snape and Laurence Tompkins for David Bainbridge (banjo) and Laurence … Continue reading →

A Europe For All, By All continues with Democracy, energy, energetic poverty and scarcity Are renewable energies the next revolution or the next capitalist bubble? Join us to discuss with Carlos Arana and other members of European Greens about renewable energies and equal … Continue reading →

12–4pm Skills for Democracy training Sharpen your ability to make the most of democracy, with a focus on participatory democracy and building consensus. 4-6pm Speak Out workshop Learn how to make a poster size manifesto using drawing and collage to express your own … Continue reading →

  4–6pm The Corporate Capture of European Democracy A discussion forum with Red Pepper magazine about how democracies in Europe have been put to serve corporations instead of people. 6-8pm There’s Hope… and much work to do Screening of documentary ‘Pots, Pans and … Continue reading →

12–2pm : The Beauty and The Beast A debate about the Europe we live in with representatives of the Trans European Alternatives. 2–3pm : Performing The Beauty and The Beast A theatre play by Theatre Uncut: austerity and privatization in the spotlight. … Continue reading →

Paul Stapleton: Bonsai Sound Sculpture and Simon Rose: baritone/alto saxophones Special guests: Michael Speers & Adam Bohman Encountering one another’s music while performing in the large ensemble ‘Call them Improvisers’, performance at Sonic Arts Research Centre, Belfast (November 2010), directed by … Continue reading →

1–3pm : Are there alternatives? Learning about sharing and gift economies with Friends of the Earth, with audio experiment included! 3–5pm : Citizens’ Struggles A discussion forum with Occupy and Indignados activists, and with Unlock Democracy about the Europe we want and what … Continue reading →

European Greens London is an open space for all those European citizens who live in London but come from other countries and want to have their say in the making of the European Union. All together we are as many … Continue reading →

Jowe Head & The Demi-Monde will be performing songs from new project ‘Ars Longa, Vita Brevis’, featuring pieces of music about artists and art-works. Material features such figures as: Louise Bourgeois, Hannah Hoch, Joseph Cornell, Kurt Schwitters, Joseph Beuys. Jowe … Continue reading →

Six Studies is Angharad Davies’ first ever full length, studio solo recording. To celebrate it’s release, she will play pieces from the album in the intimate surrounds of the Hundred Years Gallery. Also performing, the newly formed BEFOREHAND, a duo comprising Dimitra … Continue reading →

Image above: Yu-Chen Wang: ‘A Voyage of Discovery’, detail. 2014 Shifting Perceptions : Nicholas Vaughan and Yu-Chen Wang Private View : Thursday 6th of March from 6:30 A young war refugee seeks out visual hooks to hang memories in*, collecting … Continue reading →

An evening of free improvised eccentricity featuring ‘The Car Boot Sales’, a collaborative duo project of Tasos Stamou and Adam Bohman, who will perform (in solos and a duo) showcasing their eclectic and extended collection of handmade instruments. Their collaboration consists of … Continue reading →

Film Screening & Live MusicA 40min reel showcasing Yu-Chen Wang’s short film The Splash and A Last Drop (2011) and work by Alasdair Duncan, Henna-Riikka Halonen and Nicholas Brooks. Followed by live music by Tolerance Manoeuvre.   1. Henna-Riikka Halonen, … Continue reading →

Hundred Years Gallery presents an international free improvisation session featuring KMAT with guest Lule Bruno From Kyoto, Japan – Keisuke Matsui, guitar, saw, electronics, amplified objects From Tadcaster, Yorkshire – Paul Shearsmith, pocket trumpet, baliphone, oxybells From Transylvania, Romania – … Continue reading →

Carnival is ablaze in Rio de Janeiro amongst other places and what better way to celebrate the end of the Library of Obscure Wonders. Come join in and play some samba on drums made from recycled materials and utilising unique … Continue reading →

The launch of the new Rude Mechancials EP –What YOU Need; the first 3 (or is it 4) tracks from our new multi platform project, with ritual, projections, printed page and spoken word. The first of 5 (or is it 6?) … Continue reading →

Performance improvisation in sound and movement curated by Joanne Victoria Roberts and Giles Leaman With: The Librarian – Order will be maintained and cataloguing comprehensive. Sound by KMAT. Giles Leaman – Red Fire, Anger ‘if you could step aside yourself and … Continue reading →

This is the third concert in our Earshots series which brings together field recording based work and improvised music, exploring the sonic qualities of both our natural surroundings and sound making devices. Once again, the concert begins with the presentation … Continue reading →

Private view on the 20th of February from 6:30.  Including performances: Sineater by Jo Roberts & Cos Chapman, JoWonder and the Psychic Poodle,  and INANNA by Jill Rock & Nicky Heinen  Jo Fisher Roberts is an artist and illustrator. Interested in the natural world, she … Continue reading →

One day symposium with performances curated by Ana Milovanović: ‘The Importance of poet and philosopher Petar II Petrović-Njegoš’ performances of Unacceptability of the World without Doubtless Values in These Times of Breakdown of All Values’ Performers: Jelica Ćulafić, Ana Milovanović, Vanessa … Continue reading →

Composer Joe Wensley, shadow puppet maker Deborah Levrier & poet Antonio Alfaro Sanchez present Un Rio de Luz Encontrada Un Rio de Luz Encontrada is a performance project based upon a hauntological romanticisation of eastern culture and philosophy, where spoken word poems exploring themes of … Continue reading →

Hundred Years Gallery is pleased to present a film by artist and activist Simona Bonomo and a solo performance by Baby (AKA composer/improviser Will Miles). The film screening begins at 4:30pm.  Free entry. The Voice of Dreams tells the intertwined story of a group … Continue reading →

Join us for a night of Poetry & Open Mic with Gerard Ukpan, Mervyn Diese, Johnny Cole & contributions from members of Red Army Fiction Collective – Sarah Mann, Raven Garcia, and Nick Haughton, plus guests.  Free entry

Open discussion on issues arising from the film  The Spirit of ’45 by Ken Loach . Free entry In the face of criminal cuts to public services by the current government we would like to open our space to informal debate and … Continue reading →

The words and images of a poet. Private view with performance Saturday 1st February from 7pm. First Thursday opening and performance by the artist Thursday 6th February from 7pm. ‘My aim is to use the show as a mirror for … Continue reading →

Improvised music concert with Hutch Demouilpied (trumpet), Ross Lambert (guitar), Eddie Prévost (percussion), Artur Vidal (saxophone), Tom Wheatley (double bass) Say two, if you please; Don’t leave me out when making plaints like these. For if we are the two … Continue reading →

Improvisations by the quartet Chrome Yellow: Sue Lynch (saxophone), Kev Hopper of ‘Stump’ and ‘Prescott’ (bass), Richard Sanderson, of  Linear Obsessional records (electric piano), David Petts from The Remote Viewers (saxophone and electronics). Also the return of the duo The Custodians Of The Realm: Adam Bohman (prepared strings … Continue reading →

Hundred Years Gallery is pleased to present an evening of contemporary dance & sound art featuring Jia-Yu Corti & Annelie Nederberg. Jia-Yu Corti Jia-Yu is a freelance dance practitioner based in London. Originally from Taiwan, Jia-Yu performed as a dancer internationally throughout … Continue reading →

The Demi-Monde are a quartet led by Jowe Head (ex-Swell Maps, ex-Television Personalities), featuring the talents of Catherine Gerbrands, Tim Bowen and Ravi Low-Beer, playing futuristic pagan ballads, using cello, bowed saw, xylophone and analogue synth. www.jowehead.com Also, from 4pm, a live … Continue reading →

The return of the popular ZONE experimental film night with a special evening including 45 minutes of live soundtrack to film by Galvanize Ensemble, inspired by Benjamin Britten and English landscape plus a programme of experimental films. Film makers will … Continue reading →

  Jill Rock’s WHITEOUT continues with a post coital poetry bash Saturday 4th January: 7pm – 11pm Celebrating in poetry and sound Sunday 5th January: 3pm – 6:30pm Celebrating the female Steve Micalef, Raga Woods, Worm Lady, Penny Newell, Catrinel … Continue reading →

An interpretation  by Richard Cardew of the ancient Mesopotamain epic of Gilgamesh, legendary ruler of Uruk, and his search for immortality –  an investigation of the beginning of yobbery.. Reading by Jill Rock accompanied by Nicky Heinen (flute)

Hundred Years Gallery celebrates its second birthday and the Winter Solstice with masks, music and chaos. Join us as the world turns upside down for a night of misrule with Grassy Noel, Miss Roberts & Cos Chapman (Rude Mechanicals), Giles Leaman, Matt Scott, Phillip Raymond … Continue reading →

The essential art of Mask Making A Workshop with Jo Roberts, in preparation for the Saturnalia, a time of mis-rule. Make a mask today and wear it next Saturday evening, December 21st at Hundred Years Gallery’s solstice celebration. Live music from: … Continue reading →

An improvised event programmed by Jaime Valtierra. ‘The Waiting’ with Eve Tenenbaum, Sofia Figueiredo, Eloise Carles, Grassy Noel, Jill Rock, Matt Scott and Cos Chapman – a spontaneous overlapping of different disciplines and voices

  Image above: Bettina Schroeder performing in ‘Whiteout’ WHITEOUT brings together an eclectic mix of improvising musicians : Ivor Kallin, viola, Will Miles, flute, guitar and piano, Gabriel Keen, piano, Bettina Schroeder, electric ukelele and Matt Scott, voice and accordion – for an … Continue reading →

WHITEOUT events kick off with an evening of White themed films Robert Robertson: Oserake and The River That Walks  – film and music score. ‘Oserake’ is the First Nation name for the winter quarters which were set up by the river, the origin … Continue reading →

WHITEOUT – Jill Rock has invited artists, musicians, poets, writers and performers to explore their relationship to WHITE whether it be scientific, social, mythical, psychological, religious or aesthetic. Celebrating that split second of WHITEOUT – the imagination is accessed and the … Continue reading →

An evening of Photography and Fetish at Hundred Years Gallery. Artist Kate Peters & Dominatrix extraordinaire Madame Caramel present the first in a series of collaborations between the art world and the secret world of the Dominatrix. Kate Peters will … Continue reading →

A retrospective exhibition and residency by Mervyn Diese  ‘Having been very ill for the past couple of years my ability to produce new work was somewhat hindered by the fact that I had an injury to my brain. After much … Continue reading →

Improvised music concert with Roger Turner (percussion), Grundik Kasyansky (theremin), and Artur Vidal (saxophone). “F: A cliché? It’s a French word, and I think it was originally a printer’s word. When they print a sentence they have to take the … Continue reading →

World News Oratorio with Jude Cowan Montague A semi-improvised oratorio based on agency news. Jude Cowan Montague works as an archivist on the Reuters collection. Her first collection of poems ‘For the Messengers’ was concerned with international news from 2008. … Continue reading →

The London-based music collective Echo City is marking 30 years of Sonic Sport with a retrospective installation at Hundred Years Gallery this November. The show will feature an extended dip into the group’s huge photographic archive; a soundtrack derived from the many … Continue reading →

The marginal among the invisible: women in the informal economy organized by Central America Women’s Network (free entry, 6pm in the gallery cafe) Building solidarity between continents Speakers: Patricia Estrada, Movement of Working and Unemployed Women Maria Elena Cuadra (MEC) … Continue reading →

  Curated by Kunpatu Photong, this is an experimental art exhibition challenging your way of experiencing art. arts . artists . memory . imagination . sociable . audience . experience Why do we go to see art? What do we remember? … Continue reading →

  In celebration of Samhain & Dia de los Muertos ’ The veil is thin as we enter through liminal spaces… towards the shift.’ …Music, Poetry, Live Art, Installation, Ritual…. Continuous Interactive Installation/art: Altar of her/history Take a moment for mirrored … Continue reading →

Beyond The Humble Ink (Inkspektrum): The words and images of a poet.   Solo show – one day only. Private view and performance by the artist from 7pm. I grew up in Ubiaja, a village in Nigeria. It has an … Continue reading →

Camille Lesourd and Ivan  (joint show in the gallery basement) Private view: Thursday 24th of October from 6.30 to 9.30 Originally from La Paz – Bolivia, Ivan started painting at the age of eight inspired by Indian ink and tempera drawings … Continue reading →

Dr. Fischer’s Art for Peace Collection was initiated together with the signing of the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt in 1979 and with Jordan in 1996. Exhibition curated by Ruth Lubin & Doron Polak. 300 artists from Israel and … Continue reading →

This is the second concert in our Earshots series which brings together field recording based work and improvised music, exploring the sonic qualities of both our natural surroundings and sound making devices. Once again, the concert begins with the presentation of a field … Continue reading →

Object = Subject by Sarah J. Leslie Make picture of kaleidoscope    (From William H. Fox Talbot’s notes 18 Feb 1839) Object = Subject explores the dis juncture of how photography is understood through the sum of its scientific parts, and it’s positioning as … Continue reading →

Songs to the Death of an Age / Coplas a la Muerte de una Epoca The Yetzer Hara Box : Antonio Alfaro Sanchez, Jack Merrick and Kay  Elizabeth perform poemsongs-songpoems from Coplas a la Muerte de una Epoca published by Eclipsados in 2012. Expect … Continue reading →

Hurdy Gurdy is an international group of illustrators that offer illustration and art based workshops and projects around the world. The members met in 2011 while completing their masters degrees at Camberwell College of Arts and felt connected by their love of storytelling and … Continue reading →

Robyn Steward has a diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome which is a type of Autism. Over the last 8 years she has built up a international reputation as a trainer and has her first book, about women on the autistic spectrum … Continue reading →

  LOOK CLOSER . An alternative reading of the city. Private view: 19th from 6.30   Look Closer examines the multiple possibilities of architectural and urban output, through critical and experimental studies. An aesthetic experience across files displayed imaginatively, conceptual strategies, audiovisual … Continue reading →

Fire Mummifyre / Presentation at Hundred Years Gallery. Becoming captivated with the macabre in ancient Egyptian mummification, a ritual in which Jewellery posed in the swaddled body and had an important function as a portal to a new reality in … Continue reading →

The Lobbus is a six piece group featuring some of the UK’s finest young improvising musicians, from across the country. Lead by guitarist and composer Tobie Carpenter, the band play Carpenter’s original material, inspired by a range of musical traditions, … Continue reading →

Before we close for August holidays, Hundred Years Gallery will be raising money for a good cause and having a little Summer party. We are cooking up some snacks for you, as you catch the last of ‘Rita Says: New … Continue reading →

The Next Room is a multi-modal performance group whose native habitat is the world of site-specific Hit-and-Run Installations. Its 18 strong (size flexible) pool of experimental performers create dream-worlds within unlikely environments. In a Next Room performance, images, sounds and … Continue reading →

Roshi Featuring Pars Radio Gagarin Simon Katan Sara Taghdimi James English An A/V night of cutting edge music, motion graphics and live illustration. Recommended donation £4 Doors 7pm Simon Katan is a digital artist with a background in music and … Continue reading →

‘Against the Day’ is a site specific performance that Rita Says has been developing for the past eight years in many different venues, such as Terry Duffy Gallery, Shunt, Victoria & Albert Museum, Vogue Art Festival, etc.  The performance makes use … Continue reading →

Demi-Monde are a quartet led by Jowe Head (ex-Swell Maps, ex-Televsion Personalities), featuring the talents of Catherine Gerbrands, Tim Bowen and Ravi Low-Beer, playing futuristic pagan ballads, using cello, bowed saw, xylophone and analogue synth. www.jowehead.com           … Continue reading →

This is the beginning of a series of concerts bringing together improvising musicians and sound artists, laying bare the sonic qualities of both our natural surroundings and sound making devices. Each concert will begin with the presentation of a field … Continue reading →

Rick Walker: Loop.pool As Loop.pool, composer, multi-instrumentalist and master percussionist Rick Walker uses a broad spectrum of sound sources, drawing from invented instruments, world percussion, wind, keyboard and string instruments, ‘found sounds’ and vocal techniques (overtone singing, warble singing, trill singing, guttoral … Continue reading →

On Saturday July 6th, Performance artist Rita Says presents a film screening of No.16 accompanied by The Jerico Orchestra, followed by a live performance in tandem with M. Gallego exploring the relationship between artist and gallery owner. Jerico Orchestra was founded by Rita Says in … Continue reading →